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Climate of Halifax
Halifax has a continental climate. It is warm in the summer and cold in the winter. The average annual temperature for Halifax is 10° degrees and there is about 726 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 170 days a year with an average humidity of 82% and an UV-index of 3.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 0°C and 22°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -5°C and 16°C
- Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 2°C and 19°C
- Rain: it rains 143 days and there is a total of approximately 727 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 40 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2280 sun hours
| Maximum temperature: | between 0°C and 22°C |
| Warmest month: | 22°C in August |
| Coldest month: | 0°C in January |
| Night temperature: | between -5°C and 16°C |
| Sea temperature: | between 2°C and 19°C |
| Dry days: | 182 days |
| Days with rain: | 143 days |
| Days with snow: | 40 days |
| Total rain sum: | 727 mm |
| Hours of sunshine: | 2280 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Halifax.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Halifax.
Climate table of Halifax
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Halifax. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Halifax might be like in a given month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| Night temp. (°C) | -5 | -5 | -3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 4 | -1 |
| Water temp. (°C) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 78 | 69 | 68 | 52 | 38 | 59 | 33 | 44 | 41 | 84 | 73 | 88 |
| Days with rain | 10 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
| Days with snow | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 |
| Dry days | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 11 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| UV-index | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Best time to visit Halifax
The best time to visit Halifax in Canada is from July through September. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Halifax is 22°C in August and the lowest is 0°C in January. The maximum water temperature is 19°C and the lowest water temperature is 2°C.
Climate of Halifax by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Halifax? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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