title: Daniel's Harbour
text: # Daniel's Harbour
  
  Daniel's Harbour is a community on the west coast of Newfoundland, in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Its population as reported by the 2021 Census was 220 people. It has a reputation as a great place for wild whale sightings.
  
  ## Climate
  
  Daniel's Harbour has a subarctic climate (Koppen: Dfc) with June being under the 10 °C (50 °F) isotherm due to extreme seasonal lag caused by the cold Labrador Current. Summers are cool to mild while winters are freezing. Precipitation is heavy year round, though less heavy during spring.
  
  Climate data for Daniel's Harbour :
  
  | Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Record high °C (°F) | 15.8 (60.4) | 14.9 (58.8) | 15.6 (60.1) | 20.7 (69.3) | 24.4 (75.9) | 25.6 (78.1) | 28.9 (84.0) | 27.0 (80.6) | 27.2 (81.0) | 23.3 (73.9) | 21.4 (70.5) | 18.3 (64.9) | 28.9 (84.0) |
  | Average high °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) | −5.2 (22.6) | −1.2 (29.8) | 4 (39) | 8.9 (48.0) | 13.4 (56.1) | 17.2 (63.0) | 17.5 (63.5) | 14.1 (57.4) | 8.7 (47.7) | 3.9 (39.0) | −1.1 (30.0) | 6.3 (43.4) |
  | Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.4 (16.9) | −9.6 (14.7) | −5.4 (22.3) | 0.6 (33.1) | 5.1 (41.2) | 9.8 (49.6) | 13.9 (57.0) | 14.3 (57.7) | 10.8 (51.4) | 5.6 (42.1) | 0.9 (33.6) | −4.7 (23.5) | 2.7 (36.9) |
  | Average low °C (°F) | −12.5 (9.5) | −13.9 (7.0) | −9.6 (14.7) | −2.8 (27.0) | 1.3 (34.3) | 6.1 (43.0) | 10.7 (51.3) | 11 (52) | 7.5 (45.5) | 2.5 (36.5) | −2 (28) | −8.3 (17.1) | −0.8 (30.5) |
  | Record low °C (°F) | −39.4 (−38.9) | −34.5 (−30.1) | −30.6 (−23.1) | −19 (−2) | −9 (16) | −4.4 (24.1) | 0.6 (33.1) | 0 (32) | −2.8 (27.0) | −11.1 (12.0) | −15 (5) | −27.2 (−17.0) | −39.4 (−38.9) |
  | Average precipitation mm (inches) | 113.1 (4.45) | 85.3 (3.36) | 88.3 (3.48) | 62.3 (2.45) | 77.3 (3.04) | 105.3 (4.15) | 105.5 (4.15) | 117.5 (4.63) | 101.5 (4.00) | 111.3 (4.38) | 111.3 (4.38) | 100.3 (3.95) | 1,179 (46.42) |
  | Source: Environment Canada ||||||||||||||
  
  ## Demographics
  
  In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Daniel's Harbour had a population of 220 living in 114 of its 152 total private dwellings, a change of -13% from its 2016 population of 253. With a land area of 7.68 $km^2$ (2.97 sq mi), it had a population density of $28.6/km^2$ (74.2/sq mi) in 2021.
  
  