March Sunshine Averages for Canadian Cities

The tables here list the average amount of sun that major cities in Canada get in March. The numbers allow you to compare the month's total hours and days of sunshine for large Canadian urban areas.

For each city there are three measurements 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.

Total March sunshine

% Sun	City	Hours	Days
36	Abbotsford, British Columbia	132	24
48	Calgary, Alberta	177	27
48	Edmonton, Alberta	176	28
40	Guelph, Ontario	146	24
39	Halifax, Nova Scotia	143	23
41	Hamilton, Ontario	152	24
40	Kelowna, British Columbia	148	28
39	Kingston, Ontario	144	24
34	London, Ontario	124	23

Average amount of sun in March

% Sun	City	Hours	Days
38	Moncton, New Brunswick	140	22
45	Montréal, Quebec	164	26
45	Ottawa, Ontario	167	25
39	Peterborough, Ontario	144	24
41	Québec City, Quebec	152	24
42	Regina, Saskatchewan	154	26
47	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	173	27
37	Sherbrooke, Quebec	153	24
38	St. Catharines - Niagara, Ontario	140	24

March sun averages

% Sun	City	Hours	Days
41	Saint John, New Brunswick	150	23
29	St. John's, Newfoundland	107	19
44	Sudbury, Ontario	161	25
43	Thunder Bay, Ontario	160	25
44	Toronto, Ontario	161	25
37	Vancouver, British Columbia	135	25
39	Victoria, British Columbia	145	27
49	Winnipeg, Manitoba	182	26