Tofino weather in September

In September, Tofino sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 170 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Tofino's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tofino's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 170 mm; 10.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 6:07 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover: 54%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 3.87 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.5; 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 September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical September day in Tofino reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C cooler than August and about 3°C warmer than October.

	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	29	30
Avg high (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	13
2	16	13
3	16	13
4	16	13
5	16	12
6	16	12
7	15	12
8	15	12
9	15	12
10	15	12
11	15	12
12	15	12
13	15	12
14	15	12
15	15	12
16	15	12
17	15	12
18	15	12
19	15	12
20	15	12
21	15	12
22	14	12
23	14	11
24	14	11
25	14	11
26	14	11
27	14	11
28	14	11
29	14	11
30	14	11

Tofino weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-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 September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

	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	29	30
Clearer (%)	54	54	54	55	55	54	55	55	54	53	52	52	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	51	50	50
Cloudier (%)	46	46	46	45	45	46	45	45	46	47	48	48	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	49	50	50

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	54	46
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	53	47
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	51	49
29	50	50
30	50	50

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Tofino gets around 170 mm of rain over 10.4 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 36% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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	29	30
Rain chance (%)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	32
3	32
4	32
5	32
6	32
7	32
8	32
9	33
10	33
11	34
12	35
13	35
14	36
15	36
16	36
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	38
21	38
22	38
23	38
24	38
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	39
29	39
30	40

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 86% 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	29	30
Dry (%)	73	74	74	75	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	88	89	90	91	92	93	93	94	95	95	96	96	96	97
Comfortable (%)	27	26	26	25	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	12	11	10	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	73	27
2	74	26
3	74	26
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	76	24
7	77	23
8	78	22
9	79	21
10	80	20
11	81	19
12	82	18
13	83	17
14	84	16
15	85	15
16	86	14
17	88	12
18	89	11
19	90	10
20	91	9
21	92	8
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	94	6
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	97	3

Wind in September

Winds average 11 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 5:58 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	29	30
Daylight (h)	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:45	5:46	5:48	5:49	5:51	5:52	5:54	5:55	5:57	5:58	6:00	6:01	6:03	6:04	6:06	6:07	6:09	6:10	6:12	6:13	6:15	6:16	6:18	6:19	6:21	6:22	6:24	6:25	6:27	6:28
Sunset (PM)	7:02	7:00	6:57	6:55	6:53	6:51	6:49	6:46	6:44	6:42	6:40	6:38	6:35	6:33	6:31	6:29	6:26	6:24	6:22	6:20	6:17	6:15	6:13	6:11	6:09	6:06	6:04	6:02	6:00	5:58

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.3	5:45	7:02
2	13.2	5:46	7:00
3	13.2	5:48	6:57
4	13.1	5:49	6:55
5	13.0	5:51	6:53
6	13.0	5:52	6:51
7	12.9	5:54	6:49
8	12.9	5:55	6:46
9	12.8	5:57	6:44
10	12.7	5:58	6:42
11	12.7	6:00	6:40
12	12.6	6:01	6:38
13	12.5	6:03	6:35
14	12.5	6:04	6:33
15	12.4	6:06	6:31
16	12.4	6:07	6:29
17	12.3	6:09	6:26
18	12.2	6:10	6:24
19	12.2	6:12	6:22
20	12.1	6:13	6:20
21	12.0	6:15	6:17
22	12.0	6:16	6:15
23	11.9	6:18	6:13
24	11.9	6:19	6:11
25	11.8	6:21	6:09
26	11.7	6:22	6:06
27	11.7	6:24	6:04
28	11.6	6:25	6:02
29	11.5	6:27	6:00
30	11.5	6:28	5:58

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.87 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 — September's 3.87 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	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.4	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.2	Bright
9	4.2	Bright
10	4.1	Bright
11	4.1	Bright
12	4.0	Bright
13	4.0	Moderate
14	3.9	Moderate
15	3.8	Moderate
16	3.8	Moderate
17	3.7	Moderate
18	3.7	Moderate
19	3.6	Moderate
20	3.6	Moderate
21	3.5	Moderate
22	3.5	Moderate
23	3.4	Moderate
24	3.4	Moderate
25	3.3	Moderate
26	3.3	Moderate
27	3.2	Moderate
28	3.2	Moderate
29	3.1	Moderate
30	3.0	Moderate

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Tofino

In seasonPeak

None of Tofino's seasonal hazards are active in September. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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 September a good time to visit Tofino?

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

4.5

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

September is a reasonable time to visit Tofino for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tofino in September

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

In September, Tofino sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Tofino in September

The nearest coast averages about 13°C in September — 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 September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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 September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← August Tofino year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September 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	16	13
2	16	13
3	16	13
4	16	13
5	16	12
6	16	12
7	15	12
8	15	12
9	15	12
10	15	12
11	15	12
12	15	12
13	15	12
14	15	12
15	15	12
16	15	12
17	15	12
18	15	12
19	15	12
20	15	12
21	15	12
22	14	12
23	14	11
24	14	11
25	14	11
26	14	11
27	14	11
28	14	11
29	14	11
30	14	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	54	46
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	53	47
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	51	49
29	50	50
30	50	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	32
3	32
4	32
5	32
6	32
7	32
8	32
9	33
10	33
11	34
12	35
13	35
14	36
15	36
16	36
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	38
21	38
22	38
23	38
24	38
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	39
29	39
30	40

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	73	27
2	74	26
3	74	26
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	76	24
7	77	23
8	78	22
9	79	21
10	80	20
11	81	19
12	82	18
13	83	17
14	84	16
15	85	15
16	86	14
17	88	12
18	89	11
19	90	10
20	91	9
21	92	8
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	94	6
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	97	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	13
2	16	13
3	16	13
4	16	13
5	16	12
6	16	12
7	15	12
8	15	12
9	15	12
10	15	12
11	15	12
12	15	12
13	15	12
14	15	12
15	15	12
16	15	12
17	15	12
18	15	12
19	15	12
20	15	12
21	15	12
22	14	12
23	14	11
24	14	11
25	14	11
26	14	11
27	14	11
28	14	11
29	14	11
30	14	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	54	46
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	53	47
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	51	49
29	50	50
30	50	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	32
3	32
4	32
5	32
6	32
7	32
8	32
9	33
10	33
11	34
12	35
13	35
14	36
15	36
16	36
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	38
21	38
22	38
23	38
24	38
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	39
29	39
30	40

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	73	27
2	74	26
3	74	26
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	76	24
7	77	23
8	78	22
9	79	21
10	80	20
11	81	19
12	82	18
13	83	17
14	84	16
15	85	15
16	86	14
17	88	12
18	89	11
19	90	10
20	91	9
21	92	8
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	94	6
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	97	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	13
2	16	13
3	16	13
4	16	13
5	16	12
6	16	12
7	15	12
8	15	12
9	15	12
10	15	12
11	15	12
12	15	12
13	15	12
14	15	12
15	15	12
16	15	12
17	15	12
18	15	12
19	15	12
20	15	12
21	15	12
22	14	12
23	14	11
24	14	11
25	14	11
26	14	11
27	14	11
28	14	11
29	14	11
30	14	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	54	46
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	53	47
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	51	49
29	50	50
30	50	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	32
3	32
4	32
5	32
6	32
7	32
8	32
9	33
10	33
11	34
12	35
13	35
14	36
15	36
16	36
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	38
21	38
22	38
23	38
24	38
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	39
29	39
30	40

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	73	27
2	74	26
3	74	26
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	76	24
7	77	23
8	78	22
9	79	21
10	80	20
11	81	19
12	82	18
13	83	17
14	84	16
15	85	15
16	86	14
17	88	12
18	89	11
19	90	10
20	91	9
21	92	8
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	94	6
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	97	3