Hardly any Canadian towns see fresher July days than Division No. 9, Subdivision C
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near −10.9°C. Of all months, September brings the most precipitation and April the least. Its yearly rain and snow top those of 68% of Canadian towns. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or snow or more, come about 139 times a year.
These are not Division No. 9, Subdivision C’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Ferolle Point, 29 km south-west.
A year in Division No. 9, Subdivision C at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Division No. 9, Subdivision C’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. 9, Subdivision C feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
173 frost days a year
From October to May frost is routine, and in March it comes on almost every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 5 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
About 1,001 mm of rain and snow a year
31st wettest of 33 towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Ferolle Point publishes no full year of precipitation or snowfall, so these figures, and the snow below, come from Lourdes de Blanc Sablon, 39 km away.
346 cm of snow in a typical year
The snow season runs October to May; March brings the most, about 74 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Living with Division No. 9, Subdivision C’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
For long days outdoors, Aug bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Winter brings about 48 days with a wind chill below −20.
A normal year has no blizzard, flood or heat wave in it; Division No. 9, Subdivision C’s hazards page looks at those.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Ferolle Point
The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Ferolle Point, one of its 450 normals locations.
| Distance from the town | 29 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 9 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Lourdes de Blanc Sablon, 39 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −31.7°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 24.5°C |
| Average wind | 26.9 km/h on average, most often from the south-west |
| Next-nearest location | Lourdes de Blanc Sablon, 39 km |
How Division No. 9, Subdivision C 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
Places around Division No. 9, Subdivision C whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest places to Division No. 9, Subdivision C with figures are 37–145 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Division No. 9, Subdivision C Ferolle Point | 15.8°C | −10.9°C | 1,001 mm |
| Blanc-Sablon 37 km · Lourdes de Blanc Sablon | 15.9°C about the same | −16.4°C 5.5°C colder | 1,001 mm |
| St. Anthony 86 km · St. Anthony | 19.6°C 3.8°C warmer | −13.9°C 3.0°C colder | 1,001 mm |
| Baie Verte 145 km · Middle Arm | 21.5°C 5.7°C warmer | −12.5°C 1.6°C colder | 1,215 mm |
Division No. 9, Subdivision C 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 | −4.5°C | −10.9°C | −7.7°C | 77 mm | 66 cm |
| February | −5.4°C | −12.5°C | −9.0°C | 81 mm | 70 cm |
| March | −2.7°C | −9.1°C | −5.9°C | 91 mm | 74 cm |
| April | 1.8°C | −3.0°C | −0.6°C | 53 mm | 32 cm |
| May | 6.6°C | 1.3°C | 4.0°C | 67 mm | 7 cm |
| June | 11.3°C | 5.9°C | 8.6°C | 78 mm | under 1 cm |
| July | 15.8°C | 10.9°C | 13.4°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 17.4°C | 12.5°C | 15.0°C | 91 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 13.6°C | 8.8°C | 11.2°C | 102 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 8.3°C | 3.9°C | 6.1°C | 85 mm | 4 cm |
| November | 3.5°C | −1.1°C | 1.2°C | 84 mm | 24 cm |
| December | −0.9°C | −6.2°C | −3.6°C | 98 mm | 68 cm |
| Year | 5.4°C | 0.0°C | 2.7°C | 1,001 mm | 346 cm |
From year to year, March moves by 2.9°C, more than any month, and August least
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in February: a low of −31.7°C in 1993 and a high of 11.0°C in 1996.
Where Division No. 9, Subdivision C’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Ferolle Point, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Other locations: precipitation and snowfall come from the nearest location that publishes all twelve months of them, as named above.
- 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, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Division No. 9, Subdivision C’s climate
How warm does Division No. 9, Subdivision C get in summer?
Summer peaks in August: a typical afternoon reaches 17.4°C.
How cold does Division No. 9, Subdivision C get in winter?
On a normal February night the air drops to −12.5°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Division No. 9, Subdivision C get?
The year adds up to 1,001 mm. September is the peak month (102 mm) and April the low one (53 mm).
Are these figures for Division No. 9, Subdivision C itself?
They come from Ferolle Point, which ECCC uses as the nearest normals location for Division No. 9, Subdivision C.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Division No. 9, Subdivision C →
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).