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Climate in Burgeo · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Few Canadian towns have cooler summers than Burgeo

Deep winter brings January lows near −7.8°C. A year here swings 28°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Its yearly rain and snow top those of 93% of Canadian towns. If you like long walks, July and August offer highs of 17–19°C.

July afternoons: cooler than almost every Canadian town

January nights: milder than 83% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: wetter than 93% of Canadian towns

Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals at Burgeo (1.1 km north-west).

July high

17.3°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−7.8°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

1,316 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Frost days

152

a year at 0°C or below

A year in Burgeo at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan−1°C−8°C

Feb−1°C−8°CColdest nights

Mar1°C−6°C

Apr5°C−1°C

May10°C3°C

Jun13°C7°C

Jul17°C12°C

Aug19°C13°CWarmest

Sep17°C9°CWettest

Oct11°C5°C

Nov now6°C1°C

Dec2°C−4°C

What stands out about Burgeo’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador beside it.

Cooler than almost every Canadian townJuly afternoons average 17.3°C; August is warmer still. 33rd warmest of 33 towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador.A narrower year than 94% of Canadian townsFrom January nights to July afternoons, the year spans 25.1°C.Wetter than 93% of Canadian townsAbout 1,316 mm of rain and melted snow a year; September is the wettest month and April the driest.

A normal year

What a year in Burgeo feels like

Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.

Winter

0°C / −7°C

345 mm of rain and snow

Spring

5°C / −1°C

266 mm of rain and snow

Summer

17°C / 11°C

325 mm of rain and snow

Autumn

11°C / 5°C

380 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

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10°

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−1°C−8°C

1°C−6°C

5°C−1°C

10°C3°C

13°C7°C

17°C12°C

19°C13°C

17°C9°C

11°C5°C

6°C1°C

2°C−4°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Best months to be outsideJulAugHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more

Frost & warm days

Frost on 152 days, 20°C on 21

Frost comes from October to May; in January almost every night freezes.

152

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

Fewer frosts than 57% of Canadian towns

Days that stay below 0°C

Days a year above 20°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

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Rain & snow

1,316 mm of precipitation in a typical year

The most falls in September, the least in April. Some 174 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.

1,316 mm

Rain and snow a year

Wetter than 93% of Canadian towns

979 mm

Of it as rain alone (74%)

131 mm

September, the wettest month

78 mm

April, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

131 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

131 mm

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Burgeo publishes no full year of precipitation, so these figures come from Stephenville, 124 km away.

Heating

Heating a home in Burgeo

80% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.

4,730 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,211 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

A heating degree day is one degree of shortfall below 18°C for one day, summed over the year.

Living here

Living with Burgeo’s climate

What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.

Get outside

Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jul and Aug.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

On some 15 days a year the wind chill drops past −20; mitts and a scarf earn their place.

Storms and extremes

Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Burgeo’s hazards page.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Burgeo

Burgeo is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.

Distance from the town	1.1 km north-west
Station altitude	11 m
Completeness	meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normals	No
Precipitation from	Stephenville, 124 km
Snowfall from	No location within 100 km
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−25.9°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	30.9°C
Average wind	20.4 km/h on average, most often from the east
Next-nearest location	Port Aux Basques, 115 km

Compared with other towns

How Burgeo compares

Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in Newfoundland and Labrador.

July afternoons17.3°C

BurgeoMedian Canadian town

16°C18°C20°C22°C24°C26°C

Cooler than almost every Canadian town33rd warmest of 33 towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador

January nights−7.8°C

BurgeoMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C

Milder than 83% of Canadian towns10th mildest of 33 towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador

Rain and snow a year1,316 mm

BurgeoMedian Canadian town

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Wetter than 93% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Places around Burgeo whose figures come from another normals location. Distances here run 112–117 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Burgeo.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Burgeo	17.3°C	−7.8°C	1,316 mm
St. George's 112 km · Stephenville	20.3°C 3.0°C warmer	−9.0°C 1.2°C colder	1,316 mm
Channel-Port aux Basques 115 km · Port Aux Basques	17.6°C about the same	−7.6°C about the same	1,316 mm

Month by month

Burgeo weather by month

Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean and precipitation.

Month	High	Low	Mean	Rain & snow
January	−1.0°C	−7.8°C	−4.4°C	121 mm
February	−1.4°C	−8.4°C	−4.9°C	107 mm
March	1.0°C	−5.6°C	−2.3°C	89 mm
April	4.8°C	−1.4°C	1.7°C	78 mm
May	9.7°C	2.8°C	6.3°C	100 mm
June	13.4°C	7.0°C	10.3°C	93 mm
July	17.3°C	11.5°C	14.5°C	115 mm
August	19.4°C	13.0°C	16.2°C	117 mm
September	16.5°C	9.2°C	12.9°C	131 mm
October	11.4°C	4.5°C	8.0°C	130 mm
November	6.4°C	0.5°C	3.4°C	119 mm
December	1.9°C	−3.9°C	−1.0°C	117 mm
Year	8.3°C	1.8°C	5.0°C	1,316 mm

Year to year

Two years in three, February’s average lands within 2.1°C of normal, against the steadier July

Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than February, between −25.9°C (1994) and 9.0°C (2016).

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Burgeo’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Burgeo, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
Other locations: a location missing months of precipitation or snow is filled from the nearest that has them all, never mixed month by month.
Comparisons: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
Not on this page: a snowfall figure (none within 100 km), sunshine (none for 1991–2020) and the town’s own elevation.

Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Questions about Burgeo’s climate

How warm does Burgeo get in summer?

In August, the warmest month, the typical high is 19.4°C.

How cold does Burgeo get in winter?

On a normal February night the air drops to −8.4°C, the coldest of the year.

How much rain and snow does Burgeo get?

Count on roughly 1,316 mm a year, heaviest in September (131 mm) and lightest in April (78 mm).

Are these figures for Burgeo itself?

Yes. They were measured in Burgeo, at ECCC’s own station there.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Burgeo →

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).