Annual Sunshine in Ontario - Current Results

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

The places are grouped into a separate table for each region of the province: Eastern, Central, Southwestern, Northeastern and Northwestern Ontario.

The tables give several 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.

Eastern Ontario

Total annual sunshine
% Sun	Place	Hours	Days
41	Cornwall	1904	283
42	Kingston	1959	296
45	Ottawa	2084	304
41	Pembroke	1912	298

Central Ontario

Average amount of sunshine yearly
% Sun	Place	Hours	Days
45	Hamilton	2111	301
43	Peterborough	1999	296
43	St Catharines	2023	301
44	Toronto	2066	305

Southwestern Ontario

Annual average sun
% Sun	Place	Hours	Days
42	Guelph	1948	299
38	London	1793	286
44	Sarnia	2061	288

Northeastern Ontario

The northeastern region of Ontario stretches from the shores of Lake Huron to James Bay. South Baymouth and Gore Bay are on Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, while Moosonee is near the south end of James Bay.

Number of sunny hours and days a year on average
% Sun	Place	Hours	Days
37	Kapuskasing	1764	282
39	Moosonee	1811	288
41	North Bay	1922	287
41	Sault Ste Marie	1920	287
43	South Baymouth	2040	291
42	Sudbury	1973	293

Northwestern Ontario

Average total sunshine yearly
% Sun	Place	Hours	Days
40	Big Trout Lake	1870	294
45	Red Lake	2082	302
46	Thunder Bay	2121	305

Sunshine in Ontario: Average Hours and Days a Year

Eastern Ontario

Central Ontario

Southwestern Ontario

Northeastern Ontario

Northwestern Ontario

Reference

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