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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 67°F, while the coldest is December averaging around 36°F at night. Precipitation totals about 133 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 20.4 inches while July barely receives 2.97 inches. Light snow accumulates each winter (11 inches 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 (°F) | 47 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 63 | 66 | 67 | 64 | 57 | 51 | 47 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 42 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 45 | 41 |
| Avg low (°F) | 37 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 44 | 49 | 52 | 52 | 49 | 44 | 39 | 36 |
| Precipitation (in) | 20.4 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 10.7 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 13.4 | 19.1 | 18.7 |
| Snowfall (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 47 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 63 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 42 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 56 |
| Avg low (°F) | 37 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 44 | 49 |
| Precipitation (in) | 20.4 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 10.7 | 5.8 | 4.9 |
| Snowfall (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 66 | 67 | 64 | 57 | 51 | 47 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 59 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 45 | 41 |
| Avg low (°F) | 52 | 52 | 49 | 44 | 39 | 36 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.0 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 13.4 | 19.1 | 18.7 |
| Snowfall (in) | — | — | — | — | 0.7 | 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 (mph) | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 7.4 |
| 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 (mph) | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| 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 (mph) | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 7.4 |
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.