Nova Scotia climate
World Climates covers 2 places in Nova Scotia. By annual mean temperature, the warmest is Halifax (7 °C45 °F) and the coolest is Sydney (7 °C44 °F). The wettest is Halifax with 1,300 mm51 in of precipitation per year, the driest Sydney with 1,224 mm48 in.
The most common climate types (Köppen classification computed from these averages) are warm-summer humid continental (Dfb, 2 places).
The highest monthly average high is in Sydney (22 °C72 °F in August); the lowest monthly average low is in Sydney (−7 °C19 °F in February).
Frequently asked questions
Which is the warmest place in Nova Scotia?
By annual mean temperature, the warmest place in Nova Scotia is Halifax at 7 °C45 °F. The coolest is Sydney at 7 °C44 °F.
Where does it rain the most in Nova Scotia?
Halifax gets the most precipitation, 1,300 mm51 in in an average year. The driest place is Sydney with 1,224 mm48 in.
How many places in Nova Scotia does this site cover?
World Climates has climate data for 2 places in Nova Scotia. Each one has a page with monthly averages for temperature, rainfall, humidity and daylight.
Climate of every place in Nova Scotia
Year = annual mean temperature; max high = average high of the warmest month; min low = average low of the coldest month; precip. = annual total. Temperatures in °C°F, precipitation in mminches. Sorted by population.
Other cities over 100,000 people
These cities share a NASA POWER grid cell with a larger place, so their averages are shown on that page:
- Dartmouth → data of Halifax
Data: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2025 (MERRA-2 reanalysis, CERES satellite data) — grid-cell averages, not station records. Sources and method.