May Sunshine Averages for Canadian Cities

The tables here list the average amount of sun that major cities in Canada get in May. 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 May with any amount of measurable sunshine. All the data are averages for the years 1981 to 2010.

Total May sunshine

% Sun	City	Hours	Days
44	Abbotsford, British Columbia	209	27
52	Calgary, Alberta	249	29
57	Edmonton, Alberta	280	29
51	Guelph, Ontario	231	28
42	Halifax, Nova Scotia	193	24
54	Hamilton, Ontario	244	28
50	Kelowna, British Columbia	238	30
48	Kingston, Ontario	218	28
48	London, Ontario	220	28

Average amount of sun in May

% Sun	City	Hours	Days
45	Moncton, New Brunswick	208	26
50	Montréal, Quebec	229	28
50	Ottawa, Ontario	230	28
48	Peterborough, Ontario	218	27
45	Québec City, Quebec	211	27
55	Regina, Saskatchewan	262	29
54	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	263	30
46	Sherbrooke, Quebec	200	28
53	St. Catharines - Niagara, Ontario	242	29

May sun averages

% Sun	City	Hours	Days
43	Saint John, New Brunswick	199	26
38	St. John's, Newfoundland	176	23
49	Sudbury, Ontario	228	27
55	Thunder Bay, Ontario	259	28
50	Toronto, Ontario	228	28
47	Vancouver, British Columbia	223	28
51	Victoria, British Columbia	241	29
60	Winnipeg, Manitoba	285	29