Average Sunshine in Quebec for October

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

Southern Quebec

Average amount of sun in October
% Sun Place Hours Days
42 Montréal 143 26
35 Sherbrooke 119 25
34 St Hyacinthe 114 22
34 Thetford Mines 115 25

South-Central Quebec

% Sun Place Hours Days
36 Québec City 122 24
32 Roberval 106 24

Western Quebec

% Sun Place Hours Days
26 Amos 87 23
34 Maniwaki 117 25
37 Ste-Agathe-des-Monts 126 25
29 Val-D'or 99 24

Gaspé Peninsula

% Sun Place Hours Days
39 Gaspé 131 25
36 Iles de la Madeleine 120 26
28 Rimouski 96 21

North Shore

Average total sunshine in October
% Sun Place Hours Days
37 Baie-Comeau 123 25
32 Blanc-Sablon 106 21
38 Natashquan 126 24
19 Schefferville 61 21

Northern Quebec

% Sun Place Hours Days
16 Inukjuak 50 19
17 Kuujjuaq 55 21
20 Kuujjuarapik 64 20
21 Radisson 70 20
Reference

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

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