St. John’s sits in Atlantic Canada, where a maritime climate brings year-round precipitation and regular exposure to nor’easters and the remnants of Atlantic hurricanes moving up the coast.
On Newfoundland’s Atlantic coast, the city is one of Canada’s foggiest and wettest major cities, shaped by its exposure to the open North Atlantic. Because a tropical system’s remnants can still carry significant rainfall and wind well after weakening from hurricane strength, as seen when Hurricane Fiona struck the region in 2022, radar tracking remains important here even outside the traditional hurricane season. Learn more: Hurricane Season Radar Guide · Open the full Rain Map