Beach
Chesterman Beach
British Columbia · Canada · Pacific Ocean
49.1159, -125.8942 · Tofino, 4 km
- 14°Sea · August
- 17°High · August
- 9.6 hSunshine · July
Your month at the beach
Chesterman Beach in January
- 7°CAir, daytime high4°C at night
- 9°CSea temperature
- 1.2 hSunshine a day
- 21 daysRainy days in the month315 mm in total
- 17 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Chesterman Beach in February
- 7°CAir, daytime high3°C at night
- 9°CSea temperature
- 3.3 hSunshine a day
- 17 daysRainy days in the month163 mm in total
- 15 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Chesterman Beach in March
- 8°CAir, daytime high4°C at night
- 9°CSea temperature
- 3.6 hSunshine a day
- 21 daysRainy days in the month213 mm in total
- 15 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Chesterman Beach in April
- 10°CAir, daytime high6°C at night
- 10°CSea temperature
- 5.5 hSunshine a day
- 17 daysRainy days in the month146 mm in total
- 13 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Chesterman Beach in May
- 13°CAir, daytime high8°C at night
- 11°CSea temperature
- 7.3 hSunshine a day
- 12 daysRainy days in the month76 mm in total
- 11 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Chesterman Beach in June
- 15°CAir, daytime high10°C at night
- 13°CSea temperature
- 7.7 hSunshine a day
- 13 daysRainy days in the month69 mm in total
- 11 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Chesterman Beach in July
- 17°CAir, daytime high12°C at night
- 14°CSea temperature
- 9.6 hSunshine a day
- 9 daysRainy days in the month47 mm in total
- 10 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Chesterman Beach in August
- 17°CAir, daytime high13°C at night
- 14°CSea temperature
- 8.6 hSunshine a day
- 9 daysRainy days in the month56 mm in total
- 8 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Chesterman Beach in September
- 16°CAir, daytime high11°C at night
- 13°CSea temperature
- 6.4 hSunshine a day
- 11 daysRainy days in the month104 mm in total
- 10 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Chesterman Beach in October
- 12°CAir, daytime high8°C at night
- 12°CSea temperature
- 3.5 hSunshine a day
- 18 daysRainy days in the month199 mm in total
- 13 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Chesterman Beach in November
- 9°CAir, daytime high6°C at night
- 10°CSea temperature
- 1.6 hSunshine a day
- 22 daysRainy days in the month314 mm in total
- 16 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Chesterman Beach in December
- 6°CAir, daytime high4°C at night
- 9°CSea temperature
- 0.9 hSunshine a day
- 22 daysRainy days in the month282 mm in total
- 17 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
The beach itself
- 98Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap
- 10 kmAirport: Tofino / Long Beach Airport (YAZ)In a straight line; by road it is further
No reliable information yet on: bathing water quality, wheelchair access, lifeguards.
January from 2020 to 2025
In January 2025 the sea averaged 8.8 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 8.7 °C
1991–2020 average: 6.7 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
February from 2020 to 2025
In February 2025 the sea averaged 8.2 °C — 0.3 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 8.5 °C
1991–2020 average: 6.6 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
March from 2020 to 2025
In March 2025 the sea averaged 8.6 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 8.7 °C
1991–2020 average: 7.5 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
April from 2020 to 2025
In April 2025 the sea averaged 10.4 °C — 0.6 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 9.8 °C
1991–2020 average: 9.7 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
May from 2020 to 2025
In May 2025 the sea averaged 11.3 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 11.5 °C
1991–2020 average: 12.9 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
June from 2020 to 2025
In June 2025 the sea averaged 12.1 °C — 0.6 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 12.7 °C
1991–2020 average: 14.8 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
July from 2020 to 2025
In July 2025 the sea averaged 12.5 °C — 1.1 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 13.6 °C
1991–2020 average: 17.1 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
August from 2020 to 2025
In August 2025 the sea averaged 13.8 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 13.7 °C
1991–2020 average: 17.4 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
September from 2020 to 2025
In September 2025 the sea averaged 13.3 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 13.0 °C
1991–2020 average: 15.7 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
October from 2020 to 2025
In October 2025 the sea averaged 10.7 °C — 0.8 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 11.5 °C
1991–2020 average: 12.1 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
November from 2020 to 2025
In November 2025 the sea averaged 10.6 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 10.4 °C
1991–2020 average: 8.7 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
December from 2020 to 2025
In December 2025 the sea averaged 10.0 °C — 0.6 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 9.4 °C
1991–2020 average: 6.4 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
When to go
1991–2020 averagesThe year at a glance
- Jan9°1 h315 mm
- Feb9°3 h163 mm
- Mar9°4 h213 mm
- Apr10°6 h146 mm
- May11°7 h76 mm
- Jun13°8 h69 mm
- Jul14°10 h47 mm
- Aug14°9 h56 mm
- Sep13°6 h104 mm
- Oct12°4 h199 mm
- Nov10°2 h314 mm
- Dec9°1 h282 mm
Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.
Sea temperature
1991–2020 averagesClimate through the year
1991–2020 averagesRain
Sunshine
Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.
Month by month
1991–2020 averagesEvery month at Chesterman Beach: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
| Month | High°C | Low°C | Sea°C | Rainmm | Rainy daysdays | Sunshineh/day | Windkm/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 | 4 | 9 | 315 | 21 | 1.2 | 17 |
| February | 7 | 3 | 9 | 163 | 17 | 3.3 | 15 |
| March | 8 | 4 | 9 | 213 | 21 | 3.6 | 15 |
| April | 10 | 6 | 10 | 146 | 17 | 5.5 | 13 |
| May | 13 | 8 | 11 | 76 | 12 | 7.3 | 11 |
| June | 15 | 10 | 13 | 69 | 13 | 7.7 | 11 |
| July | 17 | 12 | 14 | 47 | 9 | 9.6 | 10 |
| Augustwarmest sea | 17 | 13 | 14 | 56 | 9 | 8.6 | 8 |
| September | 16 | 11 | 13 | 104 | 11 | 6.4 | 10 |
| October | 12 | 8 | 12 | 199 | 18 | 3.5 | 13 |
| November | 9 | 6 | 10 | 314 | 22 | 1.6 | 16 |
| December | 6 | 4 | 9 | 282 | 22 | 0.9 | 17 |
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Photos
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About these numbers
Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.
| What | Where it comes from | Nearest measurement |
|---|---|---|
| Air, rain and sunshine | NASA POWER | 24 km away |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–2020 | 2 km away |
| 2020–2025, month by month | NASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.1 | 24 km away |
| Lifeguards and places to stay | OpenStreetMap | within 1–5 km |
| Nearest airport | OurAirports | straight-line distance |
| Image at the top | Sentinel-2 cloudless (EOX) | at this spot |