St. John's
St. John's is a city in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, close to the sea. It has a population of about 110,525 (2021). The climate is classified as subarctic (Köppen Dfc), with warm summers, cold winters and precipitation in every season.
Best: Jul–Sep. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
St. John's at a glance
The months with the highest weather score
Average high in August
Average low in February
161 mm of rain
96 mm of rain
August
within 2.2 km
How St. John's has grown
People living in the built-up area (33 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+16%65k in 1975 → 75k in 2025Weather in St. John's
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
Cloudy · wind 14 km/h · humidity 76%
When to go to St. John's
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 32 | 62 | 64 | 52 | 23 | 15 | 13 |
| High | 0° | -1° | 1° | 4° | 9° | 13° | 18° | 19° | 16° | 11° | 7° | 3° |
| Low | -6° | -7° | -4° | 0° | 3° | 7° | 12° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 2° | -2° |
| Rain (mm) | 150 | 136 | 147 | 124 | 104 | 98 | 96 | 99 | 130 | 162 | 161 | 171 |
| Wet days | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 15 |
| Sea | 1° | 0° | 0° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 11° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 3° |
What's on in St. John's
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Music venues
Monuments and museums in St. John's
More museums: Apothecary Hall · Blackhead One Room Church and School Museum · Cabot Tower · Cape Spear Lighthouse Museum · Newman Wine Vaults · Signal Hill Park Interpretation Centre
Outdoors around St. John's
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Nature around St. John's
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Canada seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over St. John's
Earthquakes around St. John's
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Tsunamis · St. John's
Fossil sites near this town
Fossil sites: 2 · 4 km
Formations around the town
Universities and research institutes
Towns and villages around St. John's
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
St. John's from above
Getting to St. John's
Places near St. John's
Places with a climate like St. John's
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
