#1Labrador City
Newfoundland and Labrador · 7,965 peopleOverall A+·#44 of 2,556
Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A+·lowest: hazard risk D−
Labrador City, #1 on this list · Photo: Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0)Newfoundland and Labrador · 2026
Driest towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
Bottom of the list: Holyrood, with 1,748 mm. On the national list, Labrador City is #1,210 of 2,589. The national top 100 holds no place from Newfoundland and Labrador. Leading Newfoundland and Labrador on this list is Labrador City, at 860 mm. The places after the leader belong to Happy Valley-Goose Bay (938 mm) and Placentia (1,133 mm). Halfway down the list sits Channel-Port aux Basques, at 1,316 mm.
Rain and snow a year (total precipitation), 1991–2020 normals How grades work
#1860 mm Precipitation a year
#2Happy Valley-Goose Bay
Newfoundland and Labrador · 8,197 peopleOverall B·#1,062 of 2,556
Strongest: hazard risk A+, jobs & income A·lowest: safety D−
#3Placentia
Newfoundland and Labrador · 3,374 peopleOverall C·#1,880 of 2,556
Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A·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
#TownPrecipitation a yearCanada rankWhat drives it
1Labrador City7,965 people860 mm#1,210 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A+·lowest: hazard risk D−
2Happy Valley-Goose Bay8,197 people938 mm#1,519 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, jobs & income A·lowest: safety D−
3Placentia3,374 people1,133 mm#2,152 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A·lowest: health D
4Deer Lake5,319 people1,146 mm#2,174 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk A−·lowest: health D
5Springdale2,893 people1,215 mm#2,322 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, safety B+·lowest: jobs & income C−
6Gander12,707 people1,247 mm#2,369 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B+·lowest: safety C−
7Lewisporte3,405 people1,247 mm#2,370 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: health D
8Botwood2,884 people1,247 mm#2,371 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability B+·lowest: jobs & income D
9Grand Falls-Windsor14,510 people1,247 mm#2,372 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
10Division No. 8, Subdivision L2,724 people1,247 mm#2,373 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A−·lowest: jobs & income D−
11Bishop's Falls3,162 people1,247 mm#2,374 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, walkability C+·lowest: hazard risk D
12Clarenville7,441 people1,260 mm#2,379 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, cost of living B·lowest: health D
13Bonavista3,293 people1,260 mm#2,380 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, walkability B+·lowest: health C−
14Division No. 7, Subdivision E2,632 people1,260 mm#2,381 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A·lowest: health D−
15Corner Brook20,549 people1,293 mm#2,402 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, walkability B+·lowest: health C
16Pasadena3,930 people1,293 mm#2,403 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, cost of living A−·lowest: health D
17Channel-Port aux Basques3,379 people1,316 mm#2,411 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, walkability A−·lowest: health C
18Stephenville6,840 people1,316 mm#2,412 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
19Paradise26,155 people1,381 mm#2,425 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: safety C
20Conception Bay South29,725 people1,381 mm#2,426 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income B+·lowest: safety C
21Mount Pearl24,266 people1,381 mm#2,427 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income B+·lowest: cost of living C
22St. John's128,693 people1,381 mm#2,428 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living C−
23Marystown5,196 people1,505 mm#2,475 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: health D−
24Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove2,601 people1,539 mm#2,524 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C−
25Portugal Cove-St. Philip's9,167 people1,539 mm#2,525 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A·lowest: walkability C
26Torbay8,297 people1,539 mm#2,526 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A−·lowest: walkability C
27Carbonear5,041 people1,539 mm#2,527 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability B·lowest: jobs & income D
28Harbour Grace2,872 people1,539 mm#2,528 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: jobs & income D
29Bay Roberts6,407 people1,748 mm#2,580 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: health D−
30Spaniard's Bay2,664 people1,748 mm#2,581 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B−·lowest: jobs & income D−
31Division No. 1, Subdivision E2,978 people1,748 mm#2,582 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living C+·lowest: jobs & income D−
32Holyrood2,749 people1,748 mm#2,583 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living C+·lowest: health D−
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Photos: Labrador City, Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) · Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Shawn from Airdrie, Canada (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Placentia, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (Public domain), 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).