Average Sunshine a Year in British Columbia
The tables below list yearly averages for the number of sunny days and hours of sunshine at cities and towns in British Columbia.
The places are grouped into a separate table for each region of the province: Southwest Mainland, Vancouver Island, Central BC, Southeast BC and Northern BC.
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. 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.
Southwest BC Mainland
% Sun | Place | Hours | Days |
---|---|---|---|
40 | Abbotsford | 1887 | 285 |
38 | Powell River | 1824 | 281 |
41 | Vancouver - Richmond | 1938 | 289 |
35 | Whistler | 1684 | 281 |
Vancouver Island
% Sun | Place | Hours | Days |
---|---|---|---|
40 | Courtenay - Comox | 1926 | 287 |
41 | Nanaimo | 1940 | 295 |
33 | Port Alberni | 1611 | 273 |
31 | Port Hardy | 1462 | 283 |
35 | Tofino | 1668 | 273 |
44 | Victoria - Sidney | 2109 | 308 |
Central British Columbia
% Sun | Place | Hours | Days |
---|---|---|---|
29 | Bella Coola | 1471 | 268 |
43 | Kamloops | 2080 | 316 |
40 | Kelowna | 1949 | 304 |
40 | Penticton | 1923 | 304 |
42 | Vernon | 2027 | 301 |
41 | Williams Lake | 1986 | 308 |
Southeast BC
% Sun | Place | Hours | Days |
---|---|---|---|
38 | Castlegar | 1854 | 292 |
46 | Cranbrook | 2191 | 315 |
30 | Golden | 1493 | 275 |
32 | Revelstoke | 1583 | 272 |
Northern British Columbia
% Sun | Place | Hours | Days |
---|---|---|---|
42 | Fort Nelson | 2028 | 292 |
44 | Fort St John | 2095 | 304 |
39 | Prince George | 1918 | 299 |
26 | Prince Rupert | 1242 | 251 |
31 | Sandspit | 1493 | 292 |
33 | Smithers | 1621 | 289 |
Reference
Environment Canada. Meteorological Service of Canada. Canadian Climate Normals. 1981-2010 Climate Normals & Averages.