Hello Morganhd,
Thank you for your question.
Southern Canada and especially the southern Prairies receive the most
annual hours of sunshine and the lowest figures are along the coast of
northern British Columbia.
The greatest average annual number of sunny hours is Estevan,
Saskatchewan with 2537 hours.
http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/education/uvindex/about_uvradiation/c-of-c-sun-chart--op_e.cfm
Environment Canada provides a map with the average annual hours of
sunshine. The specific area in Canada that has the most hours of
sunshine is the darkest blue area on the map.
http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/education/uvindex/about_uvradiation/c-of-c-sun-chart--op_e.cfm
Environment Canada explains:
“At the 49th parallel Canada could receive 4479 hours of sunlight
annually; at 60N, the latitude along the top of the Prairies, 4536
hours, and at 80N, 1000 km form the North Pole, 4567 hours. Cloud
cover, especially in the late fall and winter, pollution, and shadows
reduce the amount of sunshine actually received to about half these
durations or less in most seasons.
“The sunniest places are beneath the clear skies of the southern
Prairies, where the average duration of bright sunshine exceeds 2400
hours a year. Only slightly less sunny is central British Columbia,
the remaining Prairies, and southern Ontario. Despite the high
rainfall, most of the Maritimes have about 1800 sunshine hours a year.
The lowest figures are along the Pacific coast just south of the
Alaskan Panhandle, where the range is from 1200 to 1400 hours a year,
and over fog enshrouded parts of Newfoundland, where fewer than 1500
hours of bright sunshine occur in an average year.”
Environment Canada
http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/education/uvindex/about_uvradiation/sunshine_e.html
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I hope you find this helpful.
Best Regards,
Bobbie7-ga |
