Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is August, averaging a high of 23°C, and its coldest is January, with an average low of -8°C.
Halifax, officially the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), is the capital and most populous municipality of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the most populous municipality in Atlantic Canada. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-24. Each reading placed on Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Halifax average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is October (5 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0°C | -8°C | 3 mm |
| February | 0°C | -8°C | 3 mm |
| March | 3°C | -4°C | 3 mm |
| April | 9°C | 1°C | 3 mm |
| May | 14°C | 5°C | 3 mm |
| June | 19°C | 10°C | 3 mm |
| July | 23°C | 15°C | 3 mm |
| August | 23°C | 15°C | 3 mm |
| September | 20°C | 12°C | 3 mm |
| October | 14°C | 7°C | 5 mm |
| November | 8°C | 2°C | 5 mm |
| December | 3°C | -4°C | 5 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 33°C on 2010-09-01
- Coldest day on record: -28°C on 1993-01-31
Percentiles compare each day to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →