Tofino weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇦 Canada · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Tofino is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 67/100), with August close behind. Tofino averages about 1,808 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 18°C / 64°F and roughly 47 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,808
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 67/100
- Rain / year
- 1,984 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 17°C / 63°F
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 24 m
When is the best time to visit Tofino?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Tofino is July, then August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 315 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Tofino?
Tofino gets a moderate 1,808 hours of sunshine a year. 67 Sunshine Score points separate July (67) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #195 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,024 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around December, carries about 46% of the annual 1,984 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 5° / 41°F | 315 mm | 0 | 9° / 48°F |
| February | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 4° / 39°F | 163 mm | 1 | 9° / 48°F |
| March | 5 | 9° / 48°F | 5° / 41°F | 213 mm | 2 | 9° / 48°F |
| April | 16 | 11° / 52°F | 7° / 45°F | 146 mm | 3 | 11° / 52°F |
| May | 38 | 14° / 57°F | 9° / 48°F | 76 mm | 5 | 11° / 52°F |
| June | 51 | 16° / 61°F | 11° / 52°F | 69 mm | 5 | 14° / 57°F |
| July | 67 | 18° / 64°F | 13° / 55°F | 47 mm | 6 | 16° / 61°F |
| August | 66 | 18° / 64°F | 14° / 57°F | 56 mm | 5 | 17° / 63°F |
| September | 53 | 17° / 63°F | 12° / 54°F | 104 mm | 4 | 15° / 59°F |
| October | 26 | 13° / 55°F | 9° / 48°F | 199 mm | 2 | 11° / 52°F |
| November | 10 | 10° / 50°F | 7° / 45°F | 314 mm | 1 | 11° / 52°F |
| December | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 5° / 41°F | 282 mm | 0 | 10° / 50°F |
Sea temperature in Tofino by month
The sea off Tofino is warmest in August at around 17°C / 63°F, and coolest in January at 9°C / 48°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Nanaimo Canada · 139 km · best in Jul · 1,738 h sun/yr
- Victoria (British Columbia) Canada · 178 km · best in Jul · 2,004 h sun/yr
- Vancouver Canada · 189 km · best in Jul · 1,739 h sun/yr
- Bellingham United States · 239 km · best in Jul · 2,005 h sun/yr
- Abbotsford Canada · 249 km · best in Jul · 1,738 h sun/yr
- Seattle United States · 314 km · best in Jul · 1,896 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Comox Canada · 95 km · 1,812 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Campbell River Canada · 103 km · 1,813 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Qualicum Beach Canada · 104 km · 1,809 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Powell River Canada · 125 km · 1,812 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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