Weather in Halifax in April 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Halifax in April
The temperature in April is +11°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +16°C during the day and a minimum of -4°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 10% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +7°C to +9°C.
Is Halifax warm or cold in April?
Halifax is typically cool in April.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +4°C to +9°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from -3°C to +2°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
Take a look at how April is compared to other months in Halifax:
Climate in Halifax in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +4°C | +9°C | +14°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -20°C | -10°C | -1°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +27°C | +25°C | +30°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 62 mm | 82 mm | 86 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 76% | 76% | 77% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1013 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 10 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 5 | 12 | 16 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 11 | 5 | 0 | ||||
April weather is still as ok as in March. It’s getting warmer as April arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +4°C to +9°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 62 mm to 82 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 76%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during April, staying around 4 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 3 sunny days during the month.
May brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Halifax is gradually decreasing during April, going from 6 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how April is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last April in Halifax?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Halifax in April has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+10°C) and the highest in 2022 (+13°C). The driest year was 2001 with only 590 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 1951 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Halifax, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.