Halifax Temperatures: Averages by Month

10-year temperature averages for Halifax, 2010 to 2019

High °F	Low °F		High °C	Low °C
34	19	January	1	-7
34	20	February	1	-7
39	25	March	4	-4
48	33	April	9	1
58	42	May	14	6
66	50	June	19	10
74	58	July	23	15
75	59	August	24	15
70	53	September	21	12
59	44	October	15	7
48	34	November	9	1
40	27	December	4	-3
54	39	Year	12	4

30-year temperature averages for Halifax, 1981 to 2010

High °F	Low °F		High °C	Low °C
32	17	January	0	-8
33	18	February	0	-8
38	25	March	4	-4
48	34	April	9	1
58	42	May	14	6
67	51	June	20	11
74	58	July	23	14
73	59	August	23	15
67	53	September	19	12
56	43	October	13	6
47	35	November	8	1
37	24	December	3	-4
52	38	Year	11	4

Days of Hot Weather in Halifax

The hottest days in Halifax are in the low thirties Celsius (above 86 degrees Fahrenheit). But that kind of heat is uncommon. The city averages just one day over thirty degrees a year. Still, a thirty-plus day can show up anytime from May to September.

Days per month in Halifax above 10 or 20 °C

	10 °C 50 °F	20 °C 68 °F
January	1	0
February	1	0
March	2	0
April	11	0
May	25	3
June	30	13
July	31	25
August	31	25
September	30	11
October	24	1
November	11	0
December	3	0
Year	198	78

When Halifax Has Frosty Weather

Halifax typically has 131 days a year when the minimum temperature is at 0 °C or below. The average date for the last frost in spring is April 30. Frost normally returns here on October 31. The frost-free period extends for 182 days on average between the final spring frost and the first fall frost.

Average number of days with freezing temperatures in Halifax

	0 °C 32 °F
January	28
February	26
March	26
April	12
May	1
June	0
July	0
August	0
September	0
October	1
November	12
December	25
Year	131

How Often Halifax Has Cold Temperatures

Usually Halifax's chilliest nights of winter have lows between -10 and -20 °C (14 and -4 °F). Temperatures below -20 °C can happen, but not every year. Lows of less than -30 °C (-22 °F) are not normal here.

From November to April, it can remain below freezing here all day long. Halifax typically has 47 days a year when the temperature never rises above 0 °C.

Days per month on average in Halifax when the minimum temperature drops below -2 or -10 °C

	-2 °C 28 °F	-10 °C 14 °F
January	25	12
February	22	9
March	17	4
April	3	0
May	0	0
June	0	0
July	0	0
August	0	0
September	0	0
October	0	0
November	6	0
December	18	5
Year	91	30