Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Labrador City sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for winter warmth
Expect July afternoons of about 19.6°C. The year is lopsided: August gets about 3.1 times what February does. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in almost every Canadian town. The furnace earns its keep from September to May, the months that average under 10°C.
Labrador City has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from Wabush, 3.5 km east.
A year in Labrador City at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Labrador City’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador beside it.
What a year in Labrador City feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 231 frosts and 37 warm days a year
Frost comes from September to June; in January almost every night freezes. Some 87 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 860 mm of rain and snow a year
32nd wettest of 32 towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador. On about 144 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
459 cm of snow in a typical year
The snow season runs September to June; November brings the most, about 80 cm. The snowiest of 31 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 Labrador City
84% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: September to May.
The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C. Homes here need more heating than almost every Canadian town.
Living with Labrador City’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Wait until about 7 June to plant out; frost tends to come back around 13 September, about 97 days later.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jul, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →On some 118 days a year the wind chill drops past −20; mitts and a scarf earn their place.
Muggy heat with a humidex over 30 arrives on about 2 days a year.
For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Labrador City’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Wabush
ECCC builds the Wabush normals from 3 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 3.5 km east |
| Station altitude | 551 m |
| Completeness | at least 25 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −46.8°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 32.6°C |
| Average wind | 14.0 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Churchill Falls, 201 km |
How Labrador City 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.
Labrador City 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 | −16.2°C | −27.1°C | −21.7°C | 49 mm | 71 cm |
| February | −14.3°C | −26.9°C | −20.6°C | 38 mm | 57 cm |
| March | −6.8°C | −20.5°C | −13.7°C | 52 mm | 71 cm |
| April | 1.3°C | −10.2°C | −4.5°C | 48 mm | 48 cm |
| May | 9.8°C | −1.6°C | 4.1°C | 55 mm | 14 cm |
| June | 16.7°C | 4.7°C | 10.7°C | 89 mm | 1 cm |
| July | 19.6°C | 8.5°C | 14.1°C | 114 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 18.2°C | 7.9°C | 13.1°C | 120 mm | under 1 cm |
| September | 12.4°C | 3.2°C | 7.8°C | 91 mm | 3 cm |
| October | 4.5°C | −2.4°C | 1.0°C | 81 mm | 39 cm |
| November | −3.7°C | −11.3°C | −7.5°C | 72 mm | 80 cm |
| December | −11.1°C | −20.7°C | −15.9°C | 53 mm | 75 cm |
| Year | 2.5°C | −8.0°C | −2.8°C | 860 mm | 459 cm |
A March here can run from −41.6°C to 14.7°C
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high over 1991–2020; February is the month whose average wanders most from year to year (±3.7°C around −20.6°C), July the one that wanders least (±0.9°C).
Where Labrador City’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Wabush, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- 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 Labrador City’s climate
How warm does Labrador City get in summer?
In July, the warmest month, the typical high is 19.6°C.
How cold does Labrador City get in winter?
A typical January night falls to −27.1°C, the year’s low point.
How much rain and snow does Labrador City get?
A normal year brings 860 mm, snow included as water: August is wettest at 120 mm, February driest at 38 mm.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
About 201 days a year have 1 cm of snow or more on the ground.
Are these figures for Labrador City itself?
Not directly: Labrador City has no ECCC normals of its own, and Wabush stands in for it.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Labrador City →
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).