Halifax monthly weather averages

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Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Halifax

Halifax average temperature chart (Celsius) Halifax average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Halifax (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C -0.6 -0.5 2.9 7.6 12.9 18.2 21.4 21.7 18.5 13.1 7.7 2.2
°F 31 31.2 37.2 45.7 55.3 64.7 70.6 71.1 65.4 55.6 45.9 35.9

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Halifax monthly rainfall chart (mm) Halifax monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Halifax (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 137 118 121 112 116 104 100 107 98 133 152 160
inches 5.4 4.6 4.8 4.4 4.6 4.1 3.9 4.2 3.9 5.2 6 6.3
Rainy days 14 12 13 13 14 12 11 11 10 12 14 15

Average annual rainfall in Halifax: 1438.9mm (566.5 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Halifax

Halifax average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Halifax
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 3.8 4.7 5 5.5 6.7 7.3 7.5 7.5 6.4 5.2 3.9 3.3

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Halifax average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Halifax average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Halifax (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -8.9 -9 -4.9 -0.2 4.3 9.2 13 13.5 10.1 5.3 0.7 -5.8
Max °C -0.4 -0.3 3.1 7.8 13.2 18.4 21.7 22 18.8 13.3 7.9 2.4
Min °F 16.1 15.9 23.3 31.6 39.7 48.6 55.3 56.2 50.1 41.5 33.3 21.7
Max °F 23.7 23.7 30.4 38.8 47.7 56.8 63.1 63.9 57.9 48.7 39.7 28.9

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Halifax average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Halifax average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Halifax in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 1.9 0.4 0.3 1.6 4.7 9.4 14.5 16.7 15.5 12.6 8.8 4.8
°F 35.4 32.7 32.5 34.8 40.5 48.9 58.1 62.1 60 54.7 47.8 40.7

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Halifax average winspeed by month (km/h) Halifax average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Halifax (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 19 19 19 18 16 15 13 13 14 16 18 19
mph 12 12 12 11 10 9 8 8 9 10 11 12

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Halifax relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Halifax
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
81% 79% 79% 78% 78% 79% 82% 81% 80% 80% 81% 82%
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Halifax weather stats

Halifax weather statistics
Hottest month: August 21.7°C 71.1°F
Driest month: September 98mm 3.9ins
Sunniest month: August 7.5hrs
Coldest month: January -0.6°C 30.9°F
Wettest month: December 160mm 6.3ins
Warmest sea: August 16.7°C 62.1°F
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