Once upon a time Environment Canada used to collect bright sunshine data for well over 250 weather stations. Now they are down to 7.

One commenter told us about experiencing over 500 hours of sunshine in one month when he was up in Eureka Nunavut (it was NWT when he was there).

I thought I would post the top 50 sunniest months (total hours of bright sunshine) ever in Canada. Of course they are all in the far north of Canada.

The winner is Eureka. 667 hours of bright sunshine in May of 1987. Sadly Eureka no longer collects bright sunshine data (it stopped around May 2005)

The highest sunshine total for a weather station not in the north is VICTORIA GONZALES HTS. 425 hours of bright sunshine for July 1958. See table at bottom for non-northern stations.

Province	Station	Year	Month	Bright Sunshine Hours	Bright Sunshine % of Normal
NU	EUREKA	1987	5	667	134
NU	EUREKA	1989	5	632	127
NU	EUREKA	1973	5	621	125
NU	EUREKA	1991	5	593	120
NU	EUREKA	1997	6	586	NA
NU	ALERT	2003	7	576	196
NWT	INUVIK UA	2004	6	574	NA
NU	EUREKA	2005	5	574	116
NU	EUREKA	1976	5	573	115
NU	EUREKA	2002	5	567	114
NU	EUREKA	1981	6	565	141
NU	EUREKA	1998	5	564	114
NU	EUREKA	1988	7	563	156
NU	EUREKA	1975	5	554	112
NU	EUREKA	1981	5	548	111
NU	ALERT	1981	5	547	131
NU	EUREKA	1974	5	544	110
NU	EUREKA	1972	5	543	109
NU	ISACHSEN	1973	5	543	NA
NU	EUREKA	1979	5	543	109
NU	RESOLUTE CARS	1970	5	536	172
NU	EUREKA	1988	5	535	108
NU	EUREKA	1985	5	532	107
NU	EUREKA	1990	6	531	133
NWT	SACHS HARBOUR A	1958	6	529	146
NU	ALERT	1985	5	529	126
NWT	AKLAVIK A	1959	6	526	NA
NU	EUREKA	1980	5	521	105
NU	ALERT	1972	5	514	123
NU	EUREKA	2001	5	512	103
NWT	SACHS HARBOUR A	1984	6	510	141
NWT	INUVIK UA	2003	6	508	NA
NU	EUREKA	2003	7	506	139
NU	EUREKA	2004	4	506	144
NU	ALERT	1987	4	503	146
NU	ALERT	2000	5	503	120
NU	EUREKA	1978	7	498	138
NU	EUREKA	1971	6	495	124
NU	EUREKA	2000	6	495	124
NU	RESOLUTE CARS	1988	7	492	166
NU	EUREKA	1970	5	491	99
NU	ALERT	1971	5	491	117
NU	EUREKA	1996	5	490	99
NU	EUREKA	1977	6	489	122
NU	EUREKA	1995	5	488	98
NU	ALERT	1974	6	487	151
NU	EUREKA	1969	5	486	98
NU	EUREKA	1987	7	486	135
NU	EUREKA	1983	5	484	98
NU	ALERT	1979	5	483	115

Top 50 Non-Northern Bright Sunshine Stations

Province	Station	Year	Month	Bright Sunshine Hours	Bright Sunshine % of Normal
BC	VICTORIA GONZALES HTS	1958	7	425	130
BC	VICTORIA INTL A	1985	7	422	131
ALTA	MANYBERRIES CDA	1985	7	414	115
BC	CRANBROOK A	1985	7	413	130
ALTA	MEDICINE HAT A	1991	7	413	118
BC	VICTORIA GONZALES HTS	1960	7	411	125
MAN	RIVERS A	1960	7	410	NA
BC	SATURNA ISLAND CS	1985	7	410	NA
BC	SAANICHTON CDA	1958	7	406	139
SASK	SWIFT CURRENT CDA	1967	7	403	130
ALTA	MANYBERRIES CDA	1988	7	401	111
QUE	INUKJUAK UA	1996	7	401	177
BC	NANAIMO A	1958	7	400	137
SASK	MOOSE JAW A	1967	7	400	121
BC	VICTORIA GONZALES HTS	1984	7	400	122
BC	COWICHAN BAY CHERRY POIN	1958	7	398	NA
BC	PRINCETON A	1985	7	398	131
MAN	THE PAS A	1964	6	397	139
SASK	ESTEVAN A	1967	7	397	119
MAN	DAUPHIN A	1974	6	397	145
BC	NANAIMO A	1985	7	397	136
BC	ANAHIM LAKE 5 MILE RANCH	1985	7	397	NA
BC	VERNON	1985	7	397	127
BC	CASTLEGAR A	1985	7	397	134
ALTA	SUFFIELD A	1953	7	396	120
SASK	ESTEVAN A	1964	7	396	118
MAN	DELTA MARSH CS	1974	6	396	141
SASK	MOOSE JAW A	1985	7	396	119
ALTA	MEDICINE HAT A	1953	7	395	112
ALTA	VAUXHALL CDA	1960	7	395	NA
ALTA	BROOKS AHRC	1969	8	395	133
ALTA	LETHBRIDGE CDA	1973	7	395	118
SASK	BAD LAKE IHD 102	1984	7	395	NA
BC	WILLIAMS LAKE A	1985	7	395	133
ALTA	MEDICINE HAT A	1985	7	395	112
SASK	SWIFT CURRENT A	1994	7	395	116
ALTA	VAUXHALL CDA	1959	7	394	NA
SASK	SASKATOON U OF S	1959	7	394	NA
ALTA	LETHBRIDGE CDA	1967	7	394	118
SASK	WEYBURN	1967	7	394	112
BC	ABBOTSFORD A	1985	7	394	139
BC	TRAIL TADANAC	1985	7	394	NA
BC	KAMLOOPS A	1985	7	394	127
SASK	REGINA A	1967	7	393	119
SASK	SASKATOON U OF S	1960	7	392	NA
ALTA	LETHBRIDGE CDA	1969	8	392	134
BC	SAANICHTON CDA	1985	7	392	134
SASK	WEYBURN	1985	7	392	111
ALTA	SUFFIELD A	1963	7	391	119
ALTA	SUFFIELD A	1967	7	391	119