Average Sunshine in Alberta for March

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

The places are grouped into a separate table for each region of the province: Southern, Central and Northern Alberta.

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 Alberta

Total March sunshine
% Sun Place Hours Days
52 Brooks 192 27
51 Lethbridge 186 28
47 Medicine Hat 174 27

Central Alberta

Average amount of sun in March
% Sun Place Hours Days
48 Calgary 177 27
48 Edmonton 176 28
42 Edson 155 27
45 Jasper 164 29
44 Red Deer 162 27

Northern Alberta

Average March sun
% Sun Place Hours Days
47 Cold Lake 172 27
48 Fort McMurray 176 28
47 Grande Prairie 172 28
49 High Level 179 28
48 Slave Lake 177 28
Reference

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

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