Sunshine on Prince Edward Island: Average Hours and Days

The tables below list yearly and monthly averages for the number of sunny days and hours of sunshine at Charlottetown, Summerside and Tignish in Prince Edward Island.

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 or month. Days statistics are for the typical number of days annually with any amount of measurable sunshine. All the data are averages for the years 1981 to 2010.

Average total sunshine in Charlottetown, PEI
% Sun   Hours Days
39 January 109 22
38 February 109 22
38 March 141 22
37 April 148 22
43 May 197 26
47 June 220 27
53 July 254 28
50 August 219 28
48 September 181 26
36 October 124 26
22 November 63 19
28 December 76 19
40 Annual 1841 286
Average amount of sun in Summerside, PEI
% Sun   Hours Days
39 January 110 22
38 February 110 21
37 March 136 22
38 April 154 22
44 May 203 26
48 June 226 27
54 July 257 29
52 August 228 28
46 September 174 27
39 October 132 26
26 November 75 20
32 December 85 21
41 Annual 1890 291
Average amount of sun in Tignish, PEI
% Sun   Hours Days
42 January 117 25
39 February 111 21
31 March 112 21
41 April 166 26
35 May 164 28
49 June 232 27
58 July 278 29
51 August 227 27
38 September 145 26
37 October 126 24
25 November 70 20
22 December 60 18
39 Annual 1806 292
Reference

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

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