Sunshine Averages for Nunavut

The tables below list yearly averages for the number of sunny days and hours of sunshine at Clyde River, Coral Harbour and Iqaluit in Canada's Nunavut Territory.

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 during a year. Days statistics are for the typical number of days annually with any amount of measurable sunshine. All the data are averages for the years 1971 to 2000.

The entire territory of Nunavut averages 1791 hours and 226 days with bright sunshine a year.

Average total sunshine in Clyde River, Baffin Island, Nunavut
% Sun		Hours	Days
0	January	0	0
29	February	56	17
49	March	176	27
52	April	253	27
38	May	264	27
38	June	273	25
38	July	279	26
28	August	162	23
21	September	84	18
16	October	46	16
0	November	0	0
0	December	0	0
26	Annual	1593	206

Average amount of sun in Coral Harbour, Southampton Island, Nunavut
% Sun		Hours	Days
24	January	41	14
46	February	111	22
52	March	188	27
55	April	248	27
46	May	262	26
44	June	273	27
48	July	294	29
45	August	227	27
28	September	110	22
26	October	80	19
27	November	53	15
15	December	20	9
38	Annual	1907	262

Average sunshine for Iqaluit, Baffin Island, Nunavut
% Sun		Hours	Days
20	January	34	13
40	February	98	21
47	March	170	27
50	April	224	26
34	May	194	26
32	June	197	26
36	July	218	27
34	August	170	26
23	September	89	21
18	October	54	18
20	November	40	15
14	December	19	10
31	Annual	1506	255

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