| Month | Average (°C) | Record (°C) | Average (cm) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High ☀️ | Low 🌙 | High ☀️ | Low 🌙 | Precipitation 💧 | Snow ❄️ | |
| January | -1.1 | -9.9 | 15.4 | -28.5 | 13.4 | 57.2 |
| February | -0.5 | -9.6 | 17.5 | -27.3 | 11.9 | 48.7 |
| March | 3.3 | -5.6 | 27.2 | -22.4 | 12.5 | 42.3 |
| April | 9.1 | -0.4 | 29.5 | -12.8 | 11.2 | 17.1 |
| May | 15.5 | 4.6 | 32.8 | -4.4 | 10.6 | 1.7 |
| June | 20.5 | 9.8 | 33.4 | -0.8 | 9.8 | 0.0 |
| July | 24.2 | 14.2 | 33.9 | 6.1 | 8.7 | 0.0 |
| August | 24.1 | 14.1 | 35.0 | 4.4 | 8.7 | 0.0 |
| September | 20.1 | 10.2 | 34.2 | -0.8 | 10.6 | 0.0 |
| October | 13.7 | 4.8 | 25.8 | -6.7 | 14.4 | 0.5 |
| November | 7.6 | -0.1 | 21.5 | -13.1 | 15.6 | 14.6 |
| December | 2.1 | -5.7 | 16.6 | -23.3 | 15.6 | 44.8 |
| Entire year | 11.6 | 2.3 | 35.0 | -28.5 | 140.3 | 225.8 |
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More Halifax Weather Records
1953–2024
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|---|---|---|
| Highest daily low | 21.6 °C | July 6, 2013 |
| Lowest daily high | -19.4 °C | February 13, 1954 |
| Greatest daily range (Difference of high and low) |
29.8 °C | May 22, 1992 |
| Greatest difference in daily high over two conscutive days |
22.3 °C | Mar 31 – Apr 1, 1998 |
| Most daily precipitation | 21.8 cm | August 15, 1971 |
| Most monthly precipitation | 38.7 cm | August 1971 |
| Most yearly precipitation | 193.1 cm | 1972 |
| Most yearly days with precipitation | 192 | 1964 |
| Earliest snow in season | October 8 | 1988 |
| Latest snow in season | May 28 | 1974 |
| Most daily snow | 66.0 cm | February 19, 2004 |
| Most monthly snow | 185.4 cm | December 1970 |
| Most yearly snow | 457.9 cm | 1972 |
| Most snow in a winter | 473.6 cm | 1970–1971 |
| Greatest snow accumulation | 96.0 cm | February 5, 2024 |
| Earliest freeze | September 28 | 1989 |
| Earliest day ≥ 20 °C | March 20 | 2012 |
| Earliest day ≥ 25 °C | March 21 | 2012 |
| Earliest day ≥ 30 °C | May 22 | 2009 |
| Latest freeze | June 4 | 2018 |
| Latest day ≥ 20 °C | November 10 | 2020 |
| Latest day ≥ 25 °C | October 16 | 1968 |
| Latest day ≥ 30 °C | September 26 | 2007 |
| Most days in a year < 0 °C | 182 | 1972 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 20 °C | 128 | 1999 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 25 °C | 57 | 2018 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 30 °C | 10 | 2001 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 35 °C | 1 | 1995 |
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Halifax Weather Streaks
Most consecutive days...
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|---|---|---|
| With precipitation | 21 days | Jan 7–27, 2002 |
| Without precipitation | 19 days | Mar 3–21, 2010 |
| With snow | 17 days | Jan 2–18, 1982 |
| Freezing temperatures High temperature ≤ 0 °C |
24 days | Jan 2–25, 2003 |
| High temperature ≥ 20 °C | 73 days | Jun 27 – Sep 7, 2018 |
| High temperature ≥ 25 °C | 17 days | Jul 23 – Aug 8, 2018 |
| High temperature ≥ 30 °C | 4 days | Aug 31 – Sep 3, 2010 |