April Sunshine Averages for Canadian Cities

The tables here list the average amount of sun that major cities in Canada get in April. The numbers allow you to compare the month's total hours and days of sunshine for large Canadian urban areas.

For each city there are three measurements 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 April with any amount of measurable sunshine. All the data are averages for the years 1981 to 2010.

Total April sunshine
% Sun City Hours Days
42 Abbotsford, British Columbia 172 26
53 Calgary, Alberta 220 28
58 Edmonton, Alberta 244 28
43 Guelph, Ontario 173 26
39 Halifax, Nova Scotia 157 22
45 Hamilton, Ontario 182 26
46 Kelowna, British Columbia 191 28
40 Kingston, Ontario 162 24
39 London, Ontario 158 24
Average amount of sun in April
% Sun City Hours Days
41 Moncton, New Brunswick 166 22
44 Montréal, Quebec 178 25
47 Ottawa, Ontario 190 26
44 Peterborough, Ontario 176 25
42 Québec City, Quebec 171 23
57 Regina, Saskatchewan 237 29
53 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 222 27
39 Sherbrooke, Quebec 185 25
41 St. Catharines - Niagara, Ontario 166 26
April sun averages
% Sun City Hours Days
41 Saint John, New Brunswick 166 22
34 St. John's, Newfoundland 140 22
48 Sudbury, Ontario 196 25
52 Thunder Bay, Ontario 213 27
45 Toronto, Ontario 180 26
45 Vancouver, British Columbia 185 26
47 Victoria, British Columbia 191 27
59 Winnipeg, Manitoba 241 28
Reference

Environment Canada. Meteorological Service of Canada. Canadian Climate Normals. 1981-2010 Climate Normals & Averages.

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