Photo: Ycleymans · CC BY-SA 4.0Gambo sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for July heat
January mornings start at about −10.4°C. Precipitation is plentiful here, more than falls on 92% of Canadian towns. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 33°C. Comfortable outdoor weather, highs of 21–22°C, belongs to July and August.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Gambo is Gander, 33 km north-west, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Gambo at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Gambo’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador beside it.
What a year in Gambo feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
178 frost days and 63 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs October to June, and January freezes nearly every night.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 1,247 mm of rain and snow a year
December is the wettest month and June the driest. About 162 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 443 cm of snow a year
Expect snow from October to June, with about 97 cm in January, the snowiest month. 2nd 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 Gambo
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. A house here needs more heating than 71% of Canadian towns.
Living with Gambo’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
The growing season between frosts lasts about 141 days, roughly 31 May to 20 October.
Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Wind chill falls below −20 on about 37 days a year: cover skin and dress in layers.
Summer brings about 12 days when the humidex passes 30.
Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Gambo’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Gander
ECCC builds the Gander normals from 3 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 33 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 151 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −27.6°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 31.7°C |
| Average wind | 19.5 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Lethbridge, 53 km |
How Gambo 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 Gambo whose figures come from another normals location. Gambo has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 15–67 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gambo Gander | 21.8°C | −10.4°C | 1,247 mm |
| Glovertown 15 km · Lethbridge | 22.6°C 0.8°C warmer | −10.1°C about the same | 1,260 mm |
| New-Wes-Valley 62 km · Bonavista | 19.7°C 2.1°C cooler | −7.0°C 3.4°C milder | 1,247 mm |
| Division No. 8, Subdivision L 67 km · Twillingate | 19.9°C 1.9°C cooler | −7.7°C 2.7°C milder | 1,247 mm |
Gambo weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2.8°C | −10.4°C | −6.6°C | 103 mm | 97 cm |
| February | −2.7°C | −10.9°C | −6.8°C | 91 mm | 81 cm |
| March | 0.3°C | −7.7°C | −3.8°C | 105 mm | 86 cm |
| April | 5.4°C | −2.7°C | 1.4°C | 92 mm | 46 cm |
| May | 11.7°C | 1.6°C | 6.7°C | 94 mm | 11 cm |
| June | 17.0°C | 6.2°C | 11.6°C | 89 mm | 2 cm |
| July | 21.8°C | 11.3°C | 16.6°C | 105 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 21.4°C | 11.7°C | 16.6°C | 102 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 16.9°C | 7.7°C | 12.3°C | 115 mm | under 1 cm |
| October | 10.4°C | 2.9°C | 6.7°C | 120 mm | 12 cm |
| November | 5.1°C | −1.5°C | 1.8°C | 110 mm | 30 cm |
| December | 0.1°C | −6.3°C | −3.1°C | 121 mm | 80 cm |
| Year | 8.7°C | 0.2°C | 4.5°C | 1,247 mm | 443 cm |
A February here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 2.3°C; the steadiest month is August
Over 1991–2020, February saw both −27.6°C (1994) and 13.4°C (1996), the widest span of any month.
Where Gambo’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Gander (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- Comparisons: every place of 2,500+ in Canada but the city hubs and the reserves, each on its nearest ECCC location.
- 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 Gambo’s climate
How warm does Gambo get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.8°C.
How cold does Gambo get in winter?
Midwinter means February, when a typical night reaches −10.9°C.
How much rain and snow does Gambo get?
Rain and snow add up to about 1,247 mm of water a year; December brings the most (121 mm), June the least (89 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
About 149 days a year have 1 cm of snow or more on the ground.
Are these figures for Gambo itself?
No, the station behind them is Gander, beyond Gambo’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Gambo →
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).