Halifax NS Highest Temperature Each Year

Here's where you'll find answers to questions about the highest temperatures and hottest days in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada. How hot did it get in 2019? When was the last time thermometers in Halifax rose above 33 °C? What was the highest temperature in Halifax a century ago? Answers to those questions and much more can be found quickly and easily in the list below of record high temperatures.

This page gives the highest temperature for each year in Halifax and the date that it happened. A date with a plus sign means it was that hot on at least one other day earlier that year.

These records go back to 1872, with a few years missing data. The highest temperature measured during that time was 37 degrees Celsius (99 Fahrenheit) on July 10, 1912.

Since 1961 the temperature extremes were observed at Halifax Stanfield International Airport. Before then, the weather station was in downtown Halifax.

Highest Halifax temperatures in recent years
Max °F	Date	Max °C
92	June 01, 2023	33
89	August 07, 2022	32
90	June 08, 2021	32
89	June 06, 2020	32
91	July 05, 2019	33
90	July 04, 2018	32
86	June 13, 2017	30
86	July 16, 2016	30
86	July 13, 2015	30
86	June 30, 2014	30
90	July 15, 2013	32
88	July 13, 2012	31
86	July 17, 2011	30
94	September 01, 2010	34

Highest temperature recorded at Halifax each year
Max °F	Date	Max °C
90	August 15, 2009	32
89	July 08, 2008	32
89	July 27, 2007 +	32
85	July 29, 2006	29
92	June 25, 2005	33
90	June 09, 2004	32
87	July 06, 2003	31
92	August 15, 2002	33
92	June 27, 2001	33
87	September 01, 2000	31
91	July 17, 1999	33
88	August 09, 1998 +	31
89	July 27, 1997	32
85	June 11, 1996	29
95	August 01, 1995	35
87	July 22, 1994	31
87	August 26, 1993	31
91	May 22, 1992	33
90	July 19, 1991	32
89	July 15, 1990	32
85	July 26, 1989	29
90	August 05, 1988 +	32
87	August 17, 1987	31
83	July 08, 1986	28
85	August 15, 1985	29
90	August 06, 1984	32
90	June 23, 1983	32
85	July 19, 1982	29
87	July 03, 1981	31
86	August 24, 1980	30
89	June 16, 1979	32
87	August 23, 1978	31
91	May 23, 1977	33
94	August 22, 1976	34
91	June 24, 1975	33
85	August 12, 1974	29
90	July 09, 1973	32
85	July 13, 1972	29
87	August 10, 1971	31
87	August 15, 1970 +	31
90	September 01, 1969	32
88	July 02, 1968	31
87	June 06, 1967	31
84	August 19, 1966	29
86	September 22, 1965	30
85	July 28, 1964	29
93	July 28, 1963 +	34
86	June 16, 1962	30
89	September 11, 1961	32
86	September 08, 1960 +	30
87	July 29, 1959 +	31
85	September 24, 1958	29
88	June 24, 1957	31
86	August 18, 1956	30
89	August 22, 1955	32
87	June 22, 1954	31
89	August 31, 1953	32
89	August 28, 1952 +	32
88	September 13, 1951	31
87	June 08, 1950	31
88	August 09, 1949 +	31
87	September 06, 1948	31
91	August 13, 1947	33
90	June 27, 1946	32
94	September 08, 1945	34
91	July 09, 1944	33
91	June 25, 1943	33
89	September 01, 1942	32
92	June 22, 1941	33
89	August 17, 1940	32
87	July 25, 1939 +	31
87	August 06, 1938	31
90	August 06, 1937	32
82	August 03, 1936	28
93	August 19, 1935	34
84	July 06, 1934	29
–	1933	–
84	August 22, 1932	29
88	June 20, 1931	31
92	June 16, 1930	33
87	May 29, 1929	31
94	August 15, 1928	34
82	July 13, 1927	28
88	August 04, 1926	31
91	June 04, 1925	33
91	July 12, 1924	33
89	July 18, 1923	32
87	June 08, 1922	31
84	September 03, 1921 +	29
90	July 14, 1920	32
87	June 06, 1919	31
87	July 28, 1918	31
86	August 04, 1917 +	30
89	August 19, 1916	32
87	August 14, 1915	31
88	July 25, 1914 +	31
90	July 05, 1913 +	32
99	July 10, 1912	37
91	July 13, 1911	33
86	July 12, 1910	30
94	June 26, 1909	34
90	July 02, 1908	32
87	July 20, 1907	31
–	1906	–
91	July 10, 1905	33
86	July 08, 1904	30
87	September 14, 1903 +	31
87	July 09, 1902	31
93	July 15, 1901	34
92	August 27, 1900	33
87	July 27, 1899	31
92	July 04, 1898	33
90	July 20, 1897	32
87	July 13, 1896	31
90	May 07, 1895	32
93	July 29, 1894	34
–	1893	–
–	1892	–
84	August 29, 1891 +	29
87	August 07, 1890 +	31
87	September 03, 1889	31
82	August 18, 1888	28
93	July 05, 1887	34
84	July 02, 1886	29
85	June 25, 1885	29
88	August 18, 1884	31
82	July 22, 1883	28
90	August 05, 1882	32
90	August 01, 1881	32
90	August 01, 1880	32
88	July 03, 1879	31
93	July 01, 1878 +	34
91	June 01, 1877	33
90	August 07, 1876 +	32
85	August 28, 1875 +	29
89	July 19, 1874	32
–	1873	–
93	August 09, 1872	34

Halifax - Highest Temperature for Each Year

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