Photo: Miguel Tremblay · CC0Few Canadian towns get more rain and snow than Whitbourne: 1,748 mm a year
Midwinter brings lows of about −8.7°C. Some 31°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 98% of Canadian towns. Long walks are most pleasant from July to September, when afternoons reach 18–21°C.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals at Whitbourne (1.2 km west).
A year in Whitbourne at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Whitbourne’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador beside it.
What a year in Whitbourne feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 176 frosts and 52 warm days a year
Frost comes from September to June; in January almost every night freezes.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
1,748 mm of precipitation in a typical year
The most falls in January, the least in June. The wettest of 33 towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador. Some 182 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 321 cm of snow a year
Expect snow from November to April, with about 91 cm in January, the snowiest month. 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 Whitbourne
82% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Warm days count for nothing; each colder day adds how far its mean sits below 18°C.
Living with Whitbourne’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →A typical year is calm by definition; Whitbourne’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
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 | 1.2 km 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 | Dunville/Argentia, 38 km |
How Whitbourne 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 Whitbourne’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Whitbourne with figures are 37–45 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitbourne | 21.1°C | −8.7°C | 1,748 mm |
| Harbour Grace 37 km · St. John's (Airport) | 20.9°C about the same | −7.8°C 0.9°C milder | 1,539 mm |
| Placentia 38 km · Dunville/Argentia | 17.4°C 3.7°C cooler | −5.6°C 3.1°C milder | 1,133 mm |
| Conception Bay South 42 km · St. John's (West) | 21.3°C about the same | −7.2°C 1.5°C milder | 1,381 mm |
Whitbourne weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| 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 |
The month with the widest range: March, −30.0°C to 19.0°C
Two years in three, February’s average falls within 2.4°C of its normal of −4.7°C; August keeps to within 0.9°C.
Where Whitbourne’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Whitbourne from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
- Comparisons: the 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
- Not on this page: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Whitbourne’s climate
How warm does Whitbourne get in summer?
The warmest month is August, when afternoons average 21.3°C.
How cold does Whitbourne get in winter?
In February, the coldest month, the typical low is −9.4°C.
How much rain and snow does Whitbourne get?
Precipitation totals 1,748 mm a year, with January the wettest month (192 mm) and June the driest (100 mm).
Are these figures for Whitbourne itself?
Yes: ECCC’s normals station is inside Whitbourne itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Whitbourne →
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).