Average Sunshine in Alberta for January

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The tables below give January 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 January with any amount of measurable sunshine. All the data are averages for the years 1971 to 2000.

Southern Alberta

Total January sunshine
% Sun Place Hours Days
34 Lethbridge   92 23
38 Manyberries 103 24
39 Medicine Hat 105 25

Central Alberta

Average amount of sun in January
% Sun Place Hours Days
45 Calgary 117 27
38 Edmonton   95 24
34 Edson   85 23
29 Jasper   74 24
35 Red Deer   90 24

Northern Alberta

Average January sun
% Sun Place Hours Days
36 Cold Lake   88 22
35 Fort McMurray   82 22
33 Grande Prairie   79 22
25 High Level   55 17
33 Slave Lake   80 23
Reference

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

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