Halifax West End climate — normals and trends
Halifax West End (Canada) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.9 °C and it receives 1,232 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (18.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Halifax West End averages 129 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Halifax West End has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 135 to 123 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.9 °C (on 22 August 1976) and the coldest -28.4 °C (on 31 January 1993).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Halifax West EndNova Scotia
- coords
- 44.65°, -63.62°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.9°C
Average daily high
10.8°C
Average daily low
3.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,232mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
20.4km/h
Seasonal range
22.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
129 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
146.1 cm
Average feels-like high
8.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.2 °C
Average peak gust
45.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
32.9 °C
22 August 1976
Coldest day
-28.4 °C
31 January 1993
Wettest day
106 mm
19 August 1949
Windiest day
60.7 km/h
9 January 1978
Strongest gust
139.3 km/h
9 March 2005
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
22 August 1976
Coldest feels-like
-34.9 °C
12 February 1967
Snowiest day
43.6 cm
19 February 2004
Sunniest day
15.1 h
17 June 2009
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 43 mm | -72 mm |
| Feb | -0.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 92 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 6.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 83 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 9.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 128 mm | +36 mm |
| May | 14.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 82 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 20.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 62 mm | -30 mm |
| Jul | 23.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 52 mm | -38 mm |
| Aug | 23.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 48 mm | -50 mm |
| Sep | 21.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 23 mm | -71 mm |
| Oct | 15.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 104 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 7.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 160 mm | +33 mm |
| Dec | 1.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 123 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Halifax West End?
Halifax West End has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.9 °C and it receives 1,232 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Halifax West End?
The hottest day measured in Halifax West End between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1976, reaching 32.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Halifax West End?
The coldest day measured in Halifax West End between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1993, at -28.4 °C.
Does it snow in Halifax West End?
Yes. Halifax West End gets on average 146.1 cm of snow per year and has around 129 frost days.
Has the climate of Halifax West End warmed?
Yes: Halifax West End warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Halifax West End?
The wettest day measured in Halifax West End between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1949, with 106 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Halifax West End?
The windiest day measured in Halifax West End between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1978, with winds reaching 60.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Halifax West End?
The warmest month in Halifax West End is August (18.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Halifax West End?
Halifax West End receives on average 1,232 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Halifax West End?
Halifax West End gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Halifax West End?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Halifax West End between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 2004, with 43.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Halifax West End?
Yes: Halifax West End has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Halifax West End?
In Halifax West End, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 22 August 1976, and the lowest was -34.9 °C on 12 February 1967.
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