Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHardly any Canadian towns see fresher July days than Division No. 7, Subdivision K
On a normal January night the air cools to about −10.1°C. October is the wettest month, June the driest. It is a wet place: more rain and snow fall here than on 92% of Canadian towns. The furnace earns its keep from October to May, the months that average under 10°C.
Division No. 7, Subdivision K has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from Lethbridge, 16 km north.
A year in Division No. 7, Subdivision K at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Division No. 7, Subdivision K’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. 7, Subdivision K feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
178 frost days and 67 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs September to June, and January freezes nearly every night. On about 7 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 1,260 mm a year
On about 174 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 229 cm in a normal year
The snow season runs October to May; January brings the most, about 58 cm. 28th 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. 7, Subdivision K
83% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C.
Living with Division No. 7, Subdivision K’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Wait until about 19 June to plant out; frost tends to come back around 6 September, about 78 days later.
Plan time outside for Jul and Aug: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Division No. 7, Subdivision K’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Lethbridge
Lethbridge is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 16 km north |
| 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, 76 km |
How Division No. 7, Subdivision K 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. 7, Subdivision K’s own would show the same figures). Division No. 7, Subdivision K has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 52–69 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Division No. 7, Subdivision K Lethbridge | 22.6°C | −10.1°C | 1,260 mm |
| Arnold's Cove 52 km · Dunville/Argentia | 17.4°C 5.2°C cooler | −5.6°C 4.5°C milder | 1,133 mm |
| Division No. 1, Subdivision G 67 km · St. John's (Airport) | 20.9°C 1.7°C cooler | −7.8°C 2.3°C milder | 1,539 mm |
| Gambo 67 km · Gander | 21.8°C 0.8°C cooler | −10.4°C about the same | 1,247 mm |
| Trinity Bay North 68 km · Bonavista | 19.7°C 2.9°C cooler | −7.0°C 3.1°C milder | 1,260 mm |
Division No. 7, Subdivision K 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 | −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 |
A January here can run from −31.0°C to 16.0°C
Two years in three, February’s average falls within 2.5°C of its normal of −5.4°C; August keeps to within 1.1°C.
Where Division No. 7, Subdivision K’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Lethbridge: the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- 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: 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 K’s climate
How warm does Division No. 7, Subdivision K get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 22.6°C.
How cold does Division No. 7, Subdivision K get in winter?
Deep winter means January, when nights average −10.1°C.
How much rain and snow does Division No. 7, Subdivision K get?
Rain and snow, with snow counted as water, total 1,260 mm a year; October leads with 129 mm and June trails with 86 mm.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
A layer of at least 1 cm stays down on about 114 days a year.
Are these figures for Division No. 7, Subdivision K itself?
They come from Lethbridge, which ECCC uses as the nearest normals location for Division No. 7, Subdivision K.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Division No. 7, Subdivision K →
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).