October Sunshine Averages for Canadian Cities

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

Total October sunshine

% Sun	City	Hours	Days
37	Abbotsford, British Columbia	123	24
53	Calgary, Alberta	175	29
52	Edmonton, Alberta	171	28
41	Guelph, Ontario	141	27
46	Halifax, Nova Scotia	158	25
43	Hamilton, Ontario	149	27
37	Kelowna, British Columbia	125	27
41	Kingston, Ontario	140	26
38	London, Ontario	129	26

Average amount of sun in October

% Sun	City	Hours	Days
44	Moncton, New Brunswick	149	26
42	Montréal, Quebec	143	26
41	Ottawa, Ontario	139	26
39	Peterborough, Ontario	133	26
36	Québec City, Quebec	122	24
49	Regina, Saskatchewan	163	28
47	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	157	27
35	Sherbrooke, Quebec	61	25
45	St. Catharines - Niagara, Ontario	155	27

October sun averages

% Sun	City	Hours	Days
43	Saint John, New Brunswick	148	24
36	St. John's, Newfoundland	122	23
36	Sudbury, Ontario	121	25
37	Thunder Bay, Ontario	125	26
45	Toronto, Ontario	154	27
36	Vancouver, British Columbia	121	23
41	Victoria, British Columbia	137	26
44	Winnipeg, Manitoba	147	26