#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 mildest winters in Newfoundland and Labrador
Channel-Port aux Basques, in the middle of the list, comes in at -5°C (24°F). Bottom of the list: Labrador City, with -22°C (-7°F). On the national list, Placentia is #185 of 2,589. The national top 100 holds no place from Newfoundland and Labrador. Leading Newfoundland and Labrador on this list is Placentia, at -3°C (28°F). The places after the leader belong to Marystown (-3°C (26°F)) and Paradise (-4°C (26°F)).
Average January temperature, 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station How grades work
#1-3°C (28°F) January average
#2Marystown
Newfoundland and Labrador · 5,196 peopleOverall D·#2,402 of 2,556
Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: health D−
#3Paradise
Newfoundland and Labrador · 26,155 peopleOverall B+·#591 of 2,556
Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: safety C
All 32, ranked in Newfoundland and Labrador
Best first in Newfoundland and Labrador; beside each place, its rank on the same list for all of Canada.
32 places
#TownJanuary averageCanada rankWhat drives it
1Placentia3,374 people-3°C (28°F)#185 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A·lowest: health D
2Marystown5,196 people-3°C (26°F)#293 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: health D−
3Paradise26,155 people-4°C (26°F)#391 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: safety C
4Conception Bay South29,725 people-4°C (26°F)#394 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income B+·lowest: safety C
5Mount Pearl24,266 people-4°C (26°F)#395 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income B+·lowest: cost of living C
6St. John's128,693 people-4°C (26°F)#398 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living C−
7Bonavista3,293 people-4°C (25°F)#425 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, walkability B+·lowest: health C−
8Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove2,601 people-4°C (24°F)#461 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C−
9Portugal Cove-St. Philip's9,167 people-4°C (24°F)#462 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A·lowest: walkability C
10Torbay8,297 people-4°C (24°F)#463 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A−·lowest: walkability C
11Bay Roberts6,407 people-4°C (24°F)#464 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: health D−
12Spaniard's Bay2,664 people-4°C (24°F)#465 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B−·lowest: jobs & income D−
13Carbonear5,041 people-4°C (24°F)#466 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability B·lowest: jobs & income D
14Harbour Grace2,872 people-4°C (24°F)#467 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: jobs & income D
15Division No. 1, Subdivision E2,978 people-4°C (24°F)#468 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living C+·lowest: jobs & income D−
16Holyrood2,749 people-4°C (24°F)#469 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living C+·lowest: health D−
17Channel-Port aux Basques3,379 people-5°C (24°F)#478 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, walkability A−·lowest: health C
18Division No. 8, Subdivision L2,724 people-5°C (23°F)#645 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A−·lowest: jobs & income D−
19Clarenville7,441 people-6°C (22°F)#768 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, cost of living B·lowest: health D
20Division No. 7, Subdivision E2,632 people-6°C (22°F)#769 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A·lowest: health D−
21Stephenville6,840 people-6°C (22°F)#770 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
22Corner Brook20,549 people-6°C (21°F)#880 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, walkability B+·lowest: health C
23Pasadena3,930 people-6°C (21°F)#881 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, cost of living A−·lowest: health D
24Gander12,707 people-7°C (20°F)#947 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B+·lowest: safety C−
25Lewisporte3,405 people-7°C (20°F)#948 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: health D
26Springdale2,893 people-8°C (19°F)#1,024 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, safety B+·lowest: jobs & income C−
27Botwood2,884 people-8°C (18°F)#1,228 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability B+·lowest: jobs & income D
28Grand Falls-Windsor14,510 people-8°C (18°F)#1,229 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
29Deer Lake5,319 people-8°C (18°F)#1,230 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk A−·lowest: health D
30Bishop's Falls3,162 people-8°C (18°F)#1,232 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, walkability C+·lowest: hazard risk D
31Happy Valley-Goose Bay8,197 people-17°C (1°F)#2,550 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, jobs & income A·lowest: safety D−
32Labrador City7,965 people-22°C (-7°F)#2,581 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A+·lowest: hazard risk D−
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Photos: Placentia, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (Public domain) · Marystown, Jorshua59 at English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Paradise, Tango7174 (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).