Sandy Cove is a community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia on the Chebucto Peninsula.
Climate
| Climate data for Sandy Cove (1981–2010)
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| Month
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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)
|
| Mean daily maximum °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)
|
| Mean daily minimum °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]
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44°28′13.07″N 63°33′32.7″W / 44.4702972°N 63.559083°W / 44.4702972; -63.559083
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