Photo: Haydn Blackey · CC BY-SA 2.0Pouch Cove has some of the coolest summers among Canadian towns
Deep winter brings January lows near −7.8°C. Precipitation peaks in December and eases off in June. Rain and snow together come to more here than on 98% of Canadian towns. Plan for rain or snow on about 162 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Pouch Cove is St. John's (Airport), 16 km south, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Pouch Cove at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Pouch Cove’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador beside it.
What a year in Pouch Cove feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 164 days, 20°C on 55
From October to May 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
1,539 mm of precipitation in a typical year
5th wettest of 33 towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
363 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from October to May, with about 95 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Pouch Cove
81% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C.
Living with Pouch Cove’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
A normal year gives the garden about 142 frost-free days, roughly 28 May to 18 October.
For long days outdoors, Jul, Aug and Sep bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Count on some 19 days a year when the wind makes it feel below −20.
Plan shade and water for about 11 days a year above 30 on the humidex.
Thirty-year normals hide the storms and the extremes: the hazards page has Pouch Cove’s risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: St. John's (Airport)
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for St. John's (Airport) are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 16 km south |
| Station altitude | 141 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −22.4°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 31.2°C |
| Average wind | 22.0 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | St. John's (West), 27 km |
How Pouch Cove 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Pouch Cove’s would only repeat its figures. The one place listed is 23 km from Pouch Cove, the nearest with figures.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pouch Cove St. John's (Airport) | 20.9°C | −7.8°C | 1,539 mm |
| St. John's 23 km · St. John's (West) | 21.3°C about the same | −7.2°C 0.6°C milder | 1,381 mm |
Pouch Cove weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.7°C | −7.8°C | −4.2°C | 153 mm | 95 cm |
| February | −1.0°C | −8.4°C | −4.7°C | 123 mm | 77 cm |
| March | 1.2°C | −5.7°C | −2.2°C | 140 mm | 62 cm |
| April | 5.6°C | −1.9°C | 1.8°C | 122 mm | 30 cm |
| May | 11.0°C | 1.6°C | 6.3°C | 98 mm | 5 cm |
| June | 15.7°C | 5.9°C | 10.8°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 20.9°C | 11.2°C | 16.0°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 20.8°C | 12.1°C | 16.5°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 17.0°C | 8.5°C | 12.8°C | 126 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 11.2°C | 4.3°C | 7.8°C | 158 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 6.7°C | 0.0°C | 3.4°C | 157 mm | 22 cm |
| December | 2.1°C | −4.1°C | −1.0°C | 174 mm | 70 cm |
| Year | 9.2°C | 1.3°C | 5.3°C | 1,539 mm | 363 cm |
February: −22.4°C at its coldest, 16.0°C at its warmest
From one year to the next, February’s average typically shifts by 1.9°C around its normal of −4.7°C, the widest of any month, while August’s shifts by 1.1°C.
Where Pouch Cove’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at St. John's (Airport), the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- Comparisons: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- 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 Pouch Cove’s climate
How warm does Pouch Cove get in summer?
Highs reach 20.9°C on an average July day; no month is warmer.
How cold does Pouch Cove get in winter?
February nights average −8.4°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Pouch Cove get?
December is the wettest month at 174 mm and June the driest at 88 mm, for 1,539 mm over the year.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow lies on the ground for about 114 days in a normal year.
Are these figures for Pouch Cove itself?
No. ECCC measures normals at St. John's (Airport), not in Pouch Cove; the page uses the nearest it has.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Pouch Cove →
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).