Average Amount of Cloud in August at Canada's Cities
Pulled together here is information on how cloudy Canadian cities normally are in August.
The tables below give typical monthly totals for the hours of cloudy skies at major cities across the country. The hours only count heavy overcast, when cloud covers anywhere from 80 to 100 percent of the sky.
There are also data on the usual number of days in August that lack sun. These are days with no measurable bright sunshine.
All the numbers are averages of weather statistics collected from 1971 to 2000.
| City | Hours of Cloud | Days With No Sun |
|---|---|---|
| Abbotsford, British Columbia | 311 | 2 |
| Calgary, Alberta | 308 | 1 |
| Edmonton, Alberta | 321 | 1 |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | 383 | – |
| Hamilton, Ontario | – | 1 |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | – | 1 |
| Kingston, Ontario | – | 2 |
| London, Ontario | 306 | 2 |
| Montréal, Quebec | 333 | 2 |
| Ottawa, Ontario | 332 | 1 |
| Québec, Quebec | 366 | 3 |
| City | Hours of Cloud | Days With No Sun |
|---|---|---|
| Regina, Saskatchewan | 253 | 1 |
| Saguenay, Quebec | 385 | – |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | 260 | 1 |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | 359 | 2 |
| St. John's, Newfoundland | 459 | 4 |
| Sudbury, Ontario | 332 | 2 |
| Toronto, Ontario | 311 | 1 |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | 296 | 2 |
| Victoria, British Columbia | 261 | 1 |
| Windsor, Ontario | 305 | – |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | 285 | 1 |
Reference
Environment Canada. National Climate Data and Information Archive. Canadian Climate Normals or Averages 1971-2000.