Home › Compare › Tofino vs San Francisco
Tofino vs San Francisco
Comparing Tofino change · San Francisco change
San Francisco is the warmer of the two — about 8°F on the annual average; Tofino is the wetter, with 110 in more rain a year, and San Francisco the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Tofino and San Francisco, in everyday terms.
Summers
San Francisco has hotter summers
Tofino: Mild
San Francisco: Mild
Winters
San Francisco has much milder winters
Tofino: Chilly
San Francisco: Cool
Rain & snow
Tofino is much wetter
Tofino: Very wet
San Francisco: Moderate rainfall
Sky
San Francisco is sunnier
Tofino: Often cloudy
San Francisco: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
San Francisco is the warmer of the two — about 8°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Tofino is the wetter — about 110 in more across the year.
Clear skies
San Francisco 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) San Francisco runs higher most of 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 |
| San Francisco | 58 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 67 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 64 | 58 |
| Difference | +11 | +12 | +12 | +9 | +5 | +4 | — | +1 | +6 | +12 | +13 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 47 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 63 |
| San Francisco | 58 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 67 |
| Difference | +11 | +12 | +12 | +9 | +5 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 66 | 67 | 64 | 57 | 51 | 47 |
| San Francisco | 66 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 64 | 58 |
| Difference | — | +1 | +6 | +12 | +13 | +11 |
Avg low (°F) San Francisco runs higher most of 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 |
| San Francisco | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 51 | 47 |
| Difference | +10 | +12 | +12 | +10 | +7 | +4 | +3 | +3 | +7 | +11 | +12 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 37 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 44 | 49 |
| San Francisco | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 53 |
| Difference | +10 | +12 | +12 | +10 | +7 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 52 | 52 | 49 | 44 | 39 | 36 |
| San Francisco | 54 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 51 | 47 |
| Difference | +3 | +3 | +7 | +11 | +12 | +11 |
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 |
| San Francisco | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 4.8 |
| Difference | -16 | -8.2 | -10.5 | -9.1 | -5.1 | -4.7 | -3 | -4.2 | -6.6 | -12.4 | -16.5 | -13.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 20.4 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 10.7 | 5.8 | 4.9 |
| San Francisco | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Difference | -16 | -8.2 | -10.5 | -9.1 | -5.1 | -4.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 3 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 13.4 | 19.1 | 18.7 |
| San Francisco | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 4.8 |
| Difference | -3 | -4.2 | -6.6 | -12.4 | -16.5 | -13.9 |
Snowfall (in)
| 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 |
| San Francisco | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| San Francisco | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
| San Francisco | 60 | 61 | 60 | 55 | 54 | 48 | 58 | 59 | 51 | 47 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -18 | -14 | -18 | -21 | -19 | -24 | -3 | -4 | -7 | -22 | -26 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 79 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 72 |
| San Francisco | 60 | 61 | 60 | 55 | 54 | 48 |
| Difference | -18 | -14 | -18 | -21 | -19 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 61 | 63 | 58 | 70 | 77 | 80 |
| San Francisco | 58 | 59 | 51 | 47 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | -3 | -4 | -7 | -22 | -26 | -22 |
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 |
| San Francisco | 84 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 76 | 82 |
| Difference | -4 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -11 | -12 | -14 | -17 | -18 | -11 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 88 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 85 |
| San Francisco | 84 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 74 |
| Difference | -4 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 86 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 88 |
| San Francisco | 74 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 76 | 82 |
| Difference | -12 | -14 | -17 | -18 | -11 | -6 |
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 → · San Francisco 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.
San Francisco
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at San Francisco Dwtn (NOAA GHCN station USW00023272), inside the city.
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.
← change Tofino · change San Francisco → · Tofino page · San Francisco page