Best time to visit Ottawa
Our pick for sun: June to August.
The best months
- SunJune to August
- CityMay to September
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The twelve months at a glance
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 | Fair, 51/100 | Good, 73/100 | Good, 77/100 | Good, 78/100 | Good, 64/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 |
| City | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 | Fair, 51/100 | Good, 74/100 | Good, 74/100 | Good, 71/100 | Good, 74/100 | Good, 77/100 | Fair, 53/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 |
- Ideal
- Good
- Fair
- Best avoided
- Risk flagged
Temperatures and rain
See the month-by-month values
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -6°C | -15°C | 79 mm |
| February | -4°C | -14°C | 63 mm |
| March | 2°C | -8°C | 77 mm |
| April | 11°C | 0°C | 94 mm |
| May | 19°C | 7°C | 92 mm |
| June | 23°C | 12°C | 103 mm |
| July | 26°C | 15°C | 102 mm |
| August | 25°C | 14°C | 93 mm |
| September | 20°C | 10°C | 98 mm |
| October | 12°C | 4°C | 103 mm |
| November | 5°C | -2°C | 88 mm |
| December | -2°C | -9°C | 86 mm |
Estimated flight time
- From YUL : about 45 min
- From YYZ : about 1 h 05 min
- From YVR : about 5 h
Estimate of a nonstop flight computed from the distance: not a schedule. Connections lengthen the trip.
Getting to Ottawa with points
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Where this data comes from
Temperatures, sunshine and rain: monthly normals we computed over 1991-2020. These are estimates from a climate reanalysis, not station readings.
- ERA5 reanalysis-era5-single-levels-timeseries (C3S, CC-BY)
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, 2026, CC BY 4.0 licence). Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains. Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 (Huang et al., 2021, J. Climate 34, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0166.1).