Weather in Nova Scotia

Calculated from weather data of Halifax / Stanfield International Airport (CYHZ) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	0.5	-1.5	3.2	-0.0	-1.8	-1.9
February	0.8	0.8	-1.9	1.0	0.3	1.7
March	3.7	5.0	2.9	4.9	6.2	3.2
April	9.5	9.3	11.0	9.5	11.0	8.1
May	15.2		15.0	16.6	15.4	15.3
June	20.7		19.8	20.1	23.5	21.5
July	24.5		25.5	25.1	22.8	24.1
August	24.3		22.3	25.0	25.0	24.6
September	20.3		20.8	20.1	20.3	20.0
October	14.7		15.5	16.3	15.1	13.5
November	8.1		6.2	10.0	8.6	9.9
December	2.7		4.0	3.7	3.1	5.5
Average	11.1	3.6	12.2	13.1	12.6	12.3

78th highest temperature of Canada

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-7.2	-7	-4	-10	-5	-7
February	-8.7	-6	-10	-8	-6	-7
March	-4.2	-1	-4	-4	-5	-3
April	1.0	1	1	2	2	0
May	4.9		4	6	5	5
June	10.9		11	11	13	12
July	15.6		18	15	15	16
August	15.7		15	17	16	15
September	12.0		13	12	13	11
October	6.9		8	8	8	6
November	0.4		-1	2	1	2
December	-4.0		-2	-2	-5	-2
Average	2.9	-4.6	4.3	4.4	4.4	3.9

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	0	3	2	4	4
25 °C or warmer	0	29	31	26	41
20 °C or warmer	0	95	97	100	90
0 °C or colder	84	125	105	118	127

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	35.1	37	43	39	28	38
February	29.3	34	29	39	23	27
March	27.4	37	34	28	21	21
April	22.3	20	12	31	22	25
May	17.1		17	13	18	19
June	15.7		28	19	7	10
July	11.4		21	10	18	7
August	11.7		23	13	11	7
September	13.9		20	18	18	11
October	12.9		18	11	11	11
November	21.9		20	20	30	13
December	30.5		35	48	23	35
Average	20.8	31.9	24.3	21.9	18.0	17.4

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	22.0	23	21	22	21	21
February	22.7	23	22	25	24	20
March	24.0	24	24	22	25	24
April	22.3	21	20	23	25	23
May	20.2		23	19	18	23
June	17.7		17	16	19	17
July	15.4		14	18	15	14
August	15.9		16	15	15	18
September	17.6		17	17	19	18
October	18.0		17	15	17	19
November	21.9		20	25	20	19
December	21.8		22	24	22	22
Average	20.0	22.6	19.0	19.5	19.5	19.6

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW
February	NW	NW	W	NW	W
March	SW	N	W	W	NW
April	N	NW	W	N	NW
May		NW	W	W	W
June		SE	S	SW	S
July		S	SW	SW	SW
August		SW	S	SW	W
September		SW	W	SW	SW
October		W	S	NW	SW
November		W	W	W	SW
December		W	N	NW	W

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Nova Scotia weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Nova Scotia?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 25 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Nova Scotia?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 1 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Nova Scotia?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in January with a probability of around 35.1 %.

Which month is the driest in Nova Scotia?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 11.4 %.