Soak up the sun while you can, as daylight fades fast in August
Most cities across Canada lose at least an hour and a half of illumination through the month of August
Summer heat continues roasting communities across Canada in August.
But the intense sunshine that primed the atmosphere earlier in the season is losing some of its lustre here in the latter half of summer.
Make sure to take advantage of long evenings after work while they’re still around, as daylight fades fast through the month.
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Most cities across the country are on track to lose at least an hour and a half of illumination—including those twilight hours—between the beginning of August and the beginning of September.
The amount of daylight lost throughout the month increases with latitude as the sun sinks lower on the horizon with each passing day.
Toronto is on track to lose 1 hour and 29 minutes of illumination by the end of the month. Folks in Saskatoon will lose just over 2 hours of light throughout the course of August, while that value jumps to a whopping 4 hours and 21 minutes of illumination lost for those in Iqaluit, Nunavut.
Much of the change is driven by earlier sunsets.
Ottawa’s 8:30 p.m. sunset on August 1 falls back to 7:40 p.m. by September 1. The change is a little greater in Winnipeg, where it slips 58 minutes earlier between the start and end of August.
The sunset in Iqaluit, which is situated at 63°N, slides from 9:33 p.m. to 7:47 p.m. over the same time period.
Enjoy those long days while they last. We’ll continue losing daylight until the winter solstice arrives on Sunday, Dec. 21.
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