December Sunshine Averages for Canadian Cities

The tables here list the average amount of sun that major cities in Canada get in December.

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 December with any amount of measurable sunshine. All the data are averages for the years 1971 to 2000.

Total December sunshine

% Sun	City	Hours	Days
24	Abbotsford, British Columbia	63	16
43	Calgary, Alberta	107	26
34	Edmonton, Alberta	79	23
26	Hamilton, Ontario	72	19
15	Kelowna, British Columbia	38	16
27	Kingston, Ontario	75	20
19	London, Ontario	52	16
30	Montréal, Quebec	80	20
30	Ottawa, Ontario	82	20

Average amount of sun in December

% Sun	City	Hours	Days
30	Québec, Quebec	81	19
34	Regina, Saskatchewan	85	22
36	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	86	23
25	Sherbrooke, Quebec	68	20
22	St. John's, Newfoundland	59	18
26	Sudbury, Ontario	70	17
27	Toronto, Ontario	75	19
22	Vancouver, British Columbia	56	16
26	Victoria, British Columbia	69	21
40	Winnipeg, Manitoba	100	22