Average Sunshine in Alberta for October

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

Southern Alberta

Total October sunshine
% Sun Place Hours Days
50 Lethbridge 166 28
58 Manyberries 194 29
55 Medicine Hat 184 29

Central Alberta

Average amount of sun in October
% Sun Place Hours Days
54 Calgary 181 29
51 Edmonton 167 28
45 Edson 148 28
41 Jasper 136 28
48 Red Deer 159 28

Northern Alberta

Average October sun
% Sun Place Hours Days
44 Cold Lake 145 26
37 Fort McMurray 121 25
42 Grande Prairie 137 27
34 High Level 108 24
44 Slave Lake 142 26
Reference

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

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