Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainFew Canadian towns have cooler summers than Division No. 4, Subdivision E
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near −9.0°C. Some 31°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. It is a wet place: more rain and snow fall here than on 93% of Canadian towns. The furnace earns its keep from October to May, the months that average under 10°C.
These are not Division No. 4, Subdivision E’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Stephenville, 41 km east.
A year in Division No. 4, Subdivision E at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Division No. 4, Subdivision E’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. 4, Subdivision E feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 157 frosts and 50 warm days a year
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 1,316 mm a year
September brings the most rain and snow; April, the least. About 174 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 386 cm in a normal year
The snow season runs October to May; January brings the most, about 107 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Division No. 4, Subdivision E
84% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
A day averaging 10 degrees under 18°C adds 10 to the total; warm days add nothing.
Living with Division No. 4, Subdivision E’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
From about 15 May to 23 October the garden is usually clear of frost, some 161 days.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →On some 28 days a year the wind chill drops past −20; mitts and a scarf earn their place.
Plan shade and water for about 4 days a year above 30 on the humidex.
Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Division No. 4, Subdivision E’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Stephenville
Stephenville is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 41 km east |
| Station altitude | 25 m |
| Completeness | at least 25 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −28.8°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 30.7°C |
| Average wind | 18.8 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Corner Brook, 96 km |
How Division No. 4, Subdivision E 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.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Division No. 4, Subdivision E’s would only repeat its figures. No closer places have figures: these lie 86–98 km from Division No. 4, Subdivision E.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Division No. 4, Subdivision E Stephenville | 20.3°C | −9.0°C | 1,316 mm |
| Humber Arm South 86 km · Corner Brook | 22.8°C 2.5°C warmer | −9.9°C 0.9°C colder | 1,293 mm |
| Division No. 4, Subdivision A 87 km · Port Aux Basques | 17.6°C 2.7°C cooler | −7.6°C 1.4°C milder | 1,316 mm |
Division No. 4, Subdivision E weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2.1°C | −9.0°C | −5.6°C | 121 mm | 107 cm |
| February | −2.5°C | −10.2°C | −6.4°C | 107 mm | 97 cm |
| March | 0.7°C | −7.3°C | −3.3°C | 89 mm | 55 cm |
| April | 6.0°C | −1.6°C | 2.2°C | 78 mm | 17 cm |
| May | 11.8°C | 3.0°C | 7.4°C | 100 mm | 3 cm |
| June | 16.6°C | 7.8°C | 12.2°C | 93 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 20.3°C | 12.6°C | 16.5°C | 115 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 21.1°C | 13.1°C | 17.1°C | 117 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 16.9°C | 9.1°C | 13.0°C | 131 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 11.3°C | 4.3°C | 7.8°C | 130 mm | 3 cm |
| November | 5.9°C | 0.0°C | 3.0°C | 119 mm | 24 cm |
| December | 1.0°C | −4.8°C | −1.9°C | 117 mm | 81 cm |
| Year | 8.9°C | 1.4°C | 5.2°C | 1,316 mm | 386 cm |
March has run from −24.5°C to 19.7°C in thirty years
From one year to the next, February’s average typically shifts by 2.6°C around its normal of −6.4°C, the widest of any month, while August’s shifts by 1.0°C.
Where Division No. 4, Subdivision E’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Stephenville, 1991–2020.
- Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- Not on this page: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Division No. 4, Subdivision E’s climate
How warm does Division No. 4, Subdivision E get in summer?
Summer peaks in August: a typical afternoon reaches 21.1°C.
How cold does Division No. 4, Subdivision E get in winter?
On a normal February night the air drops to −10.2°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Division No. 4, Subdivision E get?
The year adds up to 1,316 mm. September is the peak month (131 mm) and April the low one (78 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
About 128 days a year have 1 cm of snow or more on the ground.
Are these figures for Division No. 4, Subdivision E itself?
No: Division No. 4, Subdivision E has no normals location, so the figures come from Stephenville, the nearest with 1991–2020 normals.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Division No. 4, Subdivision E →
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).