Average October Precipitation in Newfoundland & Labrador

The tables below give monthly averages for rainfall plus snowfall during October 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 total precipitation is an average of weather data collected during 1981 to 2010.

Avalon Peninsula

Average monthly precipitation in October
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
15 Come By Chance 5.2 131
17 Harbour Grace 5.4 138
20 Long Harbour 5.3 135
19 St John's 6.1 156
17 St Shotts 5.6 143

Eastern Newfoundland

October averages for total rainfall plus snowfall
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
19 Bonavista 4.5 115
16 St Lawrence 6.2 157
18 Terra Nova National Park 4.2 105

Central Newfoundland

Average amount of rain and snow in October
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
17 Baie Verte 4.4 112
17 Burgeo 6.1 155
20 Gander 4.5 114
16 Grand Falls 3.7 94
14 Harbour Breton 5.8 147
16 Musgrave Harbour 4.0 100
12 Springdale 3.5 88

Western Newfoundland

Precipitation totals for October
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
18 Channel-Port-Aux-Basques 5.7 145
19 Corner Brook 4.4 112
17 Deer Lake 3.5 89
18 Gros Morne National Park 6.2 159
15 Port Saunders 3.8 97
19 Rocky Harbour 4.8 123
18 St Anthony 4.9 125
19 Stephenville 5.0 127

Labrador

Total precipitation during October
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
18 Cartwright 4.0 102
21 Churchill Falls 3.2 82
16 Happy Valley - Goose Bay 3.2 81
16 Makkovik 3.6 92
16 Mary's Harbour 3.7 93
15 Nain 2.9 74
20 Wabush Lake 3.0 76
Reference

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

Newfoundland and Labrador Precipitation
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