Average Sunshine in Quebec for January

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The tables below give January averages for the number of sunny days and hours of sunshine at cities and towns in Quebec.

The places are grouped into a separate table for each region of the province: Southern Quebec, South-Central Quebec, Western Quebec, Gaspé Peninsula, North Shore and Northern Quebec.

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 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.

Southern Quebec

Average amount of sun in January
% Sun Place Hours Days
36 Montreal 102 21
30 Sherbrooke   86 21

South-Central Quebec

% Sun Place Hours Days
36 Québec City 100 21
36 Roberval   99 22

Western Quebec

% Sun Place Hours Days
30 Amos   81 20
33 Maniwaki   92 21
33 Val-D'or   91 21

Gaspé Peninsula

% Sun Place Hours Days
40 Gaspé 109 22
21 Rimouski   58 18

North Shore

Average total sunshine in January
% Sun Place Hours Days
41 Baie-Comeau 111 23
39 Natashquan 105 22
33 Schefferville   80 21

Northern Quebec

% Sun Place Hours Days
29 Inukjuak   64 19
29 Kuujjuarapik   69 20
Reference

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

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