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Weather in Outaouais

Calculated from weather data of Ottawa/Gatineau Airport (CYND) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January -5.7 -3.5 -2.3 -9.4 -4.0 -3.5
February -2.1 1.1 -3.5 -4.6 -4.5 -2.5
March 2.4 2.7 2.9 5.4 3.9
April 11.1 13.3 11.0 14.5 10.0
May 19.8 20.3 22.3 20.1 19.3
June 24.4 24.8 23.6 26.8 25.5
July 27.4 26.8 27.1 25.1 29.1
August 25.4 24.1 26.1 27.1 24.6
September 21.6 23.6 20.3 21.1 19.8
October 14.5 15.6 15.9 15.9 12.4
November 4.9 4.5 8.1 5.5 8.3
December -2.9 1.3 1.3 0.1 0.2
Average 10.5 -1.3 12.8 12.7 12.9 12.4

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January -13.4 -9 -9 -21 -10 -10
February -13.8 -8 -12 -14 -15 -12
March -7.4 -5 -6 -7 -4
April 1.4 2 2 3 0
May 8.9 8 10 9 8
June 14.7 15 15 16 15
July 17.4 18 17 16 19
August 15.4 14 16 17 15
September 10.6 11 11 11 9
October 5.2 8 3 8 4
November -3.2 -2 0 -2 -1
December -9.8 -4 -5 -8 -6
Average 1.3 -9.4 3.7 2.6 3.3 3.0

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
30 °C or warmer 0 8 12 12 21
25 °C or warmer 0 63 68 65 69
20 °C or warmer 0 142 122 136 113
0 °C or colder 53 132 128 136 143

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 31.9 34 46 24 20 29
February 27.2 19 33 30 28 28
March 22.4 31 24 12 22
April 19.8 23 20 12 19
May 12.6 15 12 8 4
June 11.0 9 20 8 6
July 6.4 8 10 7 6
August 7.7 10 15 4 11
September 7.9 3 13 9 8
October 17.0 23 13 20 16
November 20.7 23 17 15 14
December 30.2 37 31 23 29
Average 18.0 26.3 20.4 18.0 12.9 15.2

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 12.4 13 12 12 12 12
February 14.1 13 14 16 12 14
March 15.1 15 14 15 15
April 16.3 15 17 16 17
May 14.3 15 13 14 15
June 13.0 11 14 14 13
July 11.7 10 14 12 11
August 10.9 11 11 11 10
September 10.4 9 11 11 11
October 12.1 11 11 11 12
November 13.5 13 13 12 14
December 12.9 11 15 14 14
Average 13.1 13.0 12.3 13.3 13.0 13.1

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January W N NW NW N
February W NE NW NW W
March NW NW W NE
April SE N NW W
May NW SE W W
June NE W W W
July W W NW W
August W SW W NW
September SW NW W SW
October W SW E W
November W W W W
December N E N NW

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Outaouais weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Outaouais?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 27 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Outaouais?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of -4 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Outaouais?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in January with a probability of around 32.0 %.

Which month is the driest in Outaouais?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 6.4 %.