Hardly any Canadian towns see fresher July days than Stephenville Crossing
In January the night’s low is typically −9.0°C. A year here swings 31°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Counting rain and snow together, it is wetter than 93% of Canadian towns. The furnace earns its keep from October to May, the months that average under 10°C.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Stephenville location, 8.8 km west.
A year in Stephenville Crossing at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Stephenville Crossing’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador beside it.
What a year in Stephenville Crossing feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
157 frost days and 50 days above 20°C a year
From October to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 1,316 mm of rain and snow a year
The most falls in September, the least in April. On about 174 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
386 cm of snow in a typical year
The snow season runs October to May; January brings the most, about 107 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Stephenville Crossing
84% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Every day colder than 18°C on average adds its gap in degrees to the year’s heating total.
Living with Stephenville Crossing’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
From about 15 May to 23 October the garden is usually clear of frost, some 161 days.
For long days outdoors, Jul and Aug bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →About 28 days a year bring a wind chill under −20, when bare skin chills fast.
About 4 days a year turn sultry, with the humidex past 30.
A typical year is calm by definition; Stephenville Crossing’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Stephenville
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Stephenville are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 8.8 km west |
| Station altitude | 25 m |
| Completeness | at least 25 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −28.8°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 30.7°C |
| Average wind | 18.8 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Corner Brook, 60 km |
How Stephenville Crossing compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Stephenville Crossing’s would only repeat its figures. No closer place has figures: this one lies 60 km from Stephenville Crossing.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephenville Crossing Stephenville | 20.3°C | −9.0°C | 1,316 mm |
| Humber Arm South 60 km · Corner Brook | 22.8°C 2.5°C warmer | −9.9°C 0.9°C colder | 1,293 mm |
Stephenville Crossing 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 | −2.1°C | −9.0°C | −5.6°C | 121 mm | 107 cm |
| February | −2.5°C | −10.2°C | −6.4°C | 107 mm | 97 cm |
| March | 0.7°C | −7.3°C | −3.3°C | 89 mm | 55 cm |
| April | 6.0°C | −1.6°C | 2.2°C | 78 mm | 17 cm |
| May | 11.8°C | 3.0°C | 7.4°C | 100 mm | 3 cm |
| June | 16.6°C | 7.8°C | 12.2°C | 93 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 20.3°C | 12.6°C | 16.5°C | 115 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 21.1°C | 13.1°C | 17.1°C | 117 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 16.9°C | 9.1°C | 13.0°C | 131 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 11.3°C | 4.3°C | 7.8°C | 130 mm | 3 cm |
| November | 5.9°C | 0.0°C | 3.0°C | 119 mm | 24 cm |
| December | 1.0°C | −4.8°C | −1.9°C | 117 mm | 81 cm |
| Year | 8.9°C | 1.4°C | 5.2°C | 1,316 mm | 386 cm |
February strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 2.6°C; August the least
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. March spans the most, from −24.5°C (1997) to 19.7°C (1999).
Where Stephenville Crossing’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Stephenville, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- Not on this page: sunshine (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Stephenville Crossing’s climate
How warm does Stephenville Crossing get in summer?
Of all twelve months, August has the warmest afternoons, about 21.1°C.
How cold does Stephenville Crossing get in winter?
Of all twelve months, February has the coldest nights, about −10.2°C.
How much rain and snow does Stephenville Crossing get?
Measured as water, a year brings 1,316 mm: 131 mm in September, the wettest month, and 78 mm in April, the driest.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Expect snow on the ground, at least 1 cm, for about 128 days a year.
Are these figures for Stephenville Crossing itself?
Almost: ECCC’s Stephenville location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside Stephenville Crossing.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Stephenville Crossing →
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