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Sydney, Nova Scotia climate
Dfb Warm-summer humid continental
Sydney has a seasonal cold-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 74°F, while the coldest is February averaging around 14°F at night. Around 60 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in December (6.9 inches) and easing off in July (3.4 inches). Snowfall is heavy (107 inches of snow per year on average).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Sydney climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 30 | 30 | 35 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 46 | 36 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 23 | 22 | 28 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 65 | 58 | 48 | 39 | 30 |
| Avg low (°F) | 15 | 14 | 21 | 29 | 37 | 46 | 55 | 56 | 49 | 40 | 33 | 24 |
| Precipitation (in) | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.9 |
| Snowfall (in) | 28.6 | 27.4 | 16.7 | 8.4 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 3.9 | 21.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 30 | 30 | 35 | 44 | 56 | 66 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 23 | 22 | 28 | 37 | 46 | 56 |
| Avg low (°F) | 15 | 14 | 21 | 29 | 37 | 46 |
| Precipitation (in) | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
| Snowfall (in) | 28.6 | 27.4 | 16.7 | 8.4 | 0.4 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 74 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 46 | 36 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 65 | 65 | 58 | 48 | 39 | 30 |
| Avg low (°F) | 55 | 56 | 49 | 40 | 33 | 24 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.9 |
| Snowfall (in) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 3.9 | 21.6 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 86 | 79 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 75 | 82 | 87 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 86 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 85 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 15.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.6 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 13.8 | 14.5 | 15.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 86 | 79 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 70 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 86 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 83 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 15.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.6 | 12.0 | 11.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 66 | 65 | 66 | 75 | 82 | 87 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 82 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 85 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 11.1 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 13.8 | 14.5 | 15.5 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Sydney A, a weather station, about 11 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.