#1Marystown
Newfoundland and Labrador · 5,196 peopleOverall D·#2,402 of 2,556
Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: health D−
Marystown, #1 on this list · Photo: Jorshua59 at English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)Newfoundland and Labrador · 2026
Towns with the least snow in Newfoundland and Labrador
The places after the leader belong to Clarenville (229 cm) and Bonavista (229 cm). Halfway down the list sits Mount Pearl, at 363 cm. At the other end is Labrador City, with 459 cm. Across Canada, the same list puts Marystown #1,581 of 2,538. Canada’s top 100 on this list includes no place in Newfoundland and Labrador. Marystown tops the list in Newfoundland and Labrador, at 173 cm.
Snowfall a year, 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station that measures snow How grades work
#1173 cm Snowfall a year
#2Clarenville
Newfoundland and Labrador · 7,441 peopleOverall B−·#1,486 of 2,556
Strongest: hazard risk A+, cost of living B·lowest: health D
#3Bonavista
Newfoundland and Labrador · 3,293 peopleOverall C·#1,987 of 2,556
Strongest: hazard risk A+, walkability B+·lowest: health C−
All 31, ranked in Newfoundland and Labrador
Best first in Newfoundland and Labrador; beside each place, its rank on the same list for all of Canada.
31 places
#TownSnowfall a yearCanada rankWhat drives it
1Marystown5,196 people173 cm#1,581 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: health D−
2Clarenville7,441 people229 cm#2,158 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A+, cost of living B·lowest: health D
3Bonavista3,293 people229 cm#2,159 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A+, walkability B+·lowest: health C−
4Division No. 7, Subdivision E2,632 people229 cm#2,160 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A·lowest: health D−
5Placentia3,374 people321 cm#2,429 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A·lowest: health D
6Bay Roberts6,407 people321 cm#2,430 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: health D−
7Spaniard's Bay2,664 people321 cm#2,431 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B−·lowest: jobs & income D−
8Division No. 1, Subdivision E2,978 people321 cm#2,432 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living C+·lowest: jobs & income D−
9Holyrood2,749 people321 cm#2,433 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living C+·lowest: health D−
10Springdale2,893 people345 cm#2,486 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A+, safety B+·lowest: jobs & income C−
11Paradise26,155 people363 cm#2,494 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: safety C
12Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove2,601 people363 cm#2,495 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C−
13Portugal Cove-St. Philip's9,167 people363 cm#2,496 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A·lowest: walkability C
14Torbay8,297 people363 cm#2,497 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A−·lowest: walkability C
15Conception Bay South29,725 people363 cm#2,498 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income B+·lowest: safety C
16Mount Pearl24,266 people363 cm#2,499 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income B+·lowest: cost of living C
17St. John's128,693 people363 cm#2,500 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living C−
18Carbonear5,041 people363 cm#2,501 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability B·lowest: jobs & income D
19Harbour Grace2,872 people363 cm#2,502 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: jobs & income D
20Stephenville6,840 people386 cm#2,526 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
21Happy Valley-Goose Bay8,197 people406 cm#2,527 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A+, jobs & income A·lowest: safety D−
22Corner Brook20,549 people408 cm#2,528 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A−, walkability B+·lowest: health C
23Pasadena3,930 people408 cm#2,529 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A−, cost of living A−·lowest: health D
24Deer Lake5,319 people433 cm#2,531 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk A−·lowest: health D
25Gander12,707 people443 cm#2,532 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B+·lowest: safety C−
26Lewisporte3,405 people443 cm#2,533 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: health D
27Botwood2,884 people443 cm#2,534 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability B+·lowest: jobs & income D
28Grand Falls-Windsor14,510 people443 cm#2,535 of 2,538Strongest: walkability B, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
29Division No. 8, Subdivision L2,724 people443 cm#2,536 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A−·lowest: jobs & income D−
30Bishop's Falls3,162 people443 cm#2,537 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living B, walkability C+·lowest: hazard risk D
31Labrador City7,965 people459 cm#2,538 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A+·lowest: hazard risk D−
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Photos: Marystown, Jorshua59 at English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Clarenville, Rioux Photography Edmonton, AB (Public domain) · Bonavista, Yergoneby (CC BY-SA 4.0), 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).