Hardly any Canadian towns collect more precipitation than Division No. 1, Subdivision M: 1,748 mm a year
July afternoons average 21.1°C. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 31°C apart. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 98% of Canadian towns. About 182 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.
These are not Division No. 1, Subdivision M’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Whitbourne, 16 km west.
A year in Division No. 1, Subdivision M at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Division No. 1, Subdivision M’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 M feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 176 frosts and 52 warm days a year
The frost season runs September to June, and January freezes nearly 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 1,748 mm a year
January is the wettest month and June the driest. The wettest of 33 towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 321 cm of snow a 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 Division No. 1, Subdivision M
82% 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 M’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jul, Aug and Sep, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Division No. 1, Subdivision M’s.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Whitbourne
Whitbourne is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 16 km 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), 43 km |
How Division No. 1, Subdivision M 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Division No. 1, Subdivision M’s own would show the same figures). The nearest places to Division No. 1, Subdivision M with figures are 27–36 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Division No. 1, Subdivision M Whitbourne | 21.1°C | −8.7°C | 1,748 mm |
| Harbour Grace 27 km · St. John's (Airport) | 20.9°C about the same | −7.8°C 0.9°C milder | 1,539 mm |
| Conception Bay South 27 km · St. John's (West) | 21.3°C about the same | −7.2°C 1.5°C milder | 1,381 mm |
Division No. 1, Subdivision M 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 |
From year to year, February moves by 2.4°C, more than any month, and August least
March has the widest record range, −30.0°C in 2014 to 19.0°C in 1999; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where Division No. 1, Subdivision M’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: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- Not on this page: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Division No. 1, Subdivision M’s climate
How warm does Division No. 1, Subdivision M get in summer?
In August, the warmest month, the typical high is 21.3°C.
How cold does Division No. 1, Subdivision M get in winter?
A typical February night falls to −9.4°C, the year’s low point.
How much rain and snow does Division No. 1, Subdivision M get?
The yearly total is about 1,748 mm. January gets 192 mm, the most of any month; June gets 100 mm, the least.
Are these figures for Division No. 1, Subdivision M itself?
They come from Whitbourne, which ECCC uses as the nearest normals location for Division No. 1, Subdivision M.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Division No. 1, Subdivision M →
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).