Weather in Ottawa in August

General weather information about Ottawa

Average annual temperature is 8.1 °C

Absolute maximum temperature: 33.5 °C

Absolute minimum temperature: -31.6 °C

Number of sunny days: 124 days

Number of rainy days: 188 days

Number of snow days: 53 days

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* Weather data for Ottawa Canada is based on climate observations for 2026 year

Ottawa air temperature forecast for each month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Absolute maximum temperature (°C)4.511.07.627.531.633.532.227.032.129.114.39.7
Average daytime temperature (°C)-1.2-0.33.313.719.624.926.723.923.216.05.22.0
Average temperature (°C)-5.0-6.6-1.36.812.919.021.819.117.612.01.3-1.3
Average night temperature (°C)-8.5-11.4-5.21.06.413.617.515.213.18.8-1.8-3.8
Absolute minimum temperature (°C)-19.4-31.6-12.9-10.01.18.813.110.77.6-1.6-8.5-14.5

Ottawa monthly weather indicators

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight maximum duration (h)9.011.012.014.015.015.015.014.013.011.010.08.0
Daylight mean duration (h)9.210.411.913.514.915.615.314.112.511.09.58.8
Daylight minimum duration (h)8.09.011.012.014.015.014.013.011.010.09.08.0
Sunshine mean duration (h)3.25.36.58.111.010.311.510.09.85.34.82.5
Precipitation (mm)1178584909310221812017994495
Sunny days6711122110171910119
Rainy days899181020302411211216
Snow days171211000000076

Best time to visit Ottawa:

The best time to visit Ottawa during the most sunny months:

  • May — 11.0(h)
  • June — 10.3(h)
  • July — 11.5(h)
  • August — 10.0(h)
  • September — 9.8(h)

Months with the longest average daylight duration in Ottawa:

  • June — 15.6(h)
  • July — 15.3(h)

The largest precipitation sum in Ottawa is at

  • July — 218(mm)