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Climate in Division No. 7, Subdivision E · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Few Canadian towns have cooler summers than Division No. 7, Subdivision E

January nights here settle around −10.1°C. By precipitation alone, it ranks wetter than 92% of Canadian towns. October is the wettest month, June the driest. For walks and days out, July and August bring highs of 23°C.

July afternoons: cooler than 95% of Canadian towns

January nights: milder than 68% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: wetter than 92% of Canadian towns

1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Lethbridge station, 4.3 km south-west.

July high

22.6°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−10.1°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

1,260 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

229 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

178

a year at 0°C or below

Frost-free days

19 Jun to 6 Sep

A year in Division No. 7, Subdivision E at a glance

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

Jan−1°C−10°CColdest nightsSnowiest

Feb−1°C−10°C

Mar2°C−7°C

Apr7°C−2°C

May13°C2°C

Jun18°C6°CLast frost ~19 Jun

Jul23°C11°CWarmest

Aug23°C12°C

Sep18°C8°CFirst frost ~6 Sep

Oct12°C3°CWettest

Nov now7°C−1°C

Dec2°C−5°C

What stands out about Division No. 7, Subdivision E’s climate

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

Cooler than 95% of Canadian townsJuly afternoons average 22.6°C, the warmest of the year. 7th warmest of 32 towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador.Wetter than 92% of Canadian townsAbout 1,260 mm of rain and melted snow a year; October is the wettest month and June the driest.A narrower year than 87% of Canadian townsFrom January nights to July afternoons, the year spans 32.7°C.

A normal year

What a year in Division No. 7, Subdivision E feels like

Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

Winter

0°C / −9°C

325 mm, with 155 cm of snow

Spring

7°C / −2°C

288 mm, with 63 cm of snow

Summer

21°C / 10°C

285 mm of rain and snow

Autumn

12°C / 3°C

363 mm, with 11 cm of snow: the wettest season

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−1°C−10°C

2°C−7°C

7°C−2°C

13°C2°C

18°C6°C

23°C11°C

23°C12°C

18°C8°C

12°C3°C

7°C−1°C

2°C−5°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Frost & warm days

Frost on 178 days, 20°C on 67

Frost comes from September to June; in January almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 7 nights a year.

78 frost-free days · average dates, 1991–2020

19 Jun 6 Sep

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

178

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 62% of Canadian towns

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

Days a year above 20°C

Days a year above 30°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

About 1,260 mm of rain and snow a year

About 174 days a year bring 1 mm or more.

1,260 mm

Rain and snow a year

Wetter than 92% of Canadian towns

1,030 mm

Of it as rain alone (82%)

129 mm

October, the wettest month

86 mm

June, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

129 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

127 mm

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Snow

229 cm of snow in a typical year

Snow falls from October to May, most of all in January (about 58 cm). 28th snowiest of 31 towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador.

229 cm

Snowfall a year

Snowier than 85% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

114

Days a year with 1 cm or more on the ground

40 cm

Snow on the ground at the end of February, the deepest month

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

58 cm

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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

40 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Division No. 7, Subdivision E

83% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.

4,670 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,410 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C.

Living here

Living with Division No. 7, Subdivision E’s climate

Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.

The garden window

A normal year gives the garden about 78 frost-free days, roughly 19 June to 6 September.

Get outside

Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to Jul and Aug.

Parks & trails →

Storms and extremes

Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Division No. 7, Subdivision E’s hazards page.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Lethbridge

Lethbridge is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.

Distance from the town	4.3 km south-west
Station altitude	15 m
Completeness	meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normals	No
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−31.0°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	34.0°C
Next-nearest location	Bonavista, 64 km

Compared with other towns

How Division No. 7, Subdivision E 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.

July afternoons22.6°C

Division No. 7, Subdivision EMedian Canadian town

16°C18°C20°C22°C24°C26°C

Cooler than 95% of Canadian towns7th warmest of 32 towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador

January nights−10.1°C

Division No. 7, Subdivision EMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C

Milder than 68% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year1,260 mm

Division No. 7, Subdivision EMedian Canadian town

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Wetter than 92% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year229 cm

Division No. 7, Subdivision EMedian Canadian town

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Snowier than 85% of Canadian towns28th snowiest of 31 towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Places around Division No. 7, Subdivision E whose figures come from another normals location. Division No. 7, Subdivision E has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 51–70 km out.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Division No. 7, Subdivision E Lethbridge	22.6°C	−10.1°C	1,260 mm
Gambo 51 km · Gander	21.8°C 0.8°C cooler	−10.4°C about the same	1,247 mm
Trinity Bay North 61 km · Bonavista	19.7°C 2.9°C cooler	−7.0°C 3.1°C milder	1,260 mm
Arnold's Cove 70 km · Dunville/Argentia	17.4°C 5.2°C cooler	−5.6°C 4.5°C milder	1,133 mm

Month by month

Division No. 7, Subdivision E 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	−0.9°C	−10.1°C	−5.5°C	103 mm	58 cm
February	−0.6°C	−10.1°C	−5.4°C	102 mm	56 cm
March	2.2°C	−6.8°C	−2.3°C	94 mm	42 cm
April	7.1°C	−1.6°C	2.8°C	98 mm	20 cm
May	12.8°C	2.1°C	7.5°C	96 mm	1 cm
June	17.8°C	6.2°C	12.0°C	86 mm	0 cm
July	22.6°C	11.0°C	16.9°C	100 mm	0 cm
August	22.5°C	11.6°C	17.1°C	98 mm	0 cm
September	18.0°C	7.6°C	12.8°C	122 mm	0 cm
October	11.9°C	3.4°C	7.6°C	129 mm	2 cm
November	6.5°C	−1.0°C	2.8°C	112 mm	10 cm
December	1.8°C	−5.4°C	−1.8°C	121 mm	41 cm
Year	10.1°C	0.6°C	5.4°C	1,260 mm	229 cm

Year to year

In January, anything from −31.0°C to 16.0°C

February is the least predictable month: about two years in three its average lands within 2.5°C of the normal, −5.4°C. August is the steadiest, within 1.1°C.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Division No. 7, Subdivision E’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Lethbridge, 1991–2020.
Comparisons: every place of 2,500+ in Canada but the city hubs and the reserves, each on its nearest ECCC location.
Not on this page: sunshine, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of 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 Division No. 7, Subdivision E’s climate

How warm does Division No. 7, Subdivision E get in summer?

At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 22.6°C.

How cold does Division No. 7, Subdivision E get in winter?

Lows sink to −10.1°C on an average January night.

How much rain and snow does Division No. 7, Subdivision E get?

Count on roughly 1,260 mm a year, heaviest in October (129 mm) and lightest in June (86 mm).

How long does snow stay on the ground?

About 114 days a year have 1 cm of snow or more on the ground.

Are these figures for Division No. 7, Subdivision E itself?

Yes. Lethbridge, where ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals were measured, lies within Division No. 7, Subdivision E.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Division No. 7, 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).