Annual mean 8°C · wettest around January · prevailing wind W
Warmest
22.3 °C
Coldest
-1.5 °C
Wettest
60%
Windiest
6.2 m/s
Prevailing
W
5.2 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Halifax over the whole year is 8°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 22°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about -4°C. The rainy (wet) season in Halifax runs from December to March, peaking in January with a 51% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is April to November; August is the driest month, at 17%. Winds in Halifax are highest in March, averaging 5.1 m/s (18 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.3 m/s (12 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Halifax come in October, when the sky is typically 42% covered; February is the cloudiest month, at 54%.
Month by month Halifax climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
-1°C
-3°C
-7°C
51%
53%
4.8 m/s
0
0
1
February
-1°C
-4°C
-7°C
49%
54%
5.0 m/s
0
0
1
March
2°C
-2°C
-5°C
38%
50%
5.1 m/s
0
0
3
April
7°C
3°C
1°C
30%
47%
4.8 m/s
1
0
16
May
12°C
7°C
8°C
21%
51%
4.2 m/s
12
0
49
June
17°C
12°C
14°C
23%
54%
3.8 m/s
44
5
74
July
21°C
16°C
20°C
18%
54%
3.3 m/s
77
22
62
August
22°C
17°C
21°C
17%
47%
3.3 m/s
83
20
63
September
19°C
14°C
17°C
20%
47%
3.7 m/s
63
6
76
October
14°C
9°C
10°C
22%
42%
3.9 m/s
23
0
67
November
7°C
4°C
1°C
29%
51%
4.9 m/s
3
0
20
December
2°C
-1°C
-5°C
47%
54%
4.8 m/s
0
0
3
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Halifax weather by season
Year round, Halifax has days of about -1°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 22°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -4°C to 17°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 8°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January and least likely around August. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Halifax weather in winterDecember to February
High -0°CLow -3°CRain 49%
Winter in Halifax has typical daily highs of about -0°C and lows of about -3°C, with a 49% chance of rain on a given day.
Halifax weather in springMarch to May
High 7°CLow 3°CRain 30%
Spring in Halifax has typical daily highs of about 7°C and lows of about 3°C, with a 30% chance of rain on a given day.
Halifax weather in summerJune to August
High 20°CLow 15°CRain 19%
Summer in Halifax has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
Halifax weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 13°CLow 9°CRain 24%
Autumn in Halifax has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 24% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Halifax?
The rainy (wet) season in Halifax runs from December to March, peaking in January with a 51% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is April to November; August is the driest month, at 17%.
What time of year is Halifax windiest?
Winds in Halifax are highest in March, averaging 5.1 m/s (18 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.3 m/s (12 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Halifax year round?
The average temperature in Halifax over the whole year is 8°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 22°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about -4°C.