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.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight 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).
| Season | Daytime high | Overnight 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
Low
Feels-like
Humidity
Wind
Gust
Precip
For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.