Average Sunshine in Alberta for August

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The tables below give August averages for the number of sunny days and hours of sunshine at cities and towns in Alberta.

The places are grouped into a separate table for each region of the province: Southern, Central and Northern Alberta.

Each place has three measures of sunshine. The number for % Sun is the usual percentage of daylight hours with bright sunshine. Hours gives the total hours of bright sunshine that's normal this month. Days statistics are for the typical number of days in August with any amount of measurable sunshine. All the data are averages for the years 1971 to 2000.

Southern Alberta

Total August sunshine
% Sun Place Hours Days
65 Lethbridge 293 30
71 Manyberries 318 31
70 Medicine Hat 315 31

Central Alberta

Average amount of sun in August
% Sun Place Hours Days
63 Calgary 282 30
61 Edmonton 279 30
54 Edson 246 30
52 Jasper 235 30
57 Red Deer 262 30

Northern Alberta

Average August sun
% Sun Place Hours Days
59 Cold Lake 273 30
55 Fort McMurray 260 30
59 Grande Prairie 272 29
55 High Level 264 29
56 Slave Lake 260 30
Reference

Environment Canada. National Climate Data and Information Archive. Canadian Climate Normals or Averages 1971-2000.

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