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Climate in St. Anthony · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

St. Anthony sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for July heat

The depth of winter brings overnight lows near −13.9°C. Frosty nights outnumber those of 89% of Canadian towns. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 34°C. Plan time outside for July and August, when highs sit at 19–20°C.

July afternoons: cooler than almost every Canadian town

January nights: colder than 57% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: wetter than 68% of Canadian towns

No ECCC station in St. Anthony has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads St. Anthony, 35 km west, instead.

July high

19.6°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−13.9°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

1,001 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Frost days

197

a year at 0°C or below

A year in St. Anthony at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan−6°C−14°C

Feb−6°C−14°CColdest nights

Mar−2°C−10°C

Apr3°C−4°C

May9°C0°C

Jun14°C5°C

Jul20°C10°CWarmest

Aug19°C11°C

Sep15°C7°CWettest

Oct9°C2°C

Nov now3°C−4°C

Dec−3°C−10°C

What stands out about St. Anthony’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador beside it.

Cooler than almost every Canadian townJuly afternoons average 19.6°C, the warmest of the year. 29th warmest of 33 towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador.A narrower year than 86% of Canadian townsFrom January nights to July afternoons, the year spans 33.5°C.

A normal year

What a year in St. Anthony feels like

Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.

Winter

−5°C / −13°C

256 mm of rain and snow

Spring

3°C / −4°C

211 mm of rain and snow

Summer

18°C / 8°C

263 mm of rain and snow

Autumn

9°C / 2°C

271 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

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20°C10°C

19°C11°C

15°C7°C

9°C2°C

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−3°C−10°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Best months to be outsideJulAugHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more

Frost & warm days

Frost on 197 days, 20°C on 38

The frost season runs September to June, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 17 nights a year.

197

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 89% of Canadian towns

101

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

Days a year above 20°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

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Rain & snow

Rain and melted snow: about 1,001 mm a year

September brings the most rain and snow; April, the least. 31st wettest of 33 towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador. On about 139 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.

1,001 mm

Rain and snow a year

Wetter than 68% of Canadian towns

644 mm

Of it as rain alone (64%)

102 mm

September, the wettest month

53 mm

April, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

102 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

102 mm

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ECCC’s St. Anthony normals leave precipitation out; the figures here come from Lourdes de Blanc Sablon, 110 km away.

Living here

Living with St. Anthony’s climate

The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.

Get outside

Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jul and Aug.

Parks & trails →

Humidex

About 2 days a year feel above 30 on the humidex.

Storms and extremes

A normal year has no blizzard, flood or heat wave in it; St. Anthony’s hazards page looks at those.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: St. Anthony

Behind the 1991–2020 normals for St. Anthony are 4 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.

Distance from the town	35 km west
Station altitude	29 m
Completeness	at least 15 years
WMO standard normals	No
Precipitation from	Lourdes de Blanc Sablon, 110 km
Snowfall from	No location within 100 km
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−30.5°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	29.0°C
Next-nearest location	Englee, 81 km

Compared with other towns

How St. Anthony 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.

July afternoons19.6°C

St. AnthonyMedian Canadian town

16°C18°C20°C22°C24°C26°C

Cooler than almost every Canadian town29th warmest of 33 towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador

January nights−13.9°C

St. AnthonyMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C

Colder than 57% of Canadian towns28th mildest of 33 towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador

Rain and snow a year1,001 mm

St. AnthonyMedian Canadian town

5001,0001,5002,000

Wetter than 68% of Canadian towns31st wettest of 33 towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share St. Anthony’s would only repeat its figures. St. Anthony has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 86–110 km out.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
St. Anthony	19.6°C	−13.9°C	1,001 mm
Division No. 9, Subdivision C 86 km · Ferolle Point	15.8°C 3.8°C cooler	−10.9°C 3.0°C milder	1,001 mm
Blanc-Sablon 110 km · Lourdes de Blanc Sablon	15.9°C 3.7°C cooler	−16.4°C 2.5°C colder	1,001 mm

Month by month

St. Anthony weather by month

Average daily high and low, mean temperature and precipitation by month, 1991–2020.

Month	High	Low	Mean	Rain & snow
January	−5.6°C	−13.9°C	−9.8°C	77 mm
February	−5.7°C	−14.3°C	−10.0°C	81 mm
March	−1.8°C	−9.5°C	−5.7°C	91 mm
April	2.6°C	−4.0°C	−0.7°C	53 mm
May	8.5°C	0.3°C	4.4°C	67 mm
June	14.3°C	4.9°C	9.6°C	78 mm
July	19.6°C	9.8°C	14.8°C	94 mm
August	19.3°C	10.7°C	15.0°C	91 mm
September	14.9°C	6.6°C	10.8°C	102 mm
October	8.5°C	1.7°C	5.1°C	85 mm
November	2.8°C	−3.7°C	−0.5°C	84 mm
December	−2.6°C	−9.8°C	−6.2°C	98 mm
Year	6.2°C	−1.8°C	2.2°C	1,001 mm

Year to year

February has run from −30.5°C to 9.6°C in thirty years

Year to year, March varies most (a standard deviation of 2.7°C around −5.7°C) and August least (0.9°C).

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Sources

Where St. Anthony’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: ECCC’s normals for St. Anthony, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
Other locations: precipitation and snowfall come from the nearest location that publishes all twelve months of them, as named above.
Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
Not on this page: snowfall (no location within 100 km publishes a full year of it), sunshine (none for 1991–2020) and an altitude correction.

Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Questions about St. Anthony’s climate

How warm does St. Anthony get in summer?

At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 19.6°C.

How cold does St. Anthony get in winter?

A typical February night falls to −14.3°C, the year’s low point.

How much rain and snow does St. Anthony get?

Around 1,001 mm a year in all, from 102 mm in September down to 53 mm in April.

Are these figures for St. Anthony itself?

Not quite: they come from St. Anthony, the closest ECCC normals location to St. Anthony.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for St. Anthony →

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).