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Tofino, British Columbia climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Tofino has a mildly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 19°C, while the coldest is December averaging around 2°C at night. Precipitation totals about 3382 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 519 mm while July barely receives 75 mm. Light snow accumulates each winter (27 cm of snow per year on average).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Tofino climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Avg low (°C) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 519 | 320 | 346 | 273 | 146 | 125 | 75 | 107 | 170 | 340 | 485 | 475 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 |
| Avg low (°C) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 519 | 320 | 346 | 273 | 146 | 125 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Avg low (°C) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 75 | 107 | 170 | 340 | 485 | 475 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 79 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 61 | 63 | 58 | 70 | 77 | 80 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 88 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 88 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 79 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 72 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 88 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 85 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 61 | 63 | 58 | 70 | 77 | 80 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 86 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 88 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
Methodology & sources
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.