Photo: WayneRay · Public domainFew Canadian towns have cooler summers than Division No. 1, Subdivision G
Midwinter brings lows of about −7.8°C. The wettest month is December; the driest is June. By precipitation alone, it ranks wetter than 98% of Canadian towns. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from October to May, when means dip under 10°C.
Division No. 1, Subdivision G has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from St. John's (Airport), 44 km south-east.
A year in Division No. 1, Subdivision G at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Division No. 1, Subdivision G’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador beside it.
What a year in Division No. 1, Subdivision G feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
Frost on 164 days, 20°C on 55
From October to May 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
Rain and melted snow: about 1,539 mm a year
5th wettest of 33 towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador. On about 162 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
363 cm of snow in a typical year
The snow season runs October to May; January brings the most, about 95 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Division No. 1, Subdivision G
81% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up.
Living with Division No. 1, Subdivision G’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
A normal year gives the garden about 142 frost-free days, roughly 28 May to 18 October.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →A wind chill below −20 is part of about 19 days a year here.
Humid heat, a humidex over 30, comes on about 11 days a year.
Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Division No. 1, Subdivision G’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: St. John's (Airport)
St. John's (Airport) is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 44 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 141 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −22.4°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 31.2°C |
| Average wind | 22.0 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | St. John's (West), 52 km |
How Division No. 1, Subdivision G compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Division No. 1, Subdivision G whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest places to Division No. 1, Subdivision G with figures are 35–48 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Division No. 1, Subdivision G St. John's (Airport) | 20.9°C | −7.8°C | 1,539 mm |
| Upper Island Cove 35 km · Whitbourne | 21.1°C about the same | −8.7°C 0.9°C colder | 1,748 mm |
| Paradise 48 km · St. John's (West) | 21.3°C about the same | −7.2°C 0.6°C milder | 1,381 mm |
Division No. 1, Subdivision G weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.7°C | −7.8°C | −4.2°C | 153 mm | 95 cm |
| February | −1.0°C | −8.4°C | −4.7°C | 123 mm | 77 cm |
| March | 1.2°C | −5.7°C | −2.2°C | 140 mm | 62 cm |
| April | 5.6°C | −1.9°C | 1.8°C | 122 mm | 30 cm |
| May | 11.0°C | 1.6°C | 6.3°C | 98 mm | 5 cm |
| June | 15.7°C | 5.9°C | 10.8°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 20.9°C | 11.2°C | 16.0°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 20.8°C | 12.1°C | 16.5°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 17.0°C | 8.5°C | 12.8°C | 126 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 11.2°C | 4.3°C | 7.8°C | 158 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 6.7°C | 0.0°C | 3.4°C | 157 mm | 22 cm |
| December | 2.1°C | −4.1°C | −1.0°C | 174 mm | 70 cm |
| Year | 9.2°C | 1.3°C | 5.3°C | 1,539 mm | 363 cm |
February strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 1.9°C; August the least
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in February: a low of −22.4°C in 1994 and a high of 16.0°C in 1996.
Where Division No. 1, Subdivision G’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at St. John's (Airport), the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- 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 Division No. 1, Subdivision G’s climate
How warm does Division No. 1, Subdivision G get in summer?
Peak warmth comes in July, at about 20.9°C by mid-afternoon.
How cold does Division No. 1, Subdivision G get in winter?
A typical February night falls to −8.4°C, the year’s low point.
How much rain and snow does Division No. 1, Subdivision G get?
Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 1,539 mm; the range runs from 88 mm in June to 174 mm in December.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
The ground is white, with 1 cm or more, on some 114 days a year.
Are these figures for Division No. 1, Subdivision G itself?
They come from St. John's (Airport), which ECCC uses as the nearest normals location for Division No. 1, Subdivision G.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Division No. 1, Subdivision G →
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).