Average August Precipitation in Newfoundland & Labrador

The tables below lists monthly averages for rainfall during August at communities and parks in Newfoundland and Labrador. Each place has a total for how many days of wet weather it usually gets this month and for the normal amount of precipitation.

You can jump to a separate table for the Avalon Peninsula, Eastern Newfoundland, Central Newfoundland, Western Newfoundland and Labrador.

The calculation of days only includes the days when precipitation totalled at least 0.2 millimetres (0.008 inches). The month's rainfall numbers are averages of weather data collected during 1981 to 2010.

Avalon Peninsula

Average monthly precipitation in August
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
11 Come By Chance 3.5 89
12 Harbour Grace 3.5 89
16 Long Harbour 3.8 97
14 St John's 3.9 100
16 St Shotts 4.5 113

Eastern Newfoundland

August averages for total rainfall
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
14 Bonavista 3.1 79
12 St Lawrence 3.7 94
15 Terra Nova National Park 3.5 88

Central Newfoundland

Average amount of rain in August
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
16 Baie Verte 4.5 115
16 Burgeo 5.1 129
16 Gander 4.1 104
13 Grand Falls 4.2 107
12 Harbour Breton 3.7 93
12 Musgrave Harbour 3.6 93
12 Springdale 4.2 106

Western Newfoundland

Precipitation totals for August
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
15 Channel-Port-Aux-Basques 4.7 119
15 Corner Brook 4.2 107
15 Deer Lake 4.3 110
15 Gros Morne National Park 5.3 133
13 Port Saunders 3.9 99
17 Rocky Harbour 4.6 117
15 St Anthony 4.2 108
15 Stephenville 5.1 130

Labrador

Total precipitation during August
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
17 Cartwright 3.7 94
18 Churchill Falls 3.7 93
18 Happy Valley - Goose Bay 3.9 99
16 Makkovik 3.8 98
15 Mary's Harbour 3.5 89
15 Nain 2.8 71
20 Wabush Lake 4.1 103
Reference

Environment Canada. Meteorological Service of Canada. Canadian Climate Normals. 1981-2010 Climate Normals & Averages.

Newfoundland and Labrador Precipitation
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