Halifax weather records
Record high and low temperatures for Halifax, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 34°C on 1995-08-01; its coldest fell to -31°C on 1993-01-31.
Records by month
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| January | 16°C2018-01-13
-20°C1993-01-31
|
10°C1995-01-16
-31°C1993-01-31
|
| February | 15°C2000-02-29
-19°C2003-02-14
|
7°C2000-02-28
-30°C1993-02-07
|
| March | 27°C2012-03-22
-12°C1992-03-01
|
12°C2012-03-22
-25°C1985-03-07
|
| April | 29°C2009-04-28
-2°C1997-04-03
|
13°C2014-04-15
-12°C1995-04-06
|
| May | 31°C1992-05-22
2°C1995-05-07
|
17°C2020-05-29
-4°C2001-05-01
|
| June | 34°C2020-06-19
6°C2015-06-02
|
20°C2024-06-21
-2°C2018-06-04
|
| July | 32°C2022-07-24
13°C2021-07-04
|
22°C1994-07-24
7°C1992-07-04
|
| August | 34°C1995-08-01
13°C1989-08-26
|
21°C2003-08-11
5°C2014-08-30
|
| September | 33°C2010-09-01
9°C1986-09-16
|
21°C2010-09-04
0°C2000-09-30
|
| October | 30°C2025-10-06
3°C1985-10-29
|
21°C2010-10-01
-4°C2013-10-30
|
| November | 23°C2022-11-06
-7°C2018-11-23
|
16°C1982-11-05
-13°C1987-11-29
|
| December | 17°C2008-12-12
-17°C1993-12-29
|
11°C1999-12-07
-26°C1989-12-30
|
Records by season
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).
| Season | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| Winter (Dec–Feb) | 17°C2008-12-12
-20°C1993-01-31
|
11°C1999-12-07
-31°C1993-01-31
|
| Spring (Mar–May) | 31°C1992-05-22
-12°C1992-03-01
|
17°C2020-05-29
-25°C1985-03-07
|
| Summer (Jun–Aug) | 34°C1995-08-01
6°C2015-06-02
|
22°C1994-07-24
-2°C2018-06-04
|
| Autumn (Sep–Nov) | 33°C2010-09-01
-7°C2018-11-23
|
21°C2010-09-04
-13°C1987-11-29
|
All-time records
The most extreme value Halifax has recorded for each metric across its entire history.
High
Low
Feels-like
Humidity
Wind
Gust
Precip
For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.