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When to go to Halifax

Twelve months of averages for Halifax, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Halifax has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in July to September.

Cold months (a mean high under 10°C): November to April.
The warmest month is August (21°C) and the coolest February (0°C). The wettest is December (141 mm) and the driest July (85 mm); about 1,300 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Halifax: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCold
FebCold
MarCold
AprCold
MayCool
JunCool
JulMild–warm, mixed
AugMild–warm, mixed
SeptMild–warm, mixed
OctCool
NovCold
DecCold

Month by month

Every month in Halifax

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Halifax by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	0°C	-6°C	107 mm	88%	81%	1.4	23°C	Cold
February	0°C	-6°C	104 mm	86%	76%	2.3	24°C	Cold
March	3°C	-3°C	101 mm	82%	68%	3.6	27°C	Cold
April	7°C	1°C	105 mm	84%	67%	4.5	31°C	Cold
May	12°C	5°C	100 mm	86%	69%	5.1	35°C	Cool
June	16°C	10°C	109 mm	87%	68%	5.5	37°C	Cool
July	20°C	15°C	85 mm	88%	66%	5.4	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
August	21°C	16°C	90 mm	87%	59%	5.1	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
September	19°C	13°C	97 mm	85%	57%	4.1	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
October	14°C	8°C	135 mm	84%	66%	2.6	34°C	Cool
November	8°C	3°C	126 mm	85%	76%	1.5	29°C	Cold
December	4°C	-2°C	141 mm	86%	80%	1.1	25°C	Cold

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

0°C

-6°C

107 mm

88%

81%

1.4

23°C

Cold

February

0°C

-6°C

104 mm

86%

76%

2.3

24°C

Cold

March

3°C

-3°C

101 mm

82%

68%

3.6

27°C

Cold

April

7°C

1°C

105 mm

84%

67%

4.5

31°C

Cold

May

12°C

5°C

100 mm

86%

69%

5.1

35°C

Cool

June

16°C

10°C

109 mm

87%

68%

5.5

37°C

Cool

July

20°C

15°C

85 mm

88%

66%

5.4

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

August

21°C

16°C

90 mm

87%

59%

5.1

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

September

19°C

13°C

97 mm

85%

57%

4.1

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

October

14°C

8°C

135 mm

84%

66%

2.6

34°C

Cool

November

8°C

3°C

126 mm

85%

76%

1.5

29°C

Cold

December

4°C

-2°C

141 mm

86%

80%

1.1

25°C

Cold