Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainDivision No. 7, Subdivision M sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for July heat
January nights here settle around −10.1°C. Its yearly rain and snow top those of 92% of Canadian towns. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 33°C. Heating does most of its work from October to May, in months below 10°C on average.
Division No. 7, Subdivision M has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from Lethbridge, 34 km north.
A year in Division No. 7, Subdivision M at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Division No. 7, 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. 7, Subdivision M feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
Frost on 178 days, 20°C on 67
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
1,260 mm of precipitation in a typical year
October brings the most rain and snow; June, the least. About 174 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 229 cm of snow a 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 M
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 M’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
From about 19 June to 6 September the garden is usually clear of frost, some 78 days.
Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Division No. 7, Subdivision M’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 | 34 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 | Whitbourne, 73 km |
How Division No. 7, Subdivision M 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. 7, Subdivision M’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Division No. 7, Subdivision M with figures are 35–57 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Division No. 7, Subdivision M Lethbridge | 22.6°C | −10.1°C | 1,260 mm |
| Arnold's Cove 35 km · Dunville/Argentia | 17.4°C 5.2°C cooler | −5.6°C 4.5°C milder | 1,133 mm |
| Division No. 1, Subdivision E 52 km · Whitbourne | 21.1°C 1.5°C cooler | −8.7°C 1.4°C milder | 1,748 mm |
| Victoria 54 km · St. John's (Airport) | 20.9°C 1.7°C cooler | −7.8°C 2.3°C milder | 1,539 mm |
Division No. 7, Subdivision M 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 |
February strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 2.5°C; August the least
Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; January’s run from −31.0°C in 2008 to 16.0°C in 2006.
Where Division No. 7, Subdivision M’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: the 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
- Not on this page: sunshine (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Division No. 7, Subdivision M’s climate
How warm does Division No. 7, Subdivision M get in summer?
Afternoons average 22.6°C in July, the warmest time of year.
How cold does Division No. 7, Subdivision M get in winter?
In January, the coldest month, the typical low is −10.1°C.
How much rain and snow does Division No. 7, Subdivision M get?
Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 1,260 mm; the range runs from 86 mm in June to 129 mm in October.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
On about 114 days a year the ground keeps at least 1 cm of snow.
Are these figures for Division No. 7, Subdivision M itself?
Not quite: they come from Lethbridge, the closest ECCC normals location to Division No. 7, Subdivision M.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Division No. 7, 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).