Tofino weather in November

In November, Tofino sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 512 mm of precipitation across 20.2 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of November to 8 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Tofino's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tofino's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
512 mm
20.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
7:43 AM – 4:35 PM
Cloud cover
75%
10th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
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.

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical November day in Tofino reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 3°C cooler than October and about 2°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Tofino weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 46120.65.58.50.6
Feb / 27916.25.69.80.7
Mar / 35019.46.511.60.8
Apr / 22715.6213.41.6
May12° / 11710.90.1152.9
Jun13° / 10°10210.5015.93.8
Jul16° / 12°646015.65.4
Aug16° / 13°887.4014.25.4
Sep15° / 12°17010.4012.44.5
Oct12° / 36917.9010.52.5
Nov / 51220.22.48.91.3
Dec / 44720.66.38.10.6

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
42971
52971
62971
72872
82872
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112773
122773
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Tofino gets around 512 mm of rain and snow over 20.2 wet days in November, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 67% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1641
2642
3642
4652
5653
6663
7673
8674
9684
10684
11685
12685
13686
14687
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16688
17699
18699
196810
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226812
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276514
286514
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306415

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

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Dry (%)
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Wind in November

Winds average 15 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1316light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of November to 8 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:19 AM to 8:03 AM, and sunset from 4:55 PM to 4:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.67:194:55
29.57:214:54
39.57:234:52
49.47:244:50
59.47:264:49
69.37:274:47
79.37:294:46
89.27:314:45
99.27:324:43
109.17:344:42
119.17:354:41
129.07:374:39
139.07:394:38
148.97:404:37
158.97:424:36
168.97:434:35
178.87:454:33
188.87:464:32
198.77:484:31
208.77:494:30
218.67:514:29
228.67:524:29
238.67:544:28
248.57:554:27
258.57:564:26
268.57:584:25
278.47:594:25
288.48:014:24
298.48:024:23
308.38:034:23

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.08 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 — November's 1.08 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
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131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Tofino

In seasonPeak

In November, 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 November a good time to visit Tofino?

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

1.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tofino.

What to pack for Tofino in November

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

In November, Tofino sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 20 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Tofino in November

The nearest coast averages about 10°C in November — 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.

8°10°12°14°16°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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Jul14Bracing
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UV index in Tofino in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 18UV 8Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May7High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Tofino in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where November 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).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1716 µg/m³Dec 222 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan3Good
Feb3Good
Mar5Good
Apr6Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul6Good
Aug17Moderate
Sep8Good
Oct7Good
Nov5Good
Dec2Good
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
16 km
986 m
80 km
2,048 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November 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
Christian 53%none 35%Muslim 5%Hindu 2%

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).