Climate and average weather in Lower Sackville
In Lower Sackville, the summers are warm, showery, and partly cloudy and the winters are very cold, snowy, and mostly cloudy.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Lower Sackville typically varies from -9°C to 23°C, and is rarely below -19°C or above 28°C. July is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Lower Sackville for warm-weather activities is from mid June to late September.
- Hottest
- Jul
- 23°
- Coldest
- Jan
- -9°
- Wettest
- Dec
- 132 mm
- Driest
- May
- 85 mm
- Rain / yr
- 1253 mm
- 134 wet days
- Daylight
- 8.6–15.4 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 53 m
- 44.8°N
- Clearest
- Sep
- 61% cloud
Lower Sackville is community in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- Founded
- 1749
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Lower Sackville weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around mid June to late September.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Lower Sackville, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 3.8 months, from June 5 to September 28, with daily high temperatures above 17°C. The hottest month of the year in Lower Sackville is July, with an average high of 23°C and low of 15°C.
The cool season lasts 3.4 months, from December 9 to March 20, with daily high temperatures below 4°C. The coldest month of the year in Lower Sackville is January, with an average low of -9°C and high of -1°C.
Days typically run about 8°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | -1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| Avg low (°C) | -9 | -9 | -5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 1 | -4 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1 | -9 |
| Feb | 0 | -9 |
| Mar | 3 | -5 |
| Apr | 9 | 1 |
| May | 14 | 5 |
| Jun | 19 | 10 |
| Jul | 23 | 15 |
| Aug | 23 | 15 |
| Sep | 20 | 11 |
| Oct | 14 | 6 |
| Nov | 8 | 1 |
| Dec | 3 | -4 |
How hot and cold Lower Sackville really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the coldest nights, wind chill pulls the feels-like down to about -17°C (around January 25), with roughly 183 freezing days a year (feels-like at or below 0°C) — 92 of them bitterly cold — worst in January.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | -1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| Air high (°C) | -1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | -16 | -16 | -10 | -4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 3 | -3 | -10 |
| Air low (°C) | -9 | -9 | -5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 1 | -4 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1 | -1 | -16 | -9 |
| Feb | 0 | 0 | -16 | -9 |
| Mar | 3 | 3 | -10 | -5 |
| Apr | 9 | 9 | -4 | 1 |
| May | 14 | 14 | 2 | 5 |
| Jun | 19 | 19 | 9 | 10 |
| Jul | 23 | 23 | 15 | 15 |
| Aug | 23 | 23 | 15 | 15 |
| Sep | 20 | 20 | 11 | 11 |
| Oct | 14 | 14 | 3 | 6 |
| Nov | 8 | 8 | -3 | 1 |
| Dec | 3 | 3 | -10 | -4 |
Average hourly temperature in Lower Sackville
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on July afternoons, near 23°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near -9°C.
Lower Sackville weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1° / -9° | 111 | 11.6 | 8 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Feb | -0° / -9° | 99 | 10.3 | 7.4 | 10.1 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 3° / -5° | 107 | 12 | 6.7 | 11.6 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 9° / 1° | 92 | 12.5 | 3.9 | 13.2 | 1.6 |
| May | 14° / 5° | 85 | 11.3 | 0.4 | 14.6 | 4.0 |
| Jun | 19° / 10° | 98 | 11.6 | 0 | 15.3 | 5.8 |
| Jul | 23° / 15° | 90 | 10.6 | 0 | 15 | 6.5 |
| Aug | 23° / 15° | 89 | 10.2 | 0 | 13.9 | 6.8 |
| Sep | 20° / 11° | 99 | 9.2 | 0 | 12.3 | 6.2 |
| Oct | 14° / 6° | 122 | 10.6 | 0.1 | 10.7 | 3.8 |
| Nov | 8° / 1° | 129 | 10.9 | 1.7 | 9.4 | 1.2 |
| Dec | 3° / -4° | 132 | 13 | 6.4 | 8.7 | 0.0 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Lower Sackville gets about 1253 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is often wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 2.8 months, from around Nov 26 to Feb 18, peaking in December at about 42% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Aug 30.
December is the wettest month by volume, with 132 mm over about 13 wet days; May is the driest, with 85 mm. Some of the cold-season precipitation falls as snow.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 34 | 37 | 41 |
| Rain days | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38 | 12 |
| Feb | 38 | 10 |
| Mar | 38 | 12 |
| Apr | 40 | 13 |
| May | 37 | 11 |
| Jun | 37 | 12 |
| Jul | 36 | 11 |
| Aug | 33 | 10 |
| Sep | 30 | 9 |
| Oct | 34 | 11 |
| Nov | 37 | 11 |
| Dec | 41 | 13 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Lower Sackville collects about 1253 mm of rain across 134 wet days — roughly 104 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. December is the wettest month with 132 mm, while May is the driest at just 85 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 31% of the year’s total, and some of the cold-season precipitation falls as snow.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 111 | 99 | 107 | 92 | 85 | 98 | 90 | 89 | 99 | 122 | 129 | 132 |
| Rain days | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| Snow days | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | Snow days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 111 | 12 | 8 |
| Feb | 99 | 10 | 7 |
| Mar | 107 | 12 | 7 |
| Apr | 92 | 13 | 4 |
| May | 85 | 11 | 0 |
| Jun | 98 | 12 | 0 |
| Jul | 90 | 11 | 0 |
| Aug | 89 | 10 | 0 |
| Sep | 99 | 9 | 0 |
| Oct | 122 | 11 | 0 |
| Nov | 129 | 11 | 2 |
| Dec | 132 | 13 | 6 |
Snow in Lower Sackville
Average snowy days through the year, the snow-season span, and estimated snowfall — for ski trips and the perennial 'will there be snow at Christmas?' question.
Lower Sackville averages about 35 snowy days a year. Snow season runs roughly Oct 31 to May 14 — about 6.4 months.
February is snowiest, with roughly 8 days of snow and an estimated 54 cm of snowfall. Over the year that adds up to an estimated 230 cm of snow.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snow days | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 54 | 54 | 46 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 39 |
| Snow days | Snowfall (cm) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | 54 |
| Feb | 7 | 54 |
| Mar | 7 | 46 |
| Apr | 4 | 16 |
| May | 0 | 2 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 0 | 0 |
| Oct | 0 | 1 |
| Nov | 2 | 18 |
| Dec | 6 | 39 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Lower Sackville, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows moderate seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around June 18 and lasts for 4.3 months, ending around October 25. The clearest month is September, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 43% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around October 26 and lasts for 4.7 months, ending around March 18. The cloudiest month is December, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 72% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 29 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 39 | 43 | 43 | 39 | 31 | 28 |
| Cloudier (%) | 71 | 69 | 67 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 57 | 57 | 61 | 69 | 72 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29 | 71 |
| Feb | 31 | 69 |
| Mar | 33 | 67 |
| Apr | 31 | 69 |
| May | 33 | 67 |
| Jun | 35 | 65 |
| Jul | 39 | 61 |
| Aug | 43 | 57 |
| Sep | 43 | 57 |
| Oct | 39 | 61 |
| Nov | 31 | 69 |
| Dec | 28 | 72 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 14, brings about 15 h 24 min of light; the shortest, around December 14, only 8 h 36 min — a swing of roughly 6 h 48 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.0 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 13.2 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.3 | 10.7 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 7:55 | 7:25 | 6:36 | 5:37 | 4:52 | 4:34 | 4:48 | 5:22 | 6:00 | 6:38 | 7:20 | 7:52 |
| Sunset (PM) | 4:53 | 5:33 | 6:13 | 6:52 | 7:30 | 7:56 | 7:53 | 7:15 | 6:18 | 5:22 | 4:40 | 4:30 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.0 | 7:55 | 4:53 |
| Feb | 10.1 | 7:25 | 5:33 |
| Mar | 11.6 | 6:36 | 6:13 |
| Apr | 13.2 | 5:37 | 6:52 |
| May | 14.6 | 4:52 | 7:30 |
| Jun | 15.3 | 4:34 | 7:56 |
| Jul | 15.0 | 4:48 | 7:53 |
| Aug | 13.9 | 5:22 | 7:15 |
| Sep | 12.3 | 6:00 | 6:18 |
| Oct | 10.7 | 6:38 | 5:22 |
| Nov | 9.4 | 7:20 | 4:40 |
| Dec | 8.7 | 7:52 | 4:30 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Lower Sackville averages about 6 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 4 and 10 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 3.6 months, from around Jul 7 to Oct 23. The sunniest month is September, with roughly 9 sunny days (mixed).
The greyest month is January, down near 5 sunny days — about 47% fewer than the September peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Sky | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5 | Gloomy |
| Feb | 5 | Gloomy |
| Mar | 6 | Gloomy |
| Apr | 6 | Gloomy |
| May | 6 | Gloomy |
| Jun | 6 | Gloomy |
| Jul | 6 | Gloomy |
| Aug | 8 | Mixed |
| Sep | 9 | Mixed |
| Oct | 7 | Gloomy |
| Nov | 5 | Gloomy |
| Dec | 5 | Gloomy |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Lower Sackville, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 3.4 months, from around June 19 to September 30. The muggiest month is July, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 42% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around October 1 to June 18, and May is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 97 | 71 | 25 | 24 | 59 | 90 | 98 | 100 |
| Comfortable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 97 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 71 | 20 | 9 | 1 |
| Jul | 25 | 32 | 32 | 10 |
| Aug | 24 | 32 | 31 | 13 |
| Sep | 59 | 20 | 16 | 5 |
| Oct | 90 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov | 98 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Lower Sackville is typically light breeze, near 14 km/h, and varies little with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 6.5 months, from around Oct 7 to Apr 22. The windiest month is March, averaging about 16 km/h (light breeze).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Apr 23 to Oct 6, with August the calmest month at about 11 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Feels | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | calm | calm | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | light breeze |
| Feb | 15 | light breeze |
| Mar | 16 | light breeze |
| Apr | 14 | light breeze |
| May | 13 | light breeze |
| Jun | 12 | light breeze |
| Jul | 12 | calm |
| Aug | 11 | calm |
| Sep | 13 | light breeze |
| Oct | 14 | light breeze |
| Nov | 15 | light breeze |
| Dec | 16 | light breeze |
Hazard calendar for Lower Sackville
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Lower Sackville sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.
Best time to visit Lower Sackville
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Lower Sackville throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late June, Lower Sackville is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Lower Sackville for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid June to late September, with a peak score in the last week of August.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Rating | poor | poor | poor | poor | fair | good | good | good | good | fair | poor | poor |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.0 | poor |
| Feb | 0.0 | poor |
| Mar | 0.1 | poor |
| Apr | 1.6 | poor |
| May | 4.0 | fair |
| Jun | 5.8 | good |
| Jul | 6.5 | good |
| Aug | 6.8 | good |
| Sep | 6.2 | good |
| Oct | 3.8 | fair |
| Nov | 1.2 | poor |
| Dec | 0.0 | poor |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Lower Sackville for hot-weather activities is from early July to early September, with a peak score in the first week of August.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Lower Sackville, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around July (highs near 23°C), the essentials are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near -1°C), pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear.
In July, Lower Sackville sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Lower Sackville
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 29 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 1°C.
The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
| Comfort | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Cool | Cool | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | Bracing |
| Feb | 1 | Bracing |
| Mar | 1 | Bracing |
| Apr | 2 | Bracing |
| May | 5 | Bracing |
| Jun | 10 | Bracing |
| Jul | 14 | Bracing |
| Aug | 17 | Cool |
| Sep | 16 | Cool |
| Oct | 13 | Bracing |
| Nov | 9 | Bracing |
| Dec | 6 | Bracing |
UV index (midday) in Lower Sackville by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lower Sackville peaks around June 21 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Moderate |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 5 | Moderate |
| May | 7 | Very high |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 8 | Very high |
| Aug | 6 | High |
| Sep | 5 | Moderate |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Average hourly UV index in Lower Sackville
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in June the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 6.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 2.5 | 0 |
| Apr | 5.5 | 0 |
| May | 7.5 | 3.5 |
| Jun | 8.5 | 5 |
| Jul | 8 | 4.5 |
| Aug | 6.5 | 0 |
| Sep | 5 | 0 |
| Oct | 0 | 0 |
| Nov | 0 | 0 |
| Dec | 0 | 0 |
Growing season
The growing season in Lower Sackville typically lasts about 224 days, from around April 13 to November 22 — the span where a frost-free day is more likely than not. It is reliably frost-free from May 7 to October 24.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 8 | 7 | 17 | 57 | 95 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 94 | 61 | 21 |
| Frost nights | 31 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 31 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | 31 |
| Feb | 7 | 28 |
| Mar | 17 | 31 |
| Apr | 57 | 30 |
| May | 95 | 5 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 94 | 5 |
| Nov | 61 | 30 |
| Dec | 21 | 31 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Lower Sackville banks about 884 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 144 | 273 | 274 | 159 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 15 |
| Jun | 144 |
| Jul | 273 |
| Aug | 274 |
| Sep | 159 |
| Oct | 19 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Lower Sackville receives about 3.5 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — moderate — with a clear seasonal swing between 1.2 and 5.6 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.4 months, from around Mar 13 to Sep 23. The brightest month is June, averaging about 5.5 kWh/m² (bright).
The dimmest month is December, down near 1.2 kWh/m² — roughly 77% less than the June peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 1.6 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| Level | Dim | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Dim | Dim |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.6 | Dim |
| Feb | 2.5 | Moderate |
| Mar | 3.7 | Moderate |
| Apr | 4.5 | Bright |
| May | 5.1 | Bright |
| Jun | 5.5 | Bright |
| Jul | 5.4 | Bright |
| Aug | 4.9 | Bright |
| Sep | 3.8 | Moderate |
| Oct | 2.5 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1.5 | Dim |
| Dec | 1.2 | Dim |
Where is Lower Sackville?
Lower Sackville sits at 44.8°N, 63.7°W, 53 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Bedford, 6.0 km away.
Topography around Lower Sackville
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Lower Sackville.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Lower Sackville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 61 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 348 m.
The land around Lower Sackville is covered by trees (68%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and water (36%) within 80 km.
Canada travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 1
- Exercise Normal Precautions
- Power plugs
- Type A / B
- 120 V · 60 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 83% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $55,698
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.7 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 97%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 2
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 5.3
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Lower Sackville (44.776°, -63.6786°, elevation 53 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).