Average Sunshine in Quebec for August

The tables below give August averages for the number of sunny days and hours of sunshine at cities and towns in Quebec.

The places are grouped into a separate table for each region of the province: Southern Quebec, South-Central Quebec, Western Quebec, Gaspé Peninsula, North Shore and Northern Quebec.

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 this month. Days statistics are for the typical number of days in August with any amount of measurable sunshine. All the data are averages for the years 1981 to 2010.

Southern Quebec

Average amount of sun in August
% Sun Place Hours Days
56 Montréal 246 30
53 Sherbrooke 231 29
40 St Hyacinthe 177 27
51 Thetford Mines 223 30

South-Central Quebec

% Sun Place Hours Days
53 Québec City 232 29
52 Roberval 233 30

Western Quebec

% Sun Place Hours Days
48 Amos 214 29
52 Maniwaki 227 29
51 Ste-Agathe-des-Monts 223 29
51 Val-D'or 227 30

Gaspé Peninsula

% Sun Place Hours Days
52 Gaspé 232 28
53 Iles de la Madeleine 232 29
50 Rimouski 221 28

North Shore

Average total sunshine in August
% Sun Place Hours Days
53 Baie-Comeau 238 29
35 Blanc-Sablon 159 23
51 Natashquan 228 28
38 Schefferville 177 28

Northern Quebec

% Sun Place Hours Days
35 Inukjuak 168 27
36 Kuujjuaq 172 28
35 Kuujjuarapik 164 26
45 Radisson 205 27
Reference

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

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