Labrador Climate
Labrador is one of the most unspoiled parts of Canada, with rugged coasts, a largely unexplored interior and an invigorating climate, that is more Arctic than Atlantic. On the eastern side of the continent, it experiences strong seasonal contrasts.
Winters are cold, with typical daytime temperatures for January between -10 and -15C. Summers are short and cool along the coast because of the cold Labrador Current. In July average temperatures are from 8 to 10C along the coast but are 3 to 5C warmer in the interior. The ground is snow-covered for eight months in the far north and for six months in the south.
The Labrador Interior has a continental climate. The region has long, cold winters with deep snow cover and weather patterns are relatively more settled. The Upper Lake Melville area has relatively shorter winters and warmer, sunnier summers.
Coastal Labrador is exposed to stormy and unsettled weather from the Labrador Sea. The area south of Groswater Bay usually has the heaviest precipitation. At times the region experiences extremes of temperature during offshore wind directions during both summer and winter.
Northern Labrador, north of Nain, has a tundra climate. Summers are short and too cool to support full tree growth with a precipitation decrease toward the north. The mountains and fjords of the Torngat region create locally variable weather conditions.
Winters are cold, with typical daytime temperatures for January between -10 and -15C. Summers are short and cool along the coast because of the cold Labrador Current. In July average temperatures are from 8 to 10C along the coast but are 3 to 5C warmer in the interior. The ground is snow-covered for eight months in the far north and for six months in the south.
The Labrador Interior has a continental climate. The region has long, cold winters with deep snow cover and weather patterns are relatively more settled. The Upper Lake Melville area has relatively shorter winters and warmer, sunnier summers.
Coastal Labrador is exposed to stormy and unsettled weather from the Labrador Sea. The area south of Groswater Bay usually has the heaviest precipitation. At times the region experiences extremes of temperature during offshore wind directions during both summer and winter.
Northern Labrador, north of Nain, has a tundra climate. Summers are short and too cool to support full tree growth with a precipitation decrease toward the north. The mountains and fjords of the Torngat region create locally variable weather conditions.
