Sandy Cove is a community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia on the Chebucto Peninsula.
Climate data for Sandy Cove (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 12.5 (54.5) | 10.6 (51.1) | 15.6 (60.1) | 25.0 (77.0) | 25.5 (77.9) | 30.0 (86.0) | 29.0 (84.2) | 33.0 (91.4) | 28.0 (82.4) | 21.5 (70.7) | 18.0 (64.4) | 12.8 (55.0) | 33.0 (91.4) |
Average high °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) | 0.5 (32.9) | 2.9 (37.2) | 7.0 (44.6) | 11.2 (52.2) | 16.0 (60.8) | 19.2 (66.6) | 20.4 (68.7) | 18.1 (64.6) | 13.2 (55.8) | 8.4 (47.1) | 3.1 (37.6) | 10.0 (50.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) | −3.6 (25.5) | −0.7 (30.7) | 3.5 (38.3) | 7.6 (45.7) | 12.3 (54.1) | 15.6 (60.1) | 16.7 (62.1) | 14.3 (57.7) | 9.4 (48.9) | 4.7 (40.5) | −1.0 (30.2) | 6.2 (43.2) |
Average low °C (°F) | −8.1 (17.4) | −7.6 (18.3) | −4.3 (24.3) | −0.1 (31.8) | 3.8 (38.8) | 8.4 (47.1) | 11.7 (53.1) | 12.9 (55.2) | 10.3 (50.5) | 5.5 (41.9) | 1.0 (33.8) | −5.1 (22.8) | 2.4 (36.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | −26.5 (−15.7) | −23.0 (−9.4) | −20.5 (−4.9) | −11.0 (12.2) | −5.6 (21.9) | 1.0 (33.8) | 5.0 (41.0) | 4.0 (39.2) | −2.0 (28.4) | −6.1 (21.0) | −11.1 (12.0) | −25.0 (−13.0) | −26.5 (−15.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 118.1 (4.65) | 103.6 (4.08) | 115.2 (4.54) | 117.7 (4.63) | 115.1 (4.53) | 115.1 (4.53) | 110.5 (4.35) | 97.8 (3.85) | 107.0 (4.21) | 117.1 (4.61) | 132.3 (5.21) | 134.7 (5.30) | 1,384 (54.49) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 85.2 (3.35) | 74.2 (2.92) | 91.9 (3.62) | 112.6 (4.43) | 114.6 (4.51) | 115.1 (4.53) | 110.5 (4.35) | 97.8 (3.85) | 107.0 (4.21) | 117.0 (4.61) | 126.9 (5.00) | 117.2 (4.61) | 1,269.9 (50.00) |
Average snowfall cm (inches) | 32.9 (13.0) | 29.4 (11.6) | 23.3 (9.2) | 5.1 (2.0) | 0.5 (0.2) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.0) | 5.4 (2.1) | 17.5 (6.9) | 114.2 (45.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 13.4 | 11.0 | 13.5 | 15.4 | 17.2 | 15.3 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 13.2 | 14.1 | 15.6 | 13.8 | 170.5 |
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 9.1 | 7.1 | 10.4 | 15.0 | 17.2 | 15.3 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 13.2 | 14.1 | 14.9 | 11.7 | 156.0 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.05 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 20.8 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 101.9 | 111.9 | 132.3 | 134.2 | 166.8 | 181.7 | 202.6 | 190.0 | 181.6 | 145.1 | 98.7 | 89.9 | 1,736.5 |
Percent possible sunshine | 35.5 | 38.3 | 35.9 | 33.3 | 36.4 | 39.1 | 43.1 | 43.7 | 48.2 | 42.5 | 34.1 | 32.5 | 38.6 |
Source: Environment Canada [1] [2] |
Coordinates: 44°28′13.07″N63°33′32.7″W / 44.4702972°N 63.559083°W
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