Aboriginal people first discovered Newfoundland thousands of years ago, but in their present day oral tradition there is no individual associated with their discovery of Newfoundland. We know this because his discovery is written down in trustworthy sagas that are preserved in European museums, and Viking ruins were found in 1960 at L'Anse aux Meadows where the sagas intimated they would be found. Newfoundland's claim to Labrador. The weather in Newfoundland is variable, but it's probably better than you think. We rarely get hurricanes or tornadoes.
Evenings are usually cool and pleasant.
Generally speaking, the beginning of June to the end of October are good visiting months. There usually isn't much snow until after Christmas. The last glaciers that existed on the island of Newfoundland may have been here as little as 500 years ago, but today you have to go to northern Labrador to see glaciers. However, in Western Newfoundland it is possible to see snow on the mountains until August in most years. L'Anse aux Meadows, Twillingate, Bonavista, and the northern half of the Avalon Peninsula are all good possibilities.