Sunshine in Manitoba: Average Hours and Days a Year

The tables below list yearly averages for the number of sunny days and hours of sunshine at cities and towns in Manitoba.

The places are grouped into separate tables for Southern and Northern Manitoba.

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.

Southern Manitoba

Total annual sunshine
% Sun Place Hours Days
51 Brandon 2358 314
48 Dauphin 2231 312
51 Gimli 2359 317
49 Morden 2278 322
51 Winnipeg 2353 316

Northern Manitoba

Annual average sun
% Sun Place Hours Days
38 Churchill 1800 271
41 Lynn Lake 1980 288
48 The Pas 2247 309
43 Thompson 2040 293
Reference

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

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