Climate of Ottawa

Ottawa has a continental climate. It is warm in the summer and cold in the winter. The average annual temperature for Ottawa is 12° degrees and there is about 365 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 187 days a year with an average humidity of 81% and an UV-index of 3.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between -4°C and 26°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -11°C and 17°C
Rain: it rains 118 days and there is a total of approximately 367 mm rainfall
Snow: it snows an average of 47 days per year
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2488 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between -4°C and 26°C
Warmest month:	26°C in July
Coldest month:	-4°C in January
Night temperature:	between -11°C and 17°C
Dry days:	200 days
Days with rain:	118 days
Days with snow:	47 days
Total rain sum:	367 mm
Hours of sunshine:	2488 hours

Climate of Ottawa
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Ottawa
The best travel time for Ottawa
Climate of Ottawa by month
Experiences with the weather of Ottawa

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Ottawa.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Ottawa.

Climate table of Ottawa

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Ottawa. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Ottawa might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	-4	-2	5	12	19	23	26	25	22	14	7	-1
Night temp. (°C)	-11	-9	-3	3	9	14	17	16	12	6	0	-6
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	18	20	21	38	36	44	48	44	24	37	22	15
Days with rain	3	3	9	12	13	13	15	14	11	11	8	6
Days with snow	12	11	6	2	-	-	-	-	-	1	4	11
Dry days	16	14	16	16	18	17	16	17	19	19	18	14
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	3	4	6	8	9	10	10	10	9	5	5	4
Wind force (Bft)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3
UV-index	1	2	2	3	5	5	6	5	4	2	2	1

Best time to visit Ottawa

The best time to visit Ottawa in the state of Wisconsin is from May through September. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Ottawa is 26°C in July and the lowest is -4°C in January.

Climate of Ottawa by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Ottawa? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January