Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Burgeo Automated Reporting Station Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

At Burgeo Automated Reporting Station, the summers are short, cool, wet, windy, and partly cloudy and the winters are freezing, snowy, extremely windy, and mostly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 16°F to 65°F and is rarely below 5°F or above 70°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Burgeo Automated Reporting Station for warm-weather activities is from late July to early September.

The warm season lasts for 2.9 months, from June 29 to September 24, with an average daily high temperature above 58°F. The hottest month of the year at Burgeo Automated Reporting Station is August, with an average high of 65°F and low of 56°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.5 months, from December 14 to March 29, with an average daily high temperature below 36°F. The coldest month of the year at Burgeo Automated Reporting Station is February, with an average low of 18°F and high of 29°F.

At Burgeo Automated Reporting Station, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year at Burgeo Automated Reporting Station begins around June 22 and lasts for 4.8 months, ending around November 16.

The clearest month of the year at Burgeo Automated Reporting Station is September, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 52% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around November 16 and lasts for 7.2 months, ending around June 22.

The cloudiest month of the year at Burgeo Automated Reporting Station is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 69% of the time.

Burgeo Automated Reporting Station does not experience significant seasonal variation in the frequency of wet days (i.e., those with greater than 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation). The frequency ranges from 31% to 40%, with an average value of 35%.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation at Burgeo Automated Reporting Station changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 9.5 months, from March 22 to January 5. The month with the most days of rain alone at Burgeo Automated Reporting Station is October, with an average of 11.3 days.

Mixed snow and rain is the most common for 2.5 months, from January 5 to March 22. The month with the most days of mixed snow and rain at Burgeo Automated Reporting Station is February, with an average of 4.1 days.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Burgeo Automated Reporting Station experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year at Burgeo Automated Reporting Station. The month with the most rain at Burgeo Automated Reporting Station is October, with an average rainfall of 4.5 inches.

The month with the least rain at Burgeo Automated Reporting Station is February, with an average rainfall of 2.1 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Burgeo Automated Reporting Station experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 5.9 months, from November 5 to May 2, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow at Burgeo Automated Reporting Station is February, with an average snowfall of 19.0 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 6.1 months, from May 2 to November 5. The least snow falls around August 11, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day at Burgeo Automated Reporting Station varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2026, the shortest day is December 21, with 8 hours, 25 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 15 hours, 59 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:22 AM on June 16, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 47 minutes later at 8:08 AM on January 1. The earliest sunset is at 4:28 PM on December 10, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 54 minutes later at 9:22 PM on June 26.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed at Burgeo Automated Reporting Station during 2026, starting in the spring on March 8, lasting 7.8 months, and ending in the fall on November 1.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2026. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level at Burgeo Automated Reporting Station, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 1% of 1% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Burgeo Automated Reporting Station experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.1 months, from October 11 to April 15, with average wind speeds of more than 14.1 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Burgeo Automated Reporting Station is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 17.7 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.9 months, from April 15 to October 11. The calmest month of the year at Burgeo Automated Reporting Station is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 10.4 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Burgeo Automated Reporting Station varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the east for 2.9 weeks, from April 25 to May 15, with a peak percentage of 30% on May 9. The wind is most often from the south for 1.3 weeks, from May 15 to May 24 and for 1.3 months, from June 11 to July 19, with a peak percentage of 40% on July 16. The wind is most often from the west for 2.6 weeks, from May 24 to June 11 and for 9.2 months, from July 19 to April 25, with a peak percentage of 31% on June 10.

Burgeo Automated Reporting Station is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 2.3 months, from July 16 to September 25, with an average temperature above 55°F. The month of the year at Burgeo Automated Reporting Station with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 60°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.7 months, from December 20 to May 10, with an average temperature below 38°F. The month of the year at Burgeo Automated Reporting Station with the coolest water is March, with an average temperature of 33°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Burgeo Automated Reporting Station throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Burgeo Automated Reporting Station for general outdoor tourist activities is from late July to early September, with a peak score in the second week of August.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Burgeo Automated Reporting Station for hot-weather activities is for the entire month of August, with a peak score in the second week of August.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season at Burgeo Automated Reporting Station typically lasts for 5.8 months (179 days), from around May 3 to around October 29, rarely starting before April 15 or after May 21, and rarely ending before October 10 or after November 16.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms at Burgeo Automated Reporting Station should appear around July 4, only rarely appearing before June 24 or after July 15.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from May 11 to August 23, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.1 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Burgeo Automated Reporting Station is July, with an average of 6.0 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from October 30 to February 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.9 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Burgeo Automated Reporting Station is December, with an average of 0.9 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Burgeo Automated Reporting Station are 47.617 deg latitude, -57.633 deg longitude, and 26 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Burgeo Automated Reporting Station contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 367 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 56 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,099 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,257 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Burgeo Automated Reporting Station is covered by water (46%) and trees (38%), within 10 miles by water (59%) and trees (17%), and within 50 miles by water (53%) and trees (21%).