Lightning activity in Canadian cities

A cloud to ground lightning strike hits an urban area. © Environment Canada

Want to know how frequent cloud-to-ground lightning flashes are where you live? Have a look for your city or town’s statistics below:  

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British Columbia

British Columbia

Lightning activity in British Columbia
City Total cloud-to-ground lightning flashes from 1999-2018 Average number of days with lightning
(within 25 km)
Prince George 9,499 32.9
Williams Lake 8,973 31.5
Coquitlam 2,200 14.9
Cranbrook 14,680 33.9
Kelowna 6,624 24.6
Vernon 7,253 24.5
Burnaby 1,775 13.9
Abbotsford 1,665 13
Penticton 7,562 24.4
Revelstoke 6,747 26.6
Langley 1,587 11.8
Chilliwack 2,165 11.9
Vancouver 1,663 12.8
Kamloops 7,642 23.1
Surrey 1,503 11.6
Richmond 1,263 10.4
Fort St. John 12,107 25.4
Fort Nelson 11,315 27.8
Nanaimo 1,300 7.0
Smithers 1,858 9.8
Campbell River 711 6.2
Dease Lake 1,575 10.2
Courtenay 651 5.6
Terrace 756 4.5
Victoria 686 3.6
Prince Rupert 152 2.6
Castlegar 15,225 36.5
Dawson Creek
16,383 25.3
Alberta

Alberta

Lightning Activity in Alberta
City Total cloud-to-ground lightning flashes from 1999-2018 Average number of days with lightning
(within 25 km)
Calgary 25,268 38.2
Airdrie 25,449 37.6
Red Deer 29,150 36.6
Edmonton 32,811 36.9
St. Albert 32,538 36.1
Slave Lake 27,752 32.1
Fort McMurray 22,290 33.0
Medicine Hat 18,059 29.2
Lloydminster 27,830 30.2
Lethbridge 15,942 26.1
Grand Prairie 17,094 26.7
High Level 12,029 27.2
Brooks 18,527 29.3
Hinton 24,563 40.2
Edson 45,124 46.8
Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Lightning Activity in Saskatchewan
City Total cloud-to-ground lightning flashes from 1999-2018 Average number of days with lightning
(within 25 km)
Estevan 54,025 33.7
Regina 32,853 30.1
Swift Current 26,437 31.0
Moose Jaw 32,112 31.0
Yorkton 32,249 29.4
Prince Albert 23,461 28.2
Saskatoon 22,340 27.0
North Battleford 21,061 28.0
La Ronge 17,937 28.8
Key Lake 9,120 20.9
Kindersley 27,071 30.4
Manitoba

 Manitoba

Lightning Activity in Manitoba
City Total cloud-to-ground lightning flashes from 1999-2018 Average number of days with lightning
(within 25 km)
Steinbach 39,107 34.5
Portage la Prairie 39,383 34.8
Brandon 42,228 32.8
Winnipeg 37,194 32.1
Dauphin 23,420 28.8
The Pas 19,531 26.8
Flin Flon 17,586 24.8
Norway House 14,603 23.1
Thompson 13,338 21.2
Gillam 10,810 18.1
Lynn Lake 7,975 17.4
Churchill 5,020 9.2
Ontario

Ontario

Lightning Activity in Ontario
City Total cloud-to-ground lightning flashes from 1999-2018 Average number of days with lightning
(within 25 km)
Windsor 109,776 50.1
Chatham-Kent 101,168 47.1
London 94,647 44.1
Sarnia 96,148 43.8
Stratford 77,694 43.3
Hamilton 69,873 39.5
Mississauga 58,325 39.7
Toronto 56,139 40.5
Brampton 57,421 39.6
Brantford 74,578 40.9
Kitchener 66,639 40.5
St. Catharines 57,023 39.2
Vaughan 60,421 40.5
Markham 61,968 39.3
Peterborough 51,458 34.7
Owen Sound 49,114 34.0
Oshawa 46,883 35.0
Cobourg 40,207 33.0
Barrie 42,534 34.2
Ottawa 38,452 33.4
Belleville 36,470 32.7
Fort Frances 37,356 34.9
Kingston 29,699 30.9
Brockville 31,585 32.0
Cornwall 33,832 30.3
Kenora 27,379 32.8
Pembroke 27,693 30.0
Sault Ste. Marie 23,599 29.3
North Bay 23,364 29.2
Sudbury 20,759 26.8
Thunder Bay 18,543 28.4
Moosonee 13,354 21.7
Timmins 13,679 25.7
Geraldton 14,388 24.0
Sioux Lookout 19,469 30.2
Big Trout Lake 11,369 19.0
Quebec

Quebec

Lightning Activity in Quebec
City Total cloud-to-ground lightning flashes from 1999-2018 Average number of days with lightning
(within 25 km)
Laval 33,633 32.1
Metro Gatineau 38,503 33.2
Longueuil 37,625 32.5
Montréal 37,189 32.5
Terrebonne 34,390 31.9
Saint Jérôme 28,992 31.3
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield 32,574 29.7
Maniwaki 28,944 29.6
Joliette 28,503 29.9
Saint-Hyacinthe 36,380 30.6
Shawinigan 28,063 28.4
Trois Rivières 25,799 28.8
Drummondville 29,923 30.1
Sherbrooke 26,309 29.3
Lévis 22,259 28.5
Québec City 22,348 28.4
Rouyn-Noranda 19,900 26.5
Val D'Or 22,593 25.8
Alma 13,519 24.4
Greater Saguenay 13,741 23.8
Chibougamau 8,903 21.7
Rivière-du-Loup 9,126 19.8
Rimouski 8,072 16.2
Baie-Comeau 5,312 13.2
Sept-Îsles 2,804 11.2
New Brunswick

New Brunswick

Lightning Activity in New Brunswick
City Total cloud-to-ground lightning flashes from 1999-2018 Average number of days with lightning
(within 25 km)
Edmundston 22,294 22.3
Miramichi 14,603 20.3
Fredericton 14,735 19.7
Saint John 8,664 15.8
Moncton 12,124 17.6
Grand Falls 21,125 24.5
Bathurst 13,453 18.7
Charlo 10,450 19.8
Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Lightning Activity in Nova Scotia
City Total cloud-to-ground lightning flashes from 1999-2018 Average number of days with lightning
(within 25 km)
Yarmouth 11,504 15.2
Truro 8,378 14.2
Kentville 9,621 12.9
Halifax 7,351 12.8
New Glasgow 8,028 14.2
Sydney 5,107 9.7
Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

Lightning Activity in Prince Edward Island
City Total cloud-to-ground lightning flashes from 1999-2018 Average number of days with lightning
(within 25 km)
Summerside 9,415 14.3
Charlottetown 10,629 13.7
Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador

Lightning Activity in Newfoundland and Labrador
City Total cloud-to-ground lightning flashes from 1999-2018 Average number of days with lightning
(within 25 km)
Labrador City 1,746 10.1
Grand Falls-Windsor 3,314 7.8
Corner Brook 2,844 7.9
Goose Bay 1,399 7.0
Gander 2,905 6.7
Conception Bay South 785 4.6
Mount Pearl 688 4.4
Paradise 717 4.2
St. John’s 702 4.1
Churchill Falls 1,787 8.3
Nunavut

Nunavut

Lightning Activity in Nunavut
City Total cloud-to-ground lightning flashes from 1999-2018 Average number of days with lightning
(within 25 km)
Arviat 456 4.0
Northwest Territories

Northwest Territories

Lightning Activity in Northwest Territories
City Total cloud-to-ground lightning flashes from 1999-2018 Average number of days with lightning
(within 25 km)
Fort Smith 8,356 19.7
Fort Simpson 5,188 17.1
Norman Wells 2,224 10.5
Yellowknife 1,972 7.2
Inuvik 396 2.8
Yukon

Yukon

Lightning Activity in Yukon
City Total cloud-to-ground lightning flashes from 1999-2018 Average number of days with lightning
(within 25 km)
Watson Lake 2,153 15.1
Dawson 2,551 16.8
Carmacks 2,113 15.1
Whitehorse 960 8.0
Old Crow 730 5.3
Beaver Creek 2,398 15.7

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