Few Canadian towns have cooler summers than Sheshatshiu 3
January mornings start at about −21.7°C. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 98% of Canadian towns. Expect the most rain and snow in July and the least in February. About 132 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.
ECCC publishes no normals for Sheshatshiu 3 itself; the figures are those of Goose, 29 km south-west.
A year in Sheshatshiu 3 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Sheshatshiu 3’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador beside it.
What a year in Sheshatshiu 3 feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
206 frost days and 53 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from September to June; in January almost every night freezes. Some 58 nights a year drop under −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 938 mm a year
31st wettest of 33 towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
406 cm of snow in a typical year
The snow season runs October to May; January brings the most, about 75 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Sheshatshiu 3
85% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
One degree below 18°C for one day makes one heating degree day; the year’s days are added together. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than almost every Canadian town.
Living with Sheshatshiu 3’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Plant out after about 3 June; the first frost of autumn usually arrives near 24 September, leaving roughly 112 days without frost.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Count on some 95 days a year when the wind makes it feel below −20.
Humid heat, a humidex over 30, comes on about 8 days a year.
Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Sheshatshiu 3’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Goose
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Goose.
| Distance from the town | 29 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 49 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | Yes |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −36.3°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.1°C |
| Average wind | 15.2 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Cartwright, 206 km |
How Sheshatshiu 3 compares
Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Sheshatshiu 3 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 | −12.3°C | −21.7°C | −17.0°C | 67 mm | 75 cm |
| February | −10.4°C | −21.5°C | −16.0°C | 56 mm | 60 cm |
| March | −3.6°C | −15.3°C | −9.5°C | 64 mm | 67 cm |
| April | 3.6°C | −6.4°C | −1.4°C | 63 mm | 46 cm |
| May | 11.0°C | 0.1°C | 5.6°C | 70 mm | 19 cm |
| June | 17.3°C | 6.1°C | 11.7°C | 88 mm | 1 cm |
| July | 21.2°C | 10.5°C | 15.8°C | 112 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 20.8°C | 10.3°C | 15.6°C | 107 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 15.3°C | 5.4°C | 10.3°C | 86 mm | under 1 cm |
| October | 7.5°C | 0.1°C | 3.8°C | 88 mm | 22 cm |
| November | 0.0°C | −7.3°C | −3.6°C | 75 mm | 52 cm |
| December | −7.3°C | −15.7°C | −11.6°C | 63 mm | 64 cm |
| Year | 5.3°C | −4.6°C | 0.3°C | 938 mm | 406 cm |
A February here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 3.4°C; the steadiest month is September
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −33.0°C (1993) and 14.5°C (2004).
Where Sheshatshiu 3’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Goose, the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
- Not on this page: sunshine, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Sheshatshiu 3’s climate
How warm does Sheshatshiu 3 get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 21.2°C.
How cold does Sheshatshiu 3 get in winter?
Expect nights around −21.7°C in January; no month is colder.
How much rain and snow does Sheshatshiu 3 get?
Rain and snow, with snow counted as water, total 938 mm a year; July leads with 112 mm and February trails with 56 mm.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
On about 183 days a year the ground keeps at least 1 cm of snow.
Are these figures for Sheshatshiu 3 itself?
They are the closest available: the normals for Goose, since Sheshatshiu 3 has none.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Sheshatshiu 3 →
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