Precipitation in Middle Sackville tops that of 94% of Canadian towns: 1,393 mm a year
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 24.2°C. Expect the most rain and snow in November and the least in July. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 69% of Canadian towns. Frost comes on about 151 days a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Halifax Stanfield (Airport) (20 km north-east).
A year in Middle Sackville at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Middle Sackville’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Nova Scotia beside it.
What a year in Middle Sackville feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 151 frosts and 92 warm days a year
From October to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Some 3 days a year climb past 30°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
1,393 mm of precipitation in a typical year
On about 124 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
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 Middle Sackville
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Every day colder than 18°C on average adds its gap in degrees to the year’s heating total. By this count, homes here need less heating than 67% of Canadian towns.
Living with Middle Sackville’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →The wind chill passes −20 on about 24 days in a normal year.
Roughly 28 days a year feel hotter than 30 once humidity is counted.
For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Middle Sackville’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Halifax Stanfield (Airport)
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Halifax Stanfield (Airport) are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 20 km north-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, 25 km |
How Middle Sackville compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Nova Scotia.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Middle Sackville whose figures come from another normals location.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Sackville Halifax Stanfield (Airport) | 24.2°C | −10.1°C | 1,393 mm |
| Lower Sackville 3.8 km · Halifax Stanfield (Airport) | 24.2°C about the same | −10.1°C about the same | 1,393 mm |
| Hammonds Plains 7.7 km · Shearwater | 22.7°C 1.5°C cooler | −8.3°C 1.8°C milder | 1,414 mm |
Middle Sackville weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and 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 |
January strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 2.2°C; August the least
Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; March’s run from −20.7°C in 2007 to 27.2°C in 2012.
Where Middle Sackville’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Halifax Stanfield (Airport): the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- Comparisons: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- Not on this page: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Middle Sackville’s climate
How warm does Middle Sackville get in summer?
Afternoons average 24.2°C in July, the warmest time of year.
How cold does Middle Sackville get in winter?
Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near −10.1°C.
How much rain and snow does Middle Sackville get?
A normal year brings 1,393 mm, snow included as water: November is wettest at 159 mm, July driest at 87 mm.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Expect snow on the ground, at least 1 cm, for about 84 days a year.
Are these figures for Middle Sackville itself?
Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Halifax Stanfield (Airport), just outside Middle Sackville’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Middle Sackville →
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