Summer afternoons in Bells Corners West are warmer than in 78% of Canadian towns
Nights in January average −14.0°C. Precipitation is plentiful here, more than falls on 60% of Canadian towns. Of all months, June brings the most precipitation and February the least. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or snow or more, come about 120 times a year.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at its Ottawa (City) station, 12 km north-east.
A year in Bells Corners West at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Bells Corners West’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Bells Corners West feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 147 frosts and 121 warm days a year
From October to April frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 15 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
938 mm of precipitation in a typical year
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 185 cm in a normal year
Snow falls from October to April, most of all in January (about 45 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Bells Corners West
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
One degree below 18°C for one day makes one heating degree day; the year’s days are added together.
Living with Bells Corners West’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Tender plants are usually safe from around 30 April until frost returns near 6 October: about 158 days.
Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Count on some 39 days a year when the wind makes it feel below −20.
Roughly 50 days a year feel hotter than 30 once humidity is counted.
Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Bells Corners West’s hazards page covers them.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Ottawa (City)
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Ottawa (City) are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 12 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 79 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | Yes |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −32.2°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 37.3°C |
| Average wind | 11.5 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Ottawa (Airport), 13 km |
How Bells Corners West compares
Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in Ontario.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Bells Corners West whose figures come from another normals location. Bells Corners West has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 23–27 km out.
Bells Corners West weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5.2°C | −14.0°C | −9.6°C | 65 mm | 45 cm |
| February | −3.3°C | −12.9°C | −8.1°C | 52 mm | 41 cm |
| March | 2.5°C | −6.9°C | −2.2°C | 62 mm | 31 cm |
| April | 11.2°C | 1.1°C | 6.2°C | 81 mm | 8 cm |
| May | 19.4°C | 8.0°C | 13.8°C | 80 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24.2°C | 13.3°C | 18.8°C | 95 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26.7°C | 15.8°C | 21.3°C | 92 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.6°C | 14.6°C | 20.1°C | 87 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.1°C | 10.1°C | 15.6°C | 87 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.3°C | 4.1°C | 8.8°C | 90 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 5.8°C | −1.8°C | 2.0°C | 72 mm | 16 cm |
| December | −1.5°C | −8.7°C | −5.1°C | 74 mm | 43 cm |
| Year | 11.7°C | 1.9°C | 6.8°C | 938 mm | 185 cm |
In March, anything from −28.5°C to 26.5°C
Two years in three, January’s average falls within 3.1°C of its normal of −9.6°C; June keeps to within 1.1°C.
Where Bells Corners West’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Ottawa (City), the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
- Not on this page: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Bells Corners West’s climate
How warm does Bells Corners West get in summer?
The year’s warmest days come in July, with highs averaging 26.7°C.
How cold does Bells Corners West get in winter?
January nights average −14.0°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Bells Corners West get?
Count on roughly 938 mm a year, heaviest in June (95 mm) and lightest in February (52 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Count on about 115 days of snow cover a year, 1 cm or deeper.
Are these figures for Bells Corners West itself?
Almost: ECCC’s Ottawa (City) location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside Bells Corners West.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Bells Corners West →
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).