Tofino weather in February

In February, Tofino sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 279 mm of precipitation across 16.2 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of February to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Tofino's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tofino's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 7°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 279 mm; 16.2 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 48 min; 7:44 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover: 71%; 8th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 1.81 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.7; out of 10

Tofino is district municipality on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Founded: 1932

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month.

A typical February day in Tofino reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Avg low (°C)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	7	4
2	7	4
3	7	4
4	7	4
5	7	4
6	7	4
7	7	4
8	7	4
9	7	4
10	7	4
11	7	4
12	7	4
13	7	4
14	7	4
15	7	4
16	7	4
17	7	4
18	7	4
19	7	4
20	7	4
21	7	4
22	7	4
23	7	4
24	7	4
25	7	4
26	7	4
27	7	4
28	7	4

Tofino weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	7° / 4°	461	20.6	5.5	8.5	0.6
Feb	7° / 4°	279	16.2	5.6	9.8	0.7
Mar	7° / 4°	350	19.4	6.5	11.6	0.8
Apr	9° / 6°	227	15.6	2	13.4	1.6
May	12° / 8°	117	10.9	0.1	15	2.9
Jun	13° / 10°	102	10.5	0	15.9	3.8
Jul	16° / 12°	64	6	0	15.6	5.4
Aug	16° / 13°	88	7.4	0	14.2	5.4
Sep	15° / 12°	170	10.4	0	12.4	4.5
Oct	12° / 9°	369	17.9	0	10.5	2.5
Nov	9° / 6°	512	20.2	2.4	8.9	1.3
Dec	7° / 5°	447	20.6	6.3	8.1	0.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	24	25	26	26	27	28	28	28	30	30	31	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	32	32	32
Cloudier (%)	76	75	74	74	73	72	72	72	70	70	69	68	68	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	67	68	68	68

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	25	75
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	30	70
10	30	70
11	31	69
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	33	67
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Tofino gets around 279 mm of rain and snow over 16.2 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 59% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	63	62	62	61	61	60	60	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	57
Snow chance (%)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	21	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	63	17
2	62	17
3	62	17
4	61	17
5	61	17
6	60	17
7	60	17
8	59	18
9	59	18
10	59	18
11	59	18
12	59	19
13	58	19
14	58	20
15	58	20
16	58	21
17	58	21
18	58	22
19	58	22
20	58	23
21	58	23
22	58	23
23	58	23
24	57	23
25	57	23
26	57	23
27	57	23
28	57	23

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 14 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
9	15	light breeze
10	15	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of February to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:05 AM to 7:20 AM, and sunset from 5:10 PM to 5:54 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6
Sunrise (AM)	8:05	8:03	8:02	8:01	7:59	7:58	7:56	7:55	7:53	7:52	7:50	7:49	7:47	7:45	7:44	7:42	7:40	7:39	7:37	7:35	7:33	7:31	7:29	7:28	7:26	7:24	7:22	7:20
Sunset (PM)	5:10	5:11	5:13	5:15	5:16	5:18	5:19	5:21	5:23	5:24	5:26	5:28	5:29	5:31	5:33	5:34	5:36	5:38	5:39	5:41	5:43	5:44	5:46	5:48	5:49	5:51	5:53	5:54

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.1	8:05	5:10
2	9.1	8:03	5:11
3	9.2	8:02	5:13
4	9.2	8:01	5:15
5	9.3	7:59	5:16
6	9.3	7:58	5:18
7	9.4	7:56	5:19
8	9.4	7:55	5:21
9	9.5	7:53	5:23
10	9.5	7:52	5:24
11	9.6	7:50	5:26
12	9.7	7:49	5:28
13	9.7	7:47	5:29
14	9.8	7:45	5:31
15	9.8	7:44	5:33
16	9.9	7:42	5:34
17	9.9	7:40	5:36
18	10.0	7:39	5:38
19	10.0	7:37	5:39
20	10.1	7:35	5:41
21	10.2	7:33	5:43
22	10.2	7:31	5:44
23	10.3	7:29	5:46
24	10.3	7:28	5:48
25	10.4	7:26	5:49
26	10.5	7:24	5:51
27	10.5	7:22	5:53
28	10.6	7:20	5:54

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 1.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.3	Dim
2	1.3	Dim
3	1.3	Dim
4	1.4	Dim
5	1.4	Dim
6	1.4	Dim
7	1.5	Dim
8	1.5	Dim
9	1.6	Dim
10	1.6	Dim
11	1.6	Dim
12	1.7	Dim
13	1.7	Dim
14	1.8	Dim
15	1.8	Dim
16	1.9	Dim
17	1.9	Dim
18	2.0	Dim
19	2.0	Moderate
20	2.0	Moderate
21	2.1	Moderate
22	2.1	Moderate
23	2.2	Moderate
24	2.2	Moderate
25	2.2	Moderate
26	2.3	Moderate
27	2.3	Moderate
28	2.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Tofino

In seasonPeak

In February, Tofino sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Tofino's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Tofino?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.7

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tofino.

What to pack for Tofino in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Tofino sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Tofino in February

The nearest coast averages about 9°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 14°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	9	9	9	10	12	13	14	14	13	12	10	9
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	9	Bracing
Feb	9	Bracing
Mar	9	Bracing
Apr	10	Bracing
May	12	Bracing
Jun	13	Bracing
Jul	14	Bracing
Aug	14	Bracing
Sep	13	Bracing
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	10	Bracing
Dec	9	Bracing

UV index in Tofino in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tofino peaks around July 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	3	4	7	6	8	7	4	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	7	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Tofino in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Tofino is worst in August — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 8.3× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	3	3	5	6	7	6	6	17	8	7	5	2
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	3	Good
Feb	3	Good
Mar	5	Good
Apr	6	Good
May	7	Good
Jun	6	Good
Jul	6	Good
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	8	Good
Oct	7	Good
Nov	5	Good
Dec	2	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Tofino?

Tofino sits at 49.2°N, 125.9°W, 0 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Port Alberni, 81 km away.

Topography around Tofino

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tofino.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tofino has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 986 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,048 m.

The land around Tofino is covered by water (68%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, water (64%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and water (41%) within 80 km.

3 km

152 m

water 68%

16 km

986 m

water 64%

80 km

2,048 m

trees 54%

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← January Tofino year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Port Alberni 81 km · Courtenay 89 km · Campbell River 107 km · Harewood 143 km · Nanaimo 143 km · North Cowichan 166 km · Duncan 166 km · Sooke 182 km

Canada travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 83% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $55,698; 2025
Happiness: 6.7 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 97%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 2; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 5.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Tofino (49.1531°, -125.9074°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	7	4
2	7	4
3	7	4
4	7	4
5	7	4
6	7	4
7	7	4
8	7	4
9	7	4
10	7	4
11	7	4
12	7	4
13	7	4
14	7	4
15	7	4
16	7	4
17	7	4
18	7	4
19	7	4
20	7	4
21	7	4
22	7	4
23	7	4
24	7	4
25	7	4
26	7	4
27	7	4
28	7	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	25	75
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	30	70
10	30	70
11	31	69
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	33	67
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	63	17
2	62	17
3	62	17
4	61	17
5	61	17
6	60	17
7	60	17
8	59	18
9	59	18
10	59	18
11	59	18
12	59	19
13	58	19
14	58	20
15	58	20
16	58	21
17	58	21
18	58	22
19	58	22
20	58	23
21	58	23
22	58	23
23	58	23
24	57	23
25	57	23
26	57	23
27	57	23
28	57	23

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	7	4
2	7	4
3	7	4
4	7	4
5	7	4
6	7	4
7	7	4
8	7	4
9	7	4
10	7	4
11	7	4
12	7	4
13	7	4
14	7	4
15	7	4
16	7	4
17	7	4
18	7	4
19	7	4
20	7	4
21	7	4
22	7	4
23	7	4
24	7	4
25	7	4
26	7	4
27	7	4
28	7	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	25	75
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	30	70
10	30	70
11	31	69
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	33	67
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	63	17
2	62	17
3	62	17
4	61	17
5	61	17
6	60	17
7	60	17
8	59	18
9	59	18
10	59	18
11	59	18
12	59	19
13	58	19
14	58	20
15	58	20
16	58	21
17	58	21
18	58	22
19	58	22
20	58	23
21	58	23
22	58	23
23	58	23
24	57	23
25	57	23
26	57	23
27	57	23
28	57	23

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	7	4
2	7	4
3	7	4
4	7	4
5	7	4
6	7	4
7	7	4
8	7	4
9	7	4
10	7	4
11	7	4
12	7	4
13	7	4
14	7	4
15	7	4
16	7	4
17	7	4
18	7	4
19	7	4
20	7	4
21	7	4
22	7	4
23	7	4
24	7	4
25	7	4
26	7	4
27	7	4
28	7	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	25	75
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	30	70
10	30	70
11	31	69
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	33	67
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	63	17
2	62	17
3	62	17
4	61	17
5	61	17
6	60	17
7	60	17
8	59	18
9	59	18
10	59	18
11	59	18
12	59	19
13	58	19
14	58	20
15	58	20
16	58	21
17	58	21
18	58	22
19	58	22
20	58	23
21	58	23
22	58	23
23	58	23
24	57	23
25	57	23
26	57	23
27	57	23
28	57	23

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100