Average May Sunshine in Newfoundland & Labrador

The tables below give May averages for the number of sunny days and hours of sunshine at communities in Newfoundland and Labrador.

The places are grouped into separate tables for Newfoundland and Labrador.

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.

Newfoundland

Average amount of sun in May
% Sun Place Hours Days
35 Burgeo 163 22
39 Channel-Port-Aux-Basques 185 22
34 Gander 163 24
31 Grand Falls 148 22
37 Rocky Harbour 176 23
38 St John's 176 23
27 St Shotts 127 21
44 Stephenville 205 26

Labrador

Average total sunshine in May
% Sun Place Hours Days
33 Cartwright 164 23
42 Churchill Falls 205 26
39 Goose Bay 190 25
36 Makkovik 180 25
43 Wabush Lake 211 27
Reference

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

Newfoundland and Labrador Sunshine
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