Climate

St. John's experiences the cool summer breezes and the winter snowfalls of a temperate marine climate. Mean daily temperatures range from 20ºC (68ºF) in the summer to -1ºC (30ºF) in the winter. The City's coastal location also means that wind and fog are common. The wind-chill temperature in the winter months can be very cold and may reach -20ºC or below.

The weather pattern in St. John's is unique and you can often experience four seasons in one day. 

Language 

Our official language in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador is English. In 2021, 94.6% of the total St. John's metro population listed English as their mother tongue. Other mother tongue languages include:

• French: 0.5%
• Arabic: 0.6%
• Mandarin: 0.4%
• Tagalog (Filipino, Tilipino): 0.3%
• Bengali: 0.3%
• Spanish: 0.2%

Newfoundland Dialect

The Newfoundland variation of the English language is unique and interesting.

The use of non-standard English in the province is not surprising. Newfoundland and Labrador remained outside the mainstream of social, political and economic development in North America for most of its early history. By the time of confederation with Canada in 1949, Newfoundland's dialect had 300 years of local development with minimal influence from standard English. Newfoundlanders still preserve their own variations on the English language. There is even a Dictionary of Newfoundland English!