Thermograph

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

Halifax weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Halifax, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 33°C on 2010-09-01; its coldest fell to -28°C on 1993-01-31.

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
15°C2018-01-13
-18°C2004-01-26
9°C1995-01-16
-28°C1993-01-31
February
13°C1994-02-20
-18°C2003-02-14
6°C2000-02-29
-28°C1993-02-07
March
26°C2012-03-22
-12°C1992-03-01
12°C2012-03-22
-22°C1985-03-07
April
25°C2009-04-28
-2°C1997-04-03
11°C2014-04-15
-11°C1995-04-06
May
29°C1992-05-22
3°C1995-05-07
15°C2020-05-29
-3°C2001-05-01
June
32°C2024-06-20
7°C2015-06-02
21°C2024-06-21
-1°C2018-06-04
July
32°C2019-07-05
14°C1980-07-07
21°C2018-07-26
8°C1992-07-04
August
32°C1995-08-01
14°C1989-08-26
21°C2015-08-22
6°C2014-08-30
September
33°C2010-09-01
9°C1981-09-30
21°C2010-09-02
2°C2000-09-30
October
28°C2025-10-06
3°C1985-10-29
20°C2010-10-01
-3°C1998-10-27
November
21°C2022-11-06
-6°C2018-11-23
15°C1982-11-05
-11°C2018-11-23
December
15°C2008-12-12
-16°C1980-12-22
11°C1999-12-07
-24°C1980-12-26

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)
15°C2008-12-12
-18°C2004-01-26
11°C1999-12-07
-28°C1993-01-31
Spring (Mar–May)
29°C1992-05-22
-12°C1992-03-01
15°C2020-05-29
-22°C1985-03-07
Summer (Jun–Aug)
32°C1995-08-01
7°C2015-06-02
21°C2018-07-26
-1°C2018-06-04
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
33°C2010-09-01
-6°C2018-11-23
21°C2010-09-02
-11°C2018-11-23

All-time records

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

High

Highest 33°C 2010-09-01
Lowest -18°C 2004-01-26

Low

Highest 21°C 2010-09-02
Lowest -28°C 1993-01-31

Feels-like

Highest 43°C 2010-09-01
Lowest -43°C 1993-01-31

Humidity

Highest 19.3 g/m³ 2023-07-18
Lowest 0.5 g/m³ 1982-01-18

Wind

Highest 60 km/h 2022-09-24
Lowest 5 km/h 2006-02-23

Gust

Highest 140 km/h 2022-09-24
Lowest 12 km/h 2001-01-26

Precip

Wettest 99 mm 2016-10-10
Driest 8-day dry spell 2003-05-17

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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