Upper Island Cove sits near the top of Canadian towns for rain and snow, with 1,748 mm a year
Sunny July days climb to about 21.1°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 98% of Canadian towns. The wettest month is January; the driest is June. Ice scrapers and block heaters earn their keep on roughly 176 days a year at 0°C or below.
Borrowed figures: Upper Island Cove has no normals station, so these come from Whitbourne, 35 km south-west.
A year in Upper Island Cove at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Upper Island Cove’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador beside it.
What a year in Upper Island Cove feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 176 days, 20°C on 52
From September to June 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 1,748 mm of rain and snow a year
The wettest of 33 towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador. On about 182 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 321 cm of snow a year
From November to April snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 91 cm. 23rd snowiest of 32 towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Upper Island Cove
82% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up.
Living with Upper Island Cove’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Upper Island Cove’s hazards page covers the risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Whitbourne
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Whitbourne.
| Distance from the town | 35 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 58 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −33.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 31.5°C |
| Next-nearest location | St. John's (Airport), 35 km |
How Upper Island Cove compares
Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Upper Island Cove whose figures come from another normals location.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Island Cove Whitbourne | 21.1°C | −8.7°C | 1,748 mm |
| Harbour Grace 4.1 km · St. John's (Airport) | 20.9°C about the same | −7.8°C 0.9°C milder | 1,539 mm |
| Spaniard's Bay 6.3 km · Whitbourne | 21.1°C about the same | −8.7°C about the same | 1,748 mm |
Upper Island Cove weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.3°C | −8.7°C | −4.2°C | 192 mm | 91 cm |
| February | 0.1°C | −9.4°C | −4.7°C | 158 mm | 83 cm |
| March | 2.5°C | −6.3°C | −1.9°C | 146 mm | 49 cm |
| April | 7.3°C | −1.9°C | 2.7°C | 122 mm | 17 cm |
| May | 12.1°C | 1.7°C | 6.9°C | 108 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 16.6°C | 5.7°C | 11.2°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 21.1°C | 10.5°C | 15.8°C | 131 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 21.3°C | 11.7°C | 16.5°C | 116 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 17.8°C | 8.2°C | 13.0°C | 152 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.0°C | 3.8°C | 7.9°C | 174 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 7.3°C | −0.5°C | 3.4°C | 171 mm | 13 cm |
| December | 2.8°C | −5.2°C | −1.2°C | 179 mm | 66 cm |
| Year | 10.1°C | 0.8°C | 5.5°C | 1,748 mm | 321 cm |
From year to year, February moves by 2.4°C, more than any month, and August least
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in March: a low of −30.0°C in 2014 and a high of 19.0°C in 1999.
Where Upper Island Cove’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Whitbourne: the nearest of its locations with every month’s 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 Upper Island Cove’s climate
How warm does Upper Island Cove get in summer?
Expect highs near 21.3°C in August, the hottest month on average.
How cold does Upper Island Cove get in winter?
Midwinter means February, when a typical night reaches −9.4°C.
How much rain and snow does Upper Island Cove get?
Rain and snow, with snow counted as water, total 1,748 mm a year; January leads with 192 mm and June trails with 100 mm.
Are these figures for Upper Island Cove itself?
No, they come from Whitbourne; ECCC keeps no 1991–2020 normals in Upper Island Cove itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Upper Island Cove →
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).