Dutch Settlement is wetter than 94% of Canadian towns: 1,393 mm of rain and snow a year
January nights here settle around −10.1°C. November is the wettest month, July the driest. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 69% of Canadian towns. Ice scrapers and block heaters earn their keep on roughly 151 days a year at 0°C or below.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, measured at Halifax Stanfield (Airport), 5.1 km east.
A year in Dutch Settlement at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Dutch Settlement’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Nova Scotia beside it.
What a year in Dutch Settlement feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 151 days, 20°C on 92
The frost season runs October to May, and January freezes nearly every night. About 3 days a year top 30°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 1,393 mm of rain and snow a year
Some 124 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
215 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from November to May, with about 54 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Dutch Settlement
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up. In heating terms, homes need less heating than 67% of Canadian towns.
Living with Dutch Settlement’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Frostbite weather, a wind chill under −20, turns up on about 24 days a year.
Humid heat, a humidex over 30, comes on about 28 days a year.
The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Dutch Settlement’s.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Halifax Stanfield (Airport)
ECCC builds the Halifax Stanfield (Airport) normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 5.1 km east |
| Station altitude | 145 m |
| Completeness | at least 25 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −28.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.0°C |
| Average wind | 17.0 km/h on average, most often from the south |
| Next-nearest location | Shearwater, 29 km |
How Dutch Settlement compares
Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in Nova Scotia.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Dutch Settlement’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Dutch Settlement with figures are 22–46 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Settlement Halifax Stanfield (Airport) | 24.2°C | −10.1°C | 1,393 mm |
| Halifax 22 km · Shearwater | 22.7°C 1.5°C cooler | −8.3°C 1.8°C milder | 1,414 mm |
| Stewiacke 32 km · Upper Stewiacke | 25.1°C 0.9°C warmer | −11.6°C 1.5°C colder | 1,277 mm |
| Windsor 46 km · Waterville Cambridge | 25.9°C 1.7°C warmer | −9.1°C 1.0°C milder | 1,216 mm |
Dutch Settlement weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.2°C | −10.1°C | −5.7°C | 126 mm | 54 cm |
| February | −0.6°C | −9.7°C | −5.2°C | 111 mm | 44 cm |
| March | 3.5°C | −5.4°C | −0.9°C | 120 mm | 34 cm |
| April | 9.2°C | −0.3°C | 4.5°C | 106 mm | 17 cm |
| May | 15.5°C | 4.6°C | 10.1°C | 110 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 20.5°C | 9.8°C | 15.2°C | 90 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 24.2°C | 14.2°C | 19.2°C | 87 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.2°C | 14.1°C | 19.2°C | 91 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.0°C | 10.2°C | 15.2°C | 107 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.7°C | 4.7°C | 9.2°C | 140 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 7.6°C | 0.0°C | 3.8°C | 159 mm | 19 cm |
| December | 2.1°C | −5.8°C | −1.9°C | 147 mm | 44 cm |
| Year | 11.6°C | 2.2°C | 6.9°C | 1,393 mm | 215 cm |
The month with the widest range: March, −20.7°C to 27.2°C
Two years in three, January’s average falls within 2.2°C of its normal of −5.7°C; August keeps to within 0.9°C.
Where Dutch Settlement’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Halifax Stanfield (Airport), 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
- Not on this page: sunshine (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Dutch Settlement’s climate
How warm does Dutch Settlement get in summer?
Peak warmth comes in July, at about 24.2°C by mid-afternoon.
How cold does Dutch Settlement get in winter?
Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −10.1°C.
How much rain and snow does Dutch Settlement get?
Precipitation totals 1,393 mm a year, with November the wettest month (159 mm) and July the driest (87 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Roughly 84 days a year start with snow cover of 1 cm or more.
Are these figures for Dutch Settlement itself?
Yes. Halifax Stanfield (Airport), where ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals were measured, lies within Dutch Settlement.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Dutch Settlement →
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).