Halifax Weather in January
Average highs run from 51°F on January 1 to 51°F on January 31, and lows from 30°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.74 in over about 10 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 50°F
- Average low
- 29°F
- Precipitation
- 3.74 in
- Snowfall
- 2.8 in
- Record high
- 80°FJan 31, 2002
- Record low
- -3°FJan 21, 1985
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 44 min to 10 h 24 min
- Cloud cover
- 59%
- Humidity
- 83%
- Dew point
- 33°F
- Wind
- 6.7 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 51°F | 30°F | 68°F 2019 | 12°F 1984 | 29% | 3% |
| Jan 2 | 50°F | 29°F | 77°F 2022 | 9°F 2018 | 29% | 3% |
| Jan 3 | 50°F | 29°F | 73°F 2000 | 10°F 2018 | 30% | 3% |
| Jan 4 | 50°F | 29°F | 76°F 2000 | 11°F 1979 | 30% | 3% |
| Jan 5 | 50°F | 29°F | 79°F 2000 | 13°F 1981 | 30% | 3% |
| Jan 6 | 50°F | 29°F | 73°F 2004 | 12°F 1981 | 30% | 3% |
| Jan 7 | 50°F | 29°F | 71°F 1998 | 2°F 2018 | 30% | 3% |
| Jan 8 | 50°F | 29°F | 72°F 1998 | 2°F 2018 | 30% | 3% |
| Jan 9 | 50°F | 29°F | 72°F 1998 | 7°F 2017 | 30% | 3% |
| Jan 10 | 50°F | 29°F | 71°F 2026 | 8°F 2017 | 30% | 3% |
| Jan 11 | 50°F | 29°F | 75°F 2026 | 0°F 1978 | 30% | 3% |
| Jan 12 | 50°F | 29°F | 74°F 1974 | 9°F 1981 | 30% | 4% |
| Jan 13 | 50°F | 29°F | 70°F 2005 | 3°F 1981 | 30% | 4% |
| Jan 14 | 50°F | 29°F | 76°F 2005 | 10°F 1977 | 30% | 4% |
| Jan 15 | 50°F | 29°F | 72°F 1995 | 13°F 1988 | 30% | 4% |
| Jan 16 | 50°F | 29°F | 69°F 2007 | 6°F 1972 | 30% | 4% |
| Jan 17 | 50°F | 29°F | 70°F 1974 | 4°F 1977 | 30% | 4% |
| Jan 18 | 50°F | 29°F | 72°F 1990 | 3°F 1977 | 30% | 4% |
| Jan 19 | 50°F | 29°F | 72°F 1999 | 3°F 1994 | 30% | 4% |
| Jan 20 | 50°F | 29°F | 72°F 2023 | 2°F 1994 | 30% | 4% |
| Jan 21 | 50°F | 29°F | 70°F 1999 | -3°F 1985 | 30% | 4% |
| Jan 22 | 50°F | 29°F | 72°F 1999 | -3°F 1985 | 30% | 4% |
| Jan 23 | 50°F | 29°F | 73°F 1999 | 12°F 1984 | 30% | 4% |
| Jan 24 | 50°F | 29°F | 79°F 1999 | 14°F 1992 | 30% | 4% |
| Jan 25 | 50°F | 29°F | 71°F 1972 | 13°F 2014 | 30% | 4% |
| Jan 26 | 50°F | 29°F | 77°F 1990 | 17°F 2013 | 30% | 4% |
| Jan 27 | 51°F | 29°F | 74°F 1976 | 11°F 1982 | 30% | 4% |
| Jan 28 | 51°F | 29°F | 73°F 1974 | 8°F 1987 | 30% | 4% |
| Jan 29 | 51°F | 29°F | 72°F 1975 | 12°F 1977 | 30% | 4% |
| Jan 30 | 51°F | 29°F | 76°F 1975 | 8°F 2014 | 30% | 4% |
| Jan 31 | 51°F | 29°F | 80°F 2002 | 9°F 2014 | 30% | 4% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 5:06 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 5:36 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00314456 (Jackson), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00317319, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.