Sunshine in Nunavut: Average Hours and Days

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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
References

Environment Canada. National Climate Data and Information Archive. Canadian Climate Normals or Averages 1971-2000.

Environment Canada. National Climate Data and Information Archive. Canadian Cities are Weather Winners!

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