Division No. 7, Subdivision L sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for July heat
Deep winter brings January lows near −10.1°C. Seasons differ by 33°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Precipitation is plentiful here, more than falls on 92% of Canadian towns. The outdoor season, with highs of 23°C, runs through July and August.
These are not Division No. 7, Subdivision L’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Lethbridge, 24 km north-west.
A year in Division No. 7, Subdivision L at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Division No. 7, Subdivision L’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 L feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 178 frosts and 67 warm days a year
The frost season runs September to June, and January freezes nearly every night. Some 7 nights a year drop under −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 1,260 mm of rain and snow a year
October is the wettest month and June the driest. On about 174 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 229 cm of snow a year
Snow falls from October to May, most of all in January (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 L
83% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
ECCC sums, over the year, how many degrees each day’s average falls short of 18°C.
Living with Division No. 7, Subdivision L’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Gardens get from about 19 June to 6 September without frost, around 78 days in all.
Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →A typical year is calm by definition; Division No. 7, Subdivision L’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Lethbridge
Lethbridge is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 24 km north-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, 74 km |
How Division No. 7, Subdivision L 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.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Division No. 7, Subdivision L whose figures come from another normals location. Distances here run 48–62 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Division No. 7, Subdivision L.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Division No. 7, Subdivision L Lethbridge | 22.6°C | −10.1°C | 1,260 mm |
| Arnold's Cove 48 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 56 km · St. John's (Airport) | 20.9°C 1.7°C cooler | −7.8°C 2.3°C milder | 1,539 mm |
| Division No. 1, Subdivision E 62 km · Whitbourne | 21.1°C 1.5°C cooler | −8.7°C 1.4°C milder | 1,748 mm |
Division No. 7, Subdivision L 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 |
Two years in three, February’s average lands within 2.5°C of normal, against the steadier August
January has the widest record range, −31.0°C in 2008 to 16.0°C in 2006; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where Division No. 7, Subdivision L’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Lethbridge, the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
- 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 L’s climate
How warm does Division No. 7, Subdivision L get in summer?
The year’s warmest days come in July, with highs averaging 22.6°C.
How cold does Division No. 7, Subdivision L get in winter?
January nights average −10.1°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Division No. 7, Subdivision L get?
Some 1,260 mm falls in a year. Most of it comes in October (129 mm), the least in June (86 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
There is 1 cm of snow or more on the ground on roughly 114 days a year.
Are these figures for Division No. 7, Subdivision L itself?
No: Division No. 7, Subdivision L has no normals location, so the figures come from Lethbridge, 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. 7, Subdivision L →
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).