Halifax Weather in September
Halifax in September
The short of it: Halifax in September averages a high of 21 °C (69 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 96 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 11° · rain 96 mm · daylight 12 h 27 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
September in Halifax brings afternoons near 21° and nights around 11°, with about 96 mm of rain over the month. Much like August: highs about 21°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 96 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 27 min in mid-September, 95 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates September 3 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 September. Schmidtville, 0 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
September in Halifax, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus August
- 4° colder, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus October
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
September averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SchmidtvilleNova Scotia | 0 km SSW | 21° | 11° | 96 mm |
| Spring GardenNova Scotia | 0 km WSW | 21° | 11° | 96 mm |
| Downtown HalifaxNova Scotia | 1 km N | 21° | 11° | 96 mm |
| Halifax South EndNova Scotia | 1 km S | 21° | 11° | 96 mm |
| Quinpool DistrictNova Scotia | 2 km W | 20° | 11° | 99 mm |
| WoodsideNova Scotia | 2 km ENE | 21° | 11° | 96 mm |
| WestmountNova Scotia | 3 km W | 20° | 11° | 99 mm |
| Downtown DartmouthNova Scotia | 3 km NNE | 21° | 11° | 100 mm |