Halifax Weather in January
Halifax in January
The short of it: Halifax in January averages a high of 0 °C (33 °F) and a low of -9 °C (17 °F), with 137 mm (5.4 in) of rain and about 9 h 10 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 0° · low -9° · rain 137 mm · daylight 9 h 10 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
January in Halifax brings afternoons near 0° and nights around -9°, with about 137 mm of rain over the month. Halifax's coldest stretch of the year, 0° by day and -9° by night. Wet spells are common — about 137 mm, the 4th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 10 min in mid-January, 20 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Halifax runs warmer than most and wetter than most in January. Schmidtville, 0 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
January in Halifax, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 3° colder, 25 mm less rain
- Versus February
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 20 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SchmidtvilleNova Scotia | 0 km SSW | 0° | -9° | 137 mm |
| Spring GardenNova Scotia | 0 km WSW | 0° | -9° | 137 mm |
| Downtown HalifaxNova Scotia | 1 km N | 0° | -9° | 137 mm |
| Halifax South EndNova Scotia | 1 km S | 0° | -9° | 137 mm |
| Quinpool DistrictNova Scotia | 2 km W | 0° | -9° | 140 mm |
| WoodsideNova Scotia | 2 km ENE | 0° | -9° | 137 mm |
| WestmountNova Scotia | 3 km W | 0° | -9° | 140 mm |
| Downtown DartmouthNova Scotia | 3 km NNE | 0° | -9° | 140 mm |