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Climate in Division No. 8, Subdivision L · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Hardly any Canadian towns see fresher July days than Division No. 8, Subdivision L

Nights in January average −7.7°C. Seasons differ by 29°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Precipitation is plentiful here, more than falls on 92% of Canadian towns. Plan for rain or snow on about 162 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.

July afternoons: cooler than almost every Canadian town

January nights: milder than 84% of Canadian towns

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

No ECCC station in Division No. 8, Subdivision L has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Twillingate, 45 km north-west, instead.

July high

19.9°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−7.7°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

1,247 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

443 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

169

a year at 0°C or below

A year in Division No. 8, Subdivision L at a glance

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

Jan−2°C−8°CSnowiest

Feb−3°C−9°CColdest nights

Mar−1°C−6°C

Apr4°C−2°C

May9°C2°C

Jun14°C6°C

Jul20°C12°CWarmest

Aug20°C12°C

Sep16°C9°C

Oct9°C4°C

Nov now5°C0°C

Dec0°C−4°CWettest

What stands out about Division No. 8, Subdivision L’s climate

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

Snowier than almost every Canadian townAbout 443 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in January. 2nd snowiest of 31 towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador.Cooler than almost every Canadian townJuly afternoons average 19.9°C, the warmest of the year. 27th warmest of 32 towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador.A narrower year than 93% of Canadian townsFrom January nights to July afternoons, the year spans 27.6°C.

A normal year

What a year in Division No. 8, Subdivision L feels like

Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.

Winter

−2°C / −7°C

316 mm, with 258 cm of snow

Spring

4°C / −2°C

291 mm, with 142 cm of snow

Summer

18°C / 10°C

296 mm of rain and snow

Autumn

10°C / 4°C

345 mm, with 42 cm of snow: the wettest season

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

Frost & warm days

Frost on 169 days, 20°C on 47

From October to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night.

169

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 56% of Canadian towns

Days that stay below 0°C

Days a year above 20°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

1,247 mm of precipitation in a typical year

The most falls in December, the least in June.

1,247 mm

Rain and snow a year

Wetter than 92% of Canadian towns

882 mm

Of it as rain alone (71%)

121 mm

December, the wettest month

89 mm

June, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

121 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

121 mm

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Twillingate publishes no full year of precipitation or snowfall, so these figures, and the snow below, come from Gander, 46 km away.

Snow

About 443 cm of snow a year

The snow season runs October to June; January brings the most, about 97 cm. 2nd snowiest of 31 towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador.

443 cm

Snowfall a year

Snowier than almost every Canadian town

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

97 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Division No. 8, Subdivision L

80% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.

4,952 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,226 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

The total grows by a degree for every degree a day’s mean sits under 18°C. That means homes here need more heating than 62% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Division No. 8, Subdivision L’s climate

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

Get outside

Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jul and Aug.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

The wind chill passes −20 on about 30 days in a normal year.

Humidex

About 6 days a year turn sultry, with the humidex past 30.

Storms and extremes

For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Division No. 8, Subdivision L’s hazards page.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Twillingate

The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Twillingate, one of its 450 normals locations.

Distance from the town	45 km north-west
Station altitude	92 m
Completeness	at least 20 years
WMO standard normals	No
Precipitation from	Gander, 46 km
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−22.6°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	31.7°C
Average wind	25.0 km/h on average, most often from the south-west
Next-nearest location	Gander, 46 km

Compared with other towns

How Division No. 8, Subdivision L 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.

July afternoons19.9°C

Division No. 8, Subdivision LMedian Canadian town

16°C18°C20°C22°C24°C26°C

Cooler than almost every Canadian town27th warmest of 32 towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador

January nights−7.7°C

Division No. 8, Subdivision LMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C

Milder than 84% of Canadian towns9th mildest of 32 towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador

Rain and snow a year1,247 mm

Division No. 8, Subdivision LMedian Canadian town

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Wetter than 92% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year443 cm

Division No. 8, Subdivision LMedian Canadian town

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Snowier than almost every Canadian town2nd snowiest of 31 towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Division No. 8, Subdivision L’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Division No. 8, Subdivision L with figures are 46–67 km away.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Division No. 8, Subdivision L Twillingate	19.9°C	−7.7°C	1,247 mm
Gander 46 km · Gander	21.8°C 1.9°C warmer	−10.4°C 2.7°C colder	1,247 mm
New-Wes-Valley 65 km · Bonavista	19.7°C about the same	−7.0°C 0.7°C milder	1,247 mm

Month by month

Division No. 8, Subdivision L weather by month

Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.

Month	High	Low	Mean	Rain & snow	Snow
January	−2.3°C	−7.7°C	−5.0°C	103 mm	97 cm
February	−2.8°C	−8.7°C	−5.8°C	91 mm	81 cm
March	−0.6°C	−6.3°C	−3.5°C	105 mm	86 cm
April	3.9°C	−2.1°C	1.0°C	92 mm	46 cm
May	8.7°C	1.5°C	5.3°C	94 mm	11 cm
June	14.3°C	6.1°C	10.2°C	89 mm	2 cm
July	19.9°C	11.5°C	15.8°C	105 mm	0 cm
August	19.5°C	12.4°C	16.0°C	102 mm	0 cm
September	15.5°C	9.0°C	12.2°C	115 mm	under 1 cm
October	9.3°C	4.4°C	6.9°C	120 mm	12 cm
November	4.7°C	0.0°C	2.4°C	110 mm	30 cm
December	0.2°C	−4.3°C	−2.1°C	121 mm	80 cm
Year	7.5°C	1.3°C	4.5°C	1,247 mm	443 cm

Year to year

The most changeable month: February, give or take 1.9°C; the steadiest, November

Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than February, between −22.6°C (1993) and 12.9°C (1996).

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Sources

Where Division No. 8, Subdivision L’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Twillingate, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
Other locations: a location missing months of precipitation or snow is filled from the nearest that has them all, never mixed month by month.
Comparisons: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
Not on this page: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.

Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Questions about Division No. 8, Subdivision L’s climate

How warm does Division No. 8, Subdivision L get in summer?

Highs reach 19.9°C on an average July day; no month is warmer.

How cold does Division No. 8, Subdivision L get in winter?

Winter bottoms out in February, with lows near −8.7°C.

How much rain and snow does Division No. 8, Subdivision L get?

Some 1,247 mm falls in a year. Most of it comes in December (121 mm), the least in June (89 mm).

Are these figures for Division No. 8, Subdivision L itself?

They are the closest available: the normals for Twillingate, since Division No. 8, Subdivision L has none.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Division No. 8, 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).