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Tofino vs Samarkand
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Samarkand is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average; Tofino is the wetter, with 2992 mm more rain a year, and Samarkand the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Tofino and Samarkand, in everyday terms.
Summers
Samarkand has far hotter summers
Tofino: Mild
Samarkand: Hot
Winters
Tofino has milder winters
Tofino: Chilly
Samarkand: Cold
Rain & snow
Tofino is much wetter
Tofino: Very wet
Samarkand: Fairly dry
Sky
Samarkand is far sunnier
Tofino: Often cloudy
Samarkand: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Samarkand is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Tofino is the wetter — about 2992 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Samarkand 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 (°C) Samarkand runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Samarkand | 7 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -1 | — | +5 | +9 | +11 | +15 | +15 | +14 | +10 | +8 | +5 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
| Samarkand | 7 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 32 |
| Difference | -1 | — | +5 | +9 | +11 | +15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Samarkand | 34 | 33 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | +15 | +14 | +10 | +8 | +5 | +1 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Samarkand | -1 | -0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Difference | -4 | -2 | +1 | +5 | +6 | +8 | +8 | +6 | +3 | +1 | — | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| Samarkand | -1 | -0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 18 |
| Difference | -4 | -2 | +1 | +5 | +6 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Samarkand | 19 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Difference | +8 | +6 | +3 | +1 | — | -2 |
Precipitation (mm) Tofino runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 519 | 320 | 346 | 273 | 146 | 125 | 75 | 107 | 170 | 340 | 485 | 475 |
| Samarkand | 43 | 52 | 74 | 61 | 45 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 41 | 47 |
| Difference | -476 | -268 | -273 | -212 | -101 | -118 | -73 | -106 | -168 | -326 | -444 | -428 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 519 | 320 | 346 | 273 | 146 | 125 |
| Samarkand | 43 | 52 | 74 | 61 | 45 | 7 |
| Difference | -476 | -268 | -273 | -212 | -101 | -118 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 75 | 107 | 170 | 340 | 485 | 475 |
| Samarkand | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 41 | 47 |
| Difference | -73 | -106 | -168 | -326 | -444 | -428 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Samarkand | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samarkand | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Samarkand | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
| Samarkand | 64 | 63 | 64 | 58 | 51 | 39 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 39 | 54 | 61 |
| Difference | -15 | -12 | -14 | -17 | -22 | -33 | -30 | -35 | -30 | -30 | -23 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 79 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 72 |
| Samarkand | 64 | 63 | 64 | 58 | 51 | 39 |
| Difference | -15 | -12 | -14 | -17 | -22 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 61 | 63 | 58 | 70 | 77 | 80 |
| Samarkand | 31 | 28 | 29 | 39 | 54 | 61 |
| Difference | -30 | -35 | -30 | -30 | -23 | -19 |
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 |
| Samarkand | 67 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 46 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 35 | 55 | 64 |
| Difference | -21 | -19 | -21 | -25 | -37 | -55 | -65 | -67 | -64 | -52 | -33 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 88 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 85 |
| Samarkand | 67 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 46 | 29 |
| Difference | -21 | -19 | -21 | -25 | -37 | -55 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 86 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 88 |
| Samarkand | 21 | 20 | 22 | 35 | 55 | 64 |
| Difference | -65 | -67 | -64 | -52 | -33 | -24 |
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 → · Samarkand 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.
Samarkand
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 15 years of daily observations at Samarkand, a weather station, about 10 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.
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