Port Blandford
# Port Blandford

Port Blandford is a town in eastern Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is in Division No. 7 on Clode Sound. The population in 1940 was 539, and increased to 631 by 1956.

## Climate

Port Blandford has a humid continental climate typical of the island of Newfoundland. It is wet, snowy, highly seasonal and retains warm summers and cold winter nights coupled with relatively mild winter days.

Climate data for Port Blandford :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.0 (59.0) | 15.5 (59.9) | 19.0 (66.2) | 24.0 (75.2) | 29.5 (85.1) | 32.0 (89.6) | 33.0 (91.4) | 33.0 (91.4) | 32.5 (90.5) | 24.0 (75.2) | 17.5 (63.5) | 14.0 (57.2) | 33.0 (91.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.8) | −1.1 (30.0) | 2.5 (36.5) | 7.7 (45.9) | 13.9 (57.0) | 18.9 (66.0) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.2 (73.8) | 18.5 (65.3) | 12.3 (54.1) | 6.6 (43.9) | 1.2 (34.2) | 10.4 (50.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.0 (19.4) | −6.5 (20.3) | −2.8 (27.0) | 2.9 (37.2) | 7.8 (46.0) | 12.3 (54.1) | 17.0 (62.6) | 17.1 (62.8) | 12.7 (54.9) | 7.4 (45.3) | 2.3 (36.1) | −3.1 (26.4) | 5.0 (41.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −12.1 (10.2) | −11.9 (10.6) | −8.0 (17.6) | −1.9 (28.6) | 1.8 (35.2) | 5.7 (42.3) | 10.8 (51.4) | 10.8 (51.4) | 6.9 (44.4) | 2.5 (36.5) | −2.0 (28.4) | −7.5 (18.5) | −0.4 (31.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −30.0 (−22.0) | −30.0 (−22.0) | −28.0 (−18.4) | −21.5 (−6.7) | −8.5 (16.7) | −4.0 (24.8) | −1.0 (30.2) | −2.0 (28.4) | −4.0 (24.8) | −8.0 (17.6) | −17.0 (1.4) | −25.0 (−13.0) | −30.0 (−22.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 92.1 (3.63) | 87.2 (3.43) | 77.9 (3.07) | 76.6 (3.02) | 70.8 (2.79) | 81.7 (3.22) | 73.2 (2.88) | 78.1 (3.07) | 88.8 (3.50) | 93.1 (3.67) | 80.9 (3.19) | 87.9 (3.46) | 988.3 (38.93) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 35.7 (1.41) | 41.9 (1.65) | 40.4 (1.59) | 61.4 (2.42) | 69.7 (2.74) | 81.7 (3.22) | 73.2 (2.88) | 78.1 (3.07) | 88.8 (3.50) | 92.3 (3.63) | 66.9 (2.63) | 48.5 (1.91) | 778.6 (30.65) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 56.4 (22.2) | 45.3 (17.8) | 37.5 (14.8) | 15.2 (6.0) | 1.1 (0.4) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.8 (0.3) | 14.0 (5.5) | 39.4 (15.5) | 209.7 (82.5) |
| Source: Environment Canada ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Port Blandford had a population of 513 living in 258 of its 398 total private dwellings, a change of 5.1% from its 2016 population of 488. With a land area of 51 $km^2$ (20 sq mi), it had a population density of $10.1/km^2$ (26.1/sq mi) in 2021.

