Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 28°C on 2010-09-01; its coldest fell to -21°C on 1982-01-18.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
11°C2006-01-15
-15°C2004-01-25
6°C2007-01-06
-21°C1982-01-18
February
11°C1998-02-28
-16°C2003-02-14
5°C1984-02-05
-20°C2023-02-04
March
17°C2012-03-22
-10°C1989-03-07
8°C2012-03-22
-16°C1992-03-01
April
16°C1990-04-27
-2°C2016-04-05
7°C2012-04-22
-8°C1995-04-05
May
23°C1992-05-22
3°C1995-05-07
12°C1991-05-25
-1°C1991-05-19
June
26°C1997-06-30
7°C2015-06-02
17°C2021-06-30
2°C2018-06-04
July
26°C2023-07-28
14°C1988-07-02
20°C2023-07-18
8°C1992-07-04
August
27°C2010-08-30
13°C1985-08-31
20°C2015-08-22
8°C1982-08-30
September
28°C2010-09-01
10°C1984-09-27
20°C2010-09-01
5°C2000-09-30
October
23°C2025-10-06
5°C1985-10-29
18°C2010-10-01
-1°C1985-10-30
November
17°C2022-11-05
-4°C2018-11-23
14°C2017-11-03
-9°C2018-11-22
December
14°C2011-12-08
-11°C1993-12-29
10°C2020-12-01
-16°C1984-12-27

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
14°C2011-12-08
-16°C2003-02-14
10°C2020-12-01
-21°C1982-01-18
Spring (Mar–May)
23°C1992-05-22
-10°C1989-03-07
12°C1991-05-25
-16°C1992-03-01
Summer (Jun–Aug)
27°C2010-08-30
7°C2015-06-02
20°C2015-08-22
2°C2018-06-04
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
28°C2010-09-01
-4°C2018-11-23
20°C2010-09-01
-9°C2018-11-22

All-time records

The most extreme value Halifax has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 28°C 2010-09-01
Lowest -16°C 2003-02-14

Low

Highest 20°C 2015-08-22
Lowest -21°C 1982-01-18

Feels-like

Highest 34°C 2010-09-01
Lowest -35°C 1982-01-18

Humidity

Highest 18.5 g/m³ 2015-08-23
Lowest 1.3 g/m³ 1982-01-18

Wind

Highest 71 km/h 2019-09-07
Lowest 5 km/h 2003-08-03

Precip

Wettest 94 mm 2016-10-10
Driest 18-day dry spell 1981-08-19

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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