Average Sunshine in Nunavut for March

The tables below give March averages for the number of sunny days and hours of sunshine at places in Nunavut.

You can jump to a separate table for each section of the territory: Southern, Eastern, Western and Northern Nunavut.

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 Nunavut

Communities here are in the Kivalliq Region. Baker Lake is west of Hudson Bay, while Coral Harbour is on Southampton Island.

Total March sunshine
% Sun Place Hours Days
49 Baker Lake 178 24
52 Coral Harbour 187 27

Eastern Nunavut

This section covers Baffin Island and the Melville Peninsula.

Average amount of sunshine in March
% Sun Place Hours Days
47 Cape Dorset 173 27
46 Igloolik 165 27
47 Iqaluit 172 26
50 Pond Inlet 177 26

Western Nunavut

Known as the Kitikmeot Region, these places are on Nunavut's northern mainland and Victoria Island.

March sunshine averages
% Sun Place Hours Days
47 Cambridge Bay 170 26
44 Kugluktuk 160 26

Northern Nunavut

Resolute is located on Cornwallis Island. Eureka is farther north, on the west side of Ellesmere Island. Alert, on the northern coast of Ellesmere Island is Canada's northernmost weather station.

Total average sunshine for March
% Sun Place Hours Days
33 Alert 110 15
35 Eureka 120 21
37 Resolute 132 23
Reference

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

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