January Sunshine Averages for Canadian Cities

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

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

Total January sunshine

% Sun	City	Hours	Days
25	Abbotsford, British Columbia	67	18
45	Calgary, Alberta	117	27
38	Edmonton, Alberta	95	24
31	Hamilton, Ontario	90	21
15	Kelowna, British Columbia	40	17
33	Kingston, Ontario	95	21
23	London, Ontario	66	19
36	Montréal, Quebec	102	21
36	Ottawa, Ontario	101	22

Average amount of sun in January

% Sun	City	Hours	Days
36	Québec, Quebec	100	21
38	Regina, Saskatchewan	101	25
41	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	106	24
30	Sherbrooke, Quebec	86	21
26	St. John's, Newfoundland	72	19
33	Sudbury, Ontario	91	20
31	Toronto, Ontario	88	21
22	Vancouver, British Columbia	60	18
27	Victoria, British Columbia	74	21
45	Winnipeg, Manitoba	120	25