Photo: Tango7174 · CC BY-SA 4.0Few Canadian towns have cooler summers than Paradise
January nights here settle around −7.2°C. Expect the most rain and snow in December and the least in June. Counting rain and snow together, it is wetter than 94% of Canadian towns. Frost comes on about 154 days a year, so leave time to clear the car.
These are not Paradise’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses St. John's (West), 7.0 km east.
A year in Paradise at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Paradise’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador beside it.
What a year in Paradise feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 154 frosts and 58 warm days a year
From October to June frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 1,381 mm of rain and snow a year
About 155 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
363 cm of snow in a typical year
Snow falls from October to May, most of all in January (about 95 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snowfall: St. John's (Airport), 13 km away (St. John's (West) records no complete year of it).
Heating a home in Paradise
82% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
A day averaging 10 degrees under 18°C adds 10 to the total; warm days add nothing.
Living with Paradise’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Wind chill falls below −20 on about 9 days a year: cover skin and dress in layers.
About 18 days a year feel above 30 on the humidex.
The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Paradise’s.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: St. John's (West)
St. John's (West) is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 7.0 km east |
| Station altitude | 114 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | St. John's (Airport), 13 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −26.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 31.8°C |
| Average wind | 15.3 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | St. John's (Airport), 13 km |
How Paradise 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 Paradise whose figures come from another normals location.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise St. John's (West) | 21.3°C | −7.2°C | 1,381 mm |
| Mount Pearl 5.0 km · St. John's (West) | 21.3°C about the same | −7.2°C about the same | 1,381 mm |
| Portugal Cove-St. Philip's 7.6 km · St. John's (Airport) | 20.9°C about the same | −7.8°C 0.6°C colder | 1,539 mm |
Paradise 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 | 0.1°C | −7.2°C | −3.6°C | 140 mm | 95 cm |
| February | −0.3°C | −7.7°C | −4.0°C | 131 mm | 77 cm |
| March | 1.8°C | −5.2°C | −1.8°C | 129 mm | 62 cm |
| April | 6.3°C | −1.4°C | 2.5°C | 105 mm | 30 cm |
| May | 11.5°C | 2.3°C | 6.9°C | 83 mm | 5 cm |
| June | 16.4°C | 6.8°C | 11.6°C | 73 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 21.3°C | 11.7°C | 16.5°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 21.3°C | 12.6°C | 17.0°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 17.4°C | 9.1°C | 13.3°C | 117 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 11.8°C | 4.7°C | 8.2°C | 130 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 7.0°C | 0.5°C | 3.8°C | 138 mm | 22 cm |
| December | 2.6°C | −3.5°C | −0.4°C | 161 mm | 70 cm |
| Year | 9.8°C | 1.9°C | 5.8°C | 1,381 mm | 363 cm |
From year to year, July moves by 2.2°C, more than any month, and September least
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than February, between −26.0°C (1994) and 15.3°C (1996).
Where Paradise’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, St. John's (West), 1991–2020.
- 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: 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: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Paradise’s climate
How warm does Paradise get in summer?
At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 21.3°C.
How cold does Paradise get in winter?
Overnight lows average −7.7°C in February, the coldest month.
How much rain and snow does Paradise get?
The yearly total is about 1,381 mm. December gets 161 mm, the most of any month; June gets 73 mm, the least.
Are these figures for Paradise itself?
Not quite: they come from St. John's (West), the closest ECCC normals location to Paradise.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Paradise →
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).