Clarke's Beach sits near the top of Canadian towns for rain and snow, with 1,748 mm a year
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 21.1°C. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 98% of Canadian towns. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 31°C. An umbrella or a shovel earns its place on about 182 days a year with 1 mm or more.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Clarke's Beach is Whitbourne, 20 km south-west, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Clarke's Beach at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Clarke's Beach’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador beside it.
What a year in Clarke's Beach feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
176 frost days and 52 days above 20°C a year
From September to June frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 1,748 mm of rain and snow a year
January brings the most rain and snow; June, the least. The wettest of 33 towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 321 cm in a normal year
Snow falls from November to April, most of all in January (about 91 cm). 23rd snowiest of 32 towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Clarke's Beach
82% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Each day the mean sits under 18°C adds its shortfall; a year’s total is its heating degree days.
Living with Clarke's Beach’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Clarke's Beach’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Whitbourne
Whitbourne is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 20 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 58 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −33.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 31.5°C |
| Next-nearest location | St. John's (West), 40 km |
How Clarke's Beach compares
Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Clarke's Beach’s own would show the same figures). Clarke's Beach has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 20–28 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke's Beach Whitbourne | 21.1°C | −8.7°C | 1,748 mm |
| Harbour Grace 20 km · St. John's (Airport) | 20.9°C about the same | −7.8°C 0.9°C milder | 1,539 mm |
| Conception Bay South 25 km · St. John's (West) | 21.3°C about the same | −7.2°C 1.5°C milder | 1,381 mm |
Clarke's Beach weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.3°C | −8.7°C | −4.2°C | 192 mm | 91 cm |
| February | 0.1°C | −9.4°C | −4.7°C | 158 mm | 83 cm |
| March | 2.5°C | −6.3°C | −1.9°C | 146 mm | 49 cm |
| April | 7.3°C | −1.9°C | 2.7°C | 122 mm | 17 cm |
| May | 12.1°C | 1.7°C | 6.9°C | 108 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 16.6°C | 5.7°C | 11.2°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 21.1°C | 10.5°C | 15.8°C | 131 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 21.3°C | 11.7°C | 16.5°C | 116 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 17.8°C | 8.2°C | 13.0°C | 152 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.0°C | 3.8°C | 7.9°C | 174 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 7.3°C | −0.5°C | 3.4°C | 171 mm | 13 cm |
| December | 2.8°C | −5.2°C | −1.2°C | 179 mm | 66 cm |
| Year | 10.1°C | 0.8°C | 5.5°C | 1,748 mm | 321 cm |
March: −30.0°C at its coldest, 19.0°C at its warmest
Year to year, February varies most (a standard deviation of 2.4°C around −4.7°C) and August least (0.9°C).
Where Clarke's Beach’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Whitbourne, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Comparisons: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
- Not on this page: sunshine, which none of ECCC’s 450 locations publishes for 1991–2020, and the town’s own height above sea level, so no figure is adjusted for altitude.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Clarke's Beach’s climate
How warm does Clarke's Beach get in summer?
In August, the warmest month, the typical high is 21.3°C.
How cold does Clarke's Beach get in winter?
Midwinter means February, when a typical night reaches −9.4°C.
How much rain and snow does Clarke's Beach get?
The year adds up to 1,748 mm. January is the peak month (192 mm) and June the low one (100 mm).
Are these figures for Clarke's Beach itself?
Only indirectly: the readings are made at Whitbourne, outside Clarke's Beach.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Clarke's Beach →
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).