Halifax Water Temperature

Halifax is a city close to Atlantic Ocean. August is the month with the hottest water temperature at 63.5°F / 17.5°C. The coldest month is March with an ø water temperature of 33.4°F / 0.8°C. September is the month with the lowest precipitation of 0in / 0mm and December with the highest precipitation in a year with 6.1in / 155mm. The avg. air temperature is around 66.2°F / 19°C, August is the month with the highest temperature. February is the coolest with 25.5°F / -3.6°C average air temperature. June, July, August, September would be the best time to visit. Warm-summer humid continental climate would be the climate here.

Halifax Summary

Description	Value
Current water temperature	4 °C / 39.2 °F
Warmest Month Water Temperature:	August with 17.5°C / 63.5°F
Coldest Month Water Temperature:	March with 0.8°C / 33.4°F
Warmest Month Air Temperature:	August with 19°C / 66.2°F
Coldest Month Air Temperature:	February with -3.6°C / 25.5°F
Wettest Month:	December with 155mm / 6.1in
Driest Month:	September with 0mm / 0in
Highest Humidity	July with 84.5%
Lowest Humidity	March with 73.1%
Best Time to Visit:	June, July, August, September
Climate Classification	Warm-summer humid continental climate

Halifax water temperature by month

°C

Atlantic Ocean water temperature by month

	Max. Water Temperature (°C)	ø. Water Temperature (°C)	Min. Water Temperature (°C)
January	3.7	2.5	1.4
February	1.5	1	0.6
March	1.5	0.8	0.4
April	3.4	2.3	1.4
May	8.1	5.7	3.2
June	13.3	10.5	8.2
July	16.9	15	13
August	18	17.4	16.9
September	17.8	16.9	15.7
October	15.9	13.9	11.6
November	11.6	9.5	7.3
December	7.5	5.7	3.8

°F

Atlantic Ocean water temperature by month

	Max. Water Temperature (°F)	ø. Water Temperature (°F)	Min. Water Temperature (°F)
January	38.7	36.5	34.5
February	34.7	33.8	33.1
March	34.7	33.4	32.7
April	38.1	36.1	34.5
May	46.6	42.3	37.8
June	55.9	50.9	46.8
July	62.4	59	55.4
August	64.4	63.3	62.4
September	64	62.4	60.3
October	60.6	57	52.9
November	52.9	49.1	45.1
December	45.5	42.3	38.8

August is the month with the highest water temperature at 63.5°F / 17.5°C. The month with the lowest is March with an average water temperature of 33.4°F / 0.8°C.

Halifax weather today & 14-day weather forecast

7-day weather forecast
+9-day forecast

7-day weather forecast

Date	Weather	Max. F Min. F	Max. C Min. C	Windspeed Windir.	Precip. Rainrisk	Rel. Humidity
Jan. 22	Snow	33 °F 23°F	1 °C -5°C	2mph (4km/h) east-northeast	0in (8mm) 95 %	81%
Jan. 23	Light snow	31 °F 20°F	-0 °C -7°C	1mph (2km/h) west-southwest	0in (3mm) 90 %	87%
Jan. 24	Light snow	28 °F 17°F	-2 °C -9°C	2mph (4km/h) west-northwest	0in (0mm) 55 %	82%
Jan. 25	Mix snow/rain	31 °F 22°F	-1 °C -5°C	3mph (5km/h) northwest	0in (0mm) 25 %	82%
Jan. 26	Broken clouds	36 °F 23°F	2 °C -5°C	2mph (4km/h) northwest	0in (0mm) 20 %	87%
Jan. 27	Overcast clouds	31 °F 27°F	-1 °C -3°C	2mph (3km/h) west-southwest	0in (0mm) 25 %	88%
Jan. 28	Broken clouds	32 °F 21°F	-0 °C -6°C	2mph (3km/h) southwest	0in (0mm) 0 %	81%

+9-day forecast

Date	Weather	Max. F Min. F	Max. C Min. C	Windspeed Windir.	Precip. Rainrisk	Rel. Humidity
Jan. 29	Light snow	31 °F 20°F	-1 °C -7°C	3mph (6km/h) north-northeast	0in (0mm) 40 %	79%
Jan. 30	Mix snow/rain	31 °F 23°F	-0 °C -5°C	4mph (6km/h) southwest	0in (1mm) 55 %	78%
Jan. 31	Overcast clouds	45 °F 22°F	7 °C -6°C	1mph (2km/h) west-northwest	0in (0mm) 0 %	79%
Feb. 01	Overcast clouds	38 °F 28°F	3 °C -3°C	2mph (3km/h) southwest	0in (0mm) 0 %	89%
Feb. 02	Light shower rain	49 °F 32°F	9 °C 0°C	3mph (6km/h) southwest	0in (3mm) 75 %	87%
Feb. 03	Scattered clouds	37 °F 27°F	3 °C -3°C	2mph (2km/h) northwest	0in (0mm) 0 %	85%
Feb. 04	Overcast clouds	38 °F 27°F	3 °C -3°C	2mph (3km/h) south-southwest	0in (0mm) 0 %	78%
Feb. 05	Overcast clouds	53 °F 34°F	12 °C 1°C	4mph (6km/h) southeast	0in (1mm) 35 %	87%
Feb. 06	Moderate rain	38 °F 29°F	3 °C -1°C	4mph (7km/h) south-southwest	0in (11mm) 90 %	77%

Halifax weather by month / climate table

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	Max. Temperature °C	ø. Temperature °C	Min. Temperature (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Rainy Days (d)	Rel. Humidity (%)
January	2.3	-3.5	-10.1	117.7	4	75.2%
February	1.5	-3.6	-8.3	72.2	1	73.9%
March	5.5	-0.5	-5.8	49.7	2	73.1%
April	9.4	4	-0.7	61.8	5	76.2%
May	14.6	8.7	2.9	25.1	3	78.8%
June	19.8	13.6	9	54.8	1	81.5%
July	22.1	18.1	14.2	46.7	1	84.5%
August	22.9	19	15.9	52.8	1	82.6%
September	21.2	16.4	12.1	0	1	78.2%
October	16.7	11.2	6.1	8.9	0	75.9%
November	12	5.9	0.3	49.3	4	77%
December	6.4	0.6	-4.4	155	5	75.7%

°F

	Max. Temperature °F	ø. Temperature °F	Min. Temperature (°F)	Precip. (in)	Rainy Days (d)	Rel. Humidity (%)
January	36.1	25.7	13.8	4.6	4	75.2%
February	34.7	25.5	17.1	2.8	1	73.9%
March	41.9	31.1	21.6	2	2	73.1%
April	48.9	39.2	30.7	2.4	5	76.2%
May	58.3	47.7	37.2	1	3	78.8%
June	67.6	56.5	48.2	2.2	1	81.5%
July	71.8	64.6	57.6	1.8	1	84.5%
August	73.2	66.2	60.6	2.1	1	82.6%
September	70.2	61.5	53.8	0	1	78.2%
October	62.1	52.2	43	0.4	0	75.9%
November	53.6	42.6	32.5	1.9	4	77%
December	43.5	33.1	24.1	6.1	5	75.7%

The warmest avg. temperature is around 66.2°F / 19°C, August is the month with the highest temperature. February is the coolest with 25.5°F / -3.6°C average air temperature. September is the month with the min. precipitation of 0in / 0mm and December with the max. precipitation in a year with 6.1in / 155mm.

Activities & POI in Halifax

Type of Activity	List
Beach	Chocolate Lake Beach, Black Rock Beach
Marina for Sailing, Boat adventures, fishing	Waegwoltic Club Boat House, Bishops Landing Marina, Armdale Yacht Club, St. Mary's Boat Club, Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, Seadog's Sauna & Spa
Attraction	Halifax Brewery Farmers Market, Yuk Yuk's Comedy, George's Island National Historic Site, Town Clock, Fort George, Halifax Seaport Market, Theodore Tugboat, Halifax Public Gardens, Victoria Park, Discovery Centre, Titanic Victims Cemetary, Shakespeare by the Sea – Office, Canada 150, Salty's, Garrison Brewery, CSS Acadia, HMCS Sackville

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