Wind statistics for Halifax
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Halifax, Canada — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 8.8 mph
- Average gusts: 19.2 mph
- Average daily rain: 4.1 mm
- Average temperature: 8°C
- Good kite days: 94 a year
- Best month: September (kite score 82/100)
- Windiest month: March (10.2 mph)
- Calmest month: August (7.1 mph)
- Rainiest month: March (5.3 mm)
How Halifax compares
Halifax ranks #42 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 87% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, September, scores 82/100 on the kite scale.
Month by month
See the full breakdown of wind, gusts, rain, temperature and good days for every month, with scores and verdicts:
| Month | Wind | Gusts | Rain | Temp | Good days | Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.7 mph | 20.7 mph | 3.5 mm | -3°C | 11 | 70 | EH… |
| February | 9.7 mph | 20.6 mph | 4.7 mm | -3°C | 6 | 70 | EH… |
| March | 10.2 mph | 22.0 mph | 5.3 mm | 2°C | 9 | 70 | EH… |
| April | 9.2 mph | 20.5 mph | 3.8 mm | 5°C | 10 | 70 | EH… |
| May | 8.6 mph | 19.3 mph | 4.2 mm | 10°C | 9 | 70 | EH… |
| June | 7.7 mph | 17.6 mph | 3.6 mm | 15°C | 7 | 70 | EH… |
| July | 7.5 mph | 17.0 mph | 3.2 mm | 19°C | 6 | 70 | EH… |
| August | 7.1 mph | 16.0 mph | 4.4 mm | 19°C | 3 | 69 | EH… |
| September | 7.5 mph | 16.3 mph | 2.9 mm | 17°C | 7 | 82 | YES |
| October | 8.3 mph | 17.8 mph | 4.0 mm | 12°C | 8 | 70 | EH… |
| November | 9.8 mph | 21.0 mph | 4.7 mm | 5°C | 8 | 70 | EH… |
| December | 10.0 mph | 21.1 mph | 4.9 mm | 0°C | 10 | 70 | EH… |
"Good days" = days with wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and less than 2 mm rain. Scores mirror the live forecast weighting (wind 45%, gusts 25%, rain 20%, temp 10%).
Looking for the single best time to fly a kite? Read the best time to fly a kite in Halifax, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Halifax using Open-Meteo historical data. A good kite day is wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and under 2 mm of rain. See the full kite flying statistics for every city.