Average Sunshine in Quebec for March

The tables below give March 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 March with any amount of measurable sunshine. All the data are averages for the years 1981 to 2010.

Southern Quebec

Average amount of sun in March
% Sun Place Hours Days
45 Montréal 164 26
37 Sherbrooke 138 24
34 St Hyacinthe 126 23
39 Thetford Mines 143 23

South-Central Quebec

% Sun Place Hours Days
41 Québec City 152 24
45 Roberval 165 25

Western Quebec

% Sun Place Hours Days
42 Amos 155 24
43 Maniwaki 160 25
44 Ste-Agathe-des-Monts 161 25
44 Val-D'or 162 24

Gaspé Peninsula

% Sun Place Hours Days
42 Gaspé 154 25
38 Iles de la Madeleine 140 23
36 Rimouski 134 23

North Shore

Average total sunshine in March
% Sun Place Hours Days
44 Baie-Comeau 163 25
30 Blanc-Sablon 112 19
40 Natashquan 147 22
42 Schefferville 153 25

Northern Quebec

% Sun Place Hours Days
51 Inukjuak 186 28
40 Kuujjuaq 144 25
43 Kuujjuarapik 156 26
46 Radisson 167 26
Reference

Environment Canada. Meteorological Service of Canada. Canadian Climate Normals. 1981-2010 Climate Normals & Averages.

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