Nova Scotia: water temperature
At sea, 13.5 °C on average across 11 stations, from 11.0 °C (Halifax Harbour) to 23.8 °C (GEORGES BANK 170 NM East of Hyannis, MA). In fresh water, 5.8 °C on average across 1 stations, from 5.8 °C (Northeast Margaree River At Margaree Valley) to 5.8 °C (Northeast Margaree River At Margaree Valley).
Sea and ocean
| Station | Water | Measured |
|---|---|---|
| BANQUEREAU BANK Bouées d'Environnement Canada | 11.2 °C | 36 h ago |
| Banqureau Banks NOAA NDBC | 11.2 °C | 38 min ago |
| EAST CHEDABUCTO BAY Bouées d'Environnement Canada | 11.2 °C | 36 h ago |
| East of Chedabucto Bay NOAA NDBC | 11.2 °C | 38 min ago |
| EAST SCOTIA SLOPE Bouées d'Environnement Canada | 14.2 °C | 36 h ago |
| East Scotia Slope NOAA NDBC | 14.3 °C | 38 min ago |
| GEORGES BANK 170 NM East of Hyannis, MA NOAA NDBC | 23.8 °C | 48 min ago |
| HALIFAX HARBOUR Bouées d'Environnement Canada | 11.1 °C | 36 h ago |
| Halifax Harbour NOAA NDBC | 11.0 °C | 38 min ago |
| LA HAVE BANK Bouées d'Environnement Canada | 15.3 °C | 36 h ago |
| La Have Bank NOAA NDBC | 14.1 °C | 38 min ago |
Lakes and rivers
| Station | Water | Measured |
|---|---|---|
| Northeast Margaree River At Margaree Valley Relevés hydrologiques du Canada | 5.8 °C | 38 min ago |
Where to swim, month by month
The normal sea temperature each month along the coast: pick a month to see where the water is warmest and whether you can swim.
- January 4.3 °C · up to 6.6 °C
- February 2.5 °C · up to 4.8 °C
- March 2.0 °C · up to 4.2 °C
- April 2.9 °C · up to 5.1 °C
- May 6.0 °C · up to 7.5 °C
- June 9.6 °C · up to 10.7 °C
- July 15.1 °C · up to 16.4 °C
- August 18.2 °C · up to 20.0 °C
- September 16.9 °C · up to 18.2 °C
- October 13.9 °C · up to 15.1 °C
- November 10.3 °C · up to 11.5 °C
- December 6.9 °C · up to 8.7 °C
Where these numbers come from
Every value is a real reading from an instrument, at its position: a buoy, a wharf, a river or lake station. It keeps the time it was measured. A reading too far from those of nearby stations is marked with a “?”. Between stations, the map gives a satellite or model estimate, always labelled as such.
Sources: Bouées d'Environnement Canada, NOAA NDBC, Relevés hydrologiques du Canada. Sources and credits
Nearby
- New Brunswick 4 stations · sea 9.8 °C · fresh water 5.9 °C
- Quebec 18 stations · sea 9.8 °C · fresh water 10.6 °C
- Ontario 34 stations · sea 13.8 °C · fresh water 12.1 °C
- Saskatchewan 10 stations · fresh water 3.7 °C
- Nunavut 6 stations · fresh water 1.7 °C
- Northwest Territories 19 stations · fresh water 1.8 °C