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Tofino vs Salt Lake City
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Salt Lake City is the warmer of the two — about 3°F on the annual average; Tofino is the wetter, with 112 in more rain a year, and Salt Lake City the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Tofino and Salt Lake City, in everyday terms.
Summers
Salt Lake City has far hotter summers
Tofino: Mild
Salt Lake City: Hot
Winters
Tofino has much milder winters
Tofino: Chilly
Salt Lake City: Cold
Rain & snow
Tofino is much wetter
Tofino: Very wet
Salt Lake City: Fairly dry
Sky
Salt Lake City is sunnier
Tofino: Often cloudy
Salt Lake City: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Salt Lake City is the warmer of the two — about 3°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Tofino is the wetter — about 112 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Salt Lake City has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 47 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 63 | 66 | 67 | 64 | 57 | 51 | 47 |
| Salt Lake City | 36 | 42 | 53 | 59 | 70 | 81 | 91 | 89 | 79 | 64 | 49 | 38 |
| Difference | -11 | -6 | +2 | +5 | +11 | +18 | +24 | +22 | +14 | +7 | -2 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 47 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 63 |
| Salt Lake City | 36 | 42 | 53 | 59 | 70 | 81 |
| Difference | -11 | -6 | +2 | +5 | +11 | +18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 66 | 67 | 64 | 57 | 51 | 47 |
| Salt Lake City | 91 | 89 | 79 | 64 | 49 | 38 |
| Difference | +24 | +22 | +14 | +7 | -2 | -9 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 37 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 44 | 49 | 52 | 52 | 49 | 44 | 39 | 36 |
| Salt Lake City | 22 | 27 | 33 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 62 | 53 | 40 | 31 | 24 |
| Difference | -15 | -9 | -4 | — | +3 | +8 | +12 | +10 | +4 | -4 | -8 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 37 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 44 | 49 |
| Salt Lake City | 22 | 27 | 33 | 39 | 47 | 56 |
| Difference | -15 | -9 | -4 | — | +3 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 52 | 52 | 49 | 44 | 39 | 36 |
| Salt Lake City | 64 | 62 | 53 | 40 | 31 | 24 |
| Difference | +12 | +10 | +4 | -4 | -8 | -13 |
Precipitation (in) Tofino runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 20.4 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 10.7 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 3 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 13.4 | 19.1 | 18.7 |
| Salt Lake City | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Difference | -18.3 | -10.8 | -11.5 | -8.4 | -3 | -3.6 | -2.3 | -3.4 | -5.5 | -11.5 | -17.5 | -16.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 20.4 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 10.7 | 5.8 | 4.9 |
| Salt Lake City | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.3 |
| Difference | -18.3 | -10.8 | -11.5 | -8.4 | -3 | -3.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 3 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 13.4 | 19.1 | 18.7 |
| Salt Lake City | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Difference | -2.3 | -3.4 | -5.5 | -11.5 | -17.5 | -16.8 |
Snowfall (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| Salt Lake City | 16 | 11.5 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.6 | 10 |
| Difference | +13.4 | +9.3 | +1.8 | +0.8 | — | — | — | — | — | +0.4 | +5.9 | +7.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Salt Lake City | 16 | 11.5 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | +13.4 | +9.3 | +1.8 | +0.8 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| Salt Lake City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.6 | 10 |
| Difference | — | — | — | +0.4 | +5.9 | +7.3 |
Cloud cover (%) Tofino runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 79 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 61 | 63 | 58 | 70 | 77 | 80 |
| Salt Lake City | 61 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 42 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 48 | 59 | 63 |
| Difference | -18 | -11 | -14 | -12 | -14 | -30 | -25 | -25 | -20 | -22 | -19 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 79 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 72 |
| Salt Lake City | 61 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 42 |
| Difference | -18 | -11 | -14 | -12 | -14 | -30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 61 | 63 | 58 | 70 | 77 | 80 |
| Salt Lake City | 36 | 38 | 38 | 48 | 59 | 63 |
| Difference | -25 | -25 | -20 | -22 | -19 | -17 |
Relative humidity (%) Tofino runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 88 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 88 |
| Salt Lake City | 84 | 78 | 67 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 40 | 39 | 43 | 53 | 67 | 80 |
| Difference | -4 | -7 | -18 | -21 | -27 | -38 | -47 | -49 | -43 | -34 | -21 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 88 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 85 |
| Salt Lake City | 84 | 78 | 67 | 62 | 56 | 46 |
| Difference | -4 | -7 | -18 | -21 | -27 | -38 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 86 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 88 |
| Salt Lake City | 40 | 39 | 43 | 53 | 67 | 80 |
| Difference | -47 | -49 | -43 | -34 | -21 | -7 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Tofino trends → · Salt Lake City trends →
Methodology & sources
Tofino
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Ucluelet Kennedy Camp, a weather station, about 36 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Salt Lake City
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Farmington 3 NW (NOAA GHCN station USC00422726), about 29 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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