#1Placentia
Newfoundland and Labrador · 3,374 peopleOverall C·#1,880 of 2,556
Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A·lowest: health D
Placentia, #1 on this list · Photo: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (Public domain)Newfoundland and Labrador · 2026
Towns with the coolest summers in Newfoundland and Labrador
24 places in Newfoundland and Labrador reach the top 100 for all of Canada. Nowhere in Newfoundland and Labrador does better on this list than Placentia, at 17°C (63°F). Channel-Port aux Basques is second (18°C (64°F)) and Marystown third (19°C (66°F)). The middle of the list is Happy Valley-Goose Bay, with 21°C (70°F). The list ends with Bishop's Falls, at 24°C (75°F). Placentia is #5 of 2,589 on the list for all of Canada.
Average July high, 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station How grades work
#117°C (63°F) July high
#2Channel-Port aux Basques
Newfoundland and Labrador · 3,379 peopleOverall B·#977 of 2,556
Strongest: cost of living A, walkability A−·lowest: health C
#3Marystown
Newfoundland and Labrador · 5,196 peopleOverall D·#2,402 of 2,556
Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: health D−
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Best first in Newfoundland and Labrador; beside each place, its rank on the same list for all of Canada.
32 places
#TownJuly highCanada rankWhat drives it
1Placentia3,374 people17°C (63°F)#5 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A·lowest: health D
2Channel-Port aux Basques3,379 people18°C (64°F)#8 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, walkability A−·lowest: health C
3Marystown5,196 people19°C (66°F)#11 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: health D−
4Labrador City7,965 people20°C (67°F)#14 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A+·lowest: hazard risk D−
5Bonavista3,293 people20°C (67°F)#19 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, walkability B+·lowest: health C−
6Division No. 8, Subdivision L2,724 people20°C (68°F)#20 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A−·lowest: jobs & income D−
7Stephenville6,840 people20°C (69°F)#26 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
8Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove2,601 people21°C (70°F)#40 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C−
9Portugal Cove-St. Philip's9,167 people21°C (70°F)#41 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A·lowest: walkability C
10Torbay8,297 people21°C (70°F)#42 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A−·lowest: walkability C
11Carbonear5,041 people21°C (70°F)#43 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability B·lowest: jobs & income D
12Harbour Grace2,872 people21°C (70°F)#44 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: jobs & income D
13Bay Roberts6,407 people21°C (70°F)#45 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: health D−
14Spaniard's Bay2,664 people21°C (70°F)#46 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B−·lowest: jobs & income D−
15Division No. 1, Subdivision E2,978 people21°C (70°F)#47 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living C+·lowest: jobs & income D−
16Holyrood2,749 people21°C (70°F)#48 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living C+·lowest: health D−
17Happy Valley-Goose Bay8,197 people21°C (70°F)#49 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, jobs & income A·lowest: safety D−
18Paradise26,155 people21°C (70°F)#51 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: safety C
19Conception Bay South29,725 people21°C (70°F)#52 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income B+·lowest: safety C
20Mount Pearl24,266 people21°C (70°F)#53 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income B+·lowest: cost of living C
21St. John's128,693 people21°C (70°F)#54 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living C−
22Springdale2,893 people22°C (71°F)#61 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, safety B+·lowest: jobs & income C−
23Gander12,707 people22°C (71°F)#74 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B+·lowest: safety C−
24Lewisporte3,405 people22°C (71°F)#75 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: health D
25Clarenville7,441 people23°C (73°F)#118 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, cost of living B·lowest: health D
26Division No. 7, Subdivision E2,632 people23°C (73°F)#121 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A·lowest: health D−
27Corner Brook20,549 people23°C (73°F)#190 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, walkability B+·lowest: health C
28Pasadena3,930 people23°C (73°F)#191 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, cost of living A−·lowest: health D
29Deer Lake5,319 people23°C (73°F)#209 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk A−·lowest: health D
30Botwood2,884 people24°C (75°F)#784 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability B+·lowest: jobs & income D
31Grand Falls-Windsor14,510 people24°C (75°F)#786 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
32Bishop's Falls3,162 people24°C (75°F)#787 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, walkability C+·lowest: hazard risk D
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Photos: Placentia, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (Public domain) · Channel-Port aux Basques, Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) · Marystown, Jorshua59 at English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons.
Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking Canadian towns against each other only, run #73 of 10 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
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).