January in Tofino — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 0.3/10January averages 5°C (42°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
268 mm of rain puts this in monsoon territory — almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine across the whole month, and multi-day washouts are normal.
It scores 0.3/10 here, 11th of 12 months, against 5.9/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
Flexible dates? August scores 5.6 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
February in Tofino — off-season conditions
Hardest · 1.3/10February averages 5°C (41°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 132 mm this is a genuinely wet month: almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 1.3/10 here, 8th of 12 months, against 5.9/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
Flexible dates? August scores 4.6 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
March in Tofino: expect compromises
Hardest · 1.6/10Expect 6°C (43°F) in March. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
148 mm of rain signals a properly wet month, with only about 4 days with 6+ hours of sunshine to count on — build indoor options into the schedule.
That is 1.6/10 on the same scale — 7th of 12 months, versus 5.9/10 for the best month here.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, August is materially better in Tofino — 4.3 points higher on the same scale.
April in Tofino: expect compromises
Hardest · 2.8/10April averages 7°C (44°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 155 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 12 days with 6+ hours of sunshine in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 2.8/10 here, 6th of 12 months, against 5.9/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
Flexible dates? August scores 3.1 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
May in Tofino — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 5.1/10Expect 10°C (51°F) in May. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 87 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 23 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 15.1 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 5.1/10 on the same scale — 3rd of 12 months, versus 5.9/10 for the best month here.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
June in Tofino — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 4.9/10June averages 12°C (54°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 96 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 26 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 16 hours of daylight.
It scores 4.9/10 here, 4th of 12 months, against 5.9/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
July in Tofino — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 5.8/10July averages 15°C (60°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 56 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 15.6 hours of daylight.
It scores 5.8/10 here, 2nd of 12 months, against 5.9/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on peak pricing, with this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
August in Tofino — the year's strongest window
Best window · 5.9/10Temperatures hover around 16°C (61°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 66 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 23 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.2 hours of daylight to work around it.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Tofino at 5.9/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Budget for peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
September in Tofino: expect compromises
Hardest · 3.8/10Temperatures hover around 14°C (56°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 78 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 12 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.3 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 3.8/10 on the same scale — 5th of 12 months, versus 5.9/10 for the best month here.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, August is materially better in Tofino — 2.1 points higher on the same scale.
October in Tofino — off-season conditions
Hardest · 0.7/10October averages 11°C (52°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
207 mm of rain puts this in monsoon territory — almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine across the whole month, and multi-day washouts are normal.
It scores 0.7/10 here, 9th of 12 months, against 5.9/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
Flexible dates? August scores 5.2 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
November in Tofino: expect compromises
Hardest · 0.5/10November averages 7°C (44°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
220 mm of rain puts this in monsoon territory — almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine across the whole month, and multi-day washouts are normal.
It scores 0.5/10 here, 10th of 12 months, against 5.9/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
Flexible dates? August scores 5.4 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
December in Tofino — off-season conditions
Hardest · 0.3/10Expect 6°C (42°F) in December. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Expect monsoon-level rainfall at 288 mm: only almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine across the month, and stretches of heavy rain are normal.
That is 0.3/10 on the same scale — 12th of 12 months, versus 5.9/10 for the best month here.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, August is materially better in Tofino — 5.6 points higher on the same scale.
