Halifax Weather in October
Average highs run from 69°F on October 1 to 58°F on October 31, and lows from 47°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.54 in over about 10 wet days.
October day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
October at a glance
- Average high
- 64°F
- Average low
- 41°F
- Precipitation
- 4.54 in
- Record high
- 97°FOct 5, 1941
- Record low
- 23°FOct 24, 1969
- Chance of a freeze
- 87%
- Daylight
- 11 h 46 min to 10 h 29 min
- Cloud cover
- 59%
- Humidity
- 77%
- Dew point
- 45°F
- Wind
- 4.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 69°F | 47°F | 88°F 2019 | 35°F 1947 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 69°F | 46°F | 95°F 2019 | 36°F 1958 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 68°F | 46°F | 86°F 2023 | 33°F 1974 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 4 | 68°F | 46°F | 88°F 1941 | 31°F 1945 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 5 | 68°F | 45°F | 97°F 1941 | 34°F 1961 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 6 | 67°F | 45°F | 93°F 1941 | 32°F 1958 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 7 | 67°F | 44°F | 97°F 1941 | 33°F 1964 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 8 | 66°F | 44°F | 90°F 2007 | 31°F 1954 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 9 | 66°F | 44°F | 91°F 2007 | 28°F 2001 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 10 | 66°F | 43°F | 89°F 1939 | 32°F 1979 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 11 | 65°F | 43°F | 86°F 1949 | 32°F 1956 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 12 | 65°F | 42°F | 88°F 1954 | 27°F 1964 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 13 | 65°F | 42°F | 85°F 1954 | 30°F 2012 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 14 | 64°F | 42°F | 85°F 1975 | 30°F 1988 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 15 | 64°F | 41°F | 86°F 2021 | 31°F 2006 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 16 | 64°F | 41°F | 81°F 1958 | 30°F 1939 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 17 | 63°F | 41°F | 81°F 2016 | 34°F 1941 | 32% | 0% |
| Oct 18 | 63°F | 40°F | 86°F 2016 | 30°F 1982 | 32% | |
| Oct 19 | 63°F | 40°F | 87°F 2016 | 28°F 1976 | 31% | |
| Oct 20 | 62°F | 40°F | 82°F 1969 | 28°F 1981 | 31% | |
| Oct 21 | 62°F | 39°F | 84°F 1947 | 29°F 1940 | 31% | |
| Oct 22 | 61°F | 39°F | 83°F 1947 | 25°F 1940 | 31% | |
| Oct 23 | 61°F | 39°F | 86°F 1947 | 29°F 1944 | 30% | |
| Oct 24 | 61°F | 38°F | 81°F 2001 | 23°F 1969 | 30% | |
| Oct 25 | 60°F | 38°F | 79°F 2021 | 28°F 1962 | 30% | |
| Oct 26 | 60°F | 38°F | 81°F 2023 | 27°F 1952 | 30% | |
| Oct 27 | 60°F | 38°F | 82°F 1963 | 27°F 1988 | 29% | |
| Oct 28 | 59°F | 37°F | 83°F 2023 | 24°F 1976 | 29% | |
| Oct 29 | 59°F | 37°F | 79°F 1946 | 26°F 1965 | 29% | |
| Oct 30 | 59°F | 37°F | 82°F 2016 | 24°F 1965 | 29% | |
| Oct 31 | 58°F | 36°F | 85°F 2024 | 24°F 1988 | 29% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 6:50 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 6:06 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00362071 (Dehart Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014751, 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.