Afternoon heat in City View beats that of 78% of Canadian towns
Midwinter brings lows of about −14.0°C. June is the wettest month, February the driest. Counting rain and snow together, it is wetter than 60% of Canadian towns. Heating does most of its work from October to April, in months below 10°C on average.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Ottawa (City) location, 3.8 km north-east.
A year in City View at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about City View’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in City View feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 147 frosts and 121 warm days a year
Frost comes from October to April; in January almost every night freezes. On about 15 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.
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
On about 120 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 185 cm of snow a 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 City View
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year.
Living with City View’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
About 158 days a year pass without frost, from an average last frost of 30 April to a first of 6 October.
For long days outdoors, May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Wind chill falls below −20 on about 39 days a year: cover skin and dress in layers.
The humidex tops 30 on about 50 days a year: muggy days to plan around.
Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on City View’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Ottawa (City)
ECCC builds the Ottawa (City) normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 3.8 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), 7.3 km |
How City View 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share City View’s would only repeat its figures. City View has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 22–25 km out.
City View weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the 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 |
From year to year, January moves by 3.1°C, more than any month, and June least
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in March: a low of −28.5°C in 2003 and a high of 26.5°C in 2012.
Where City View’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Ottawa (City), 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Comparisons: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- Not on this page: sunshine, which none of ECCC’s 450 locations publishes for 1991–2020, and the town’s own height above sea level, so no figure is adjusted for altitude.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about City View’s climate
How warm does City View get in summer?
Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 26.7°C on a typical day.
How cold does City View get in winter?
Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −14.0°C.
How much rain and snow does City View get?
Rain and snow, with snow counted as water, total 938 mm a year; June leads with 95 mm and February trails with 52 mm.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Around 115 days a year see 1 cm of snow or more lying.
Are these figures for City View itself?
Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Ottawa (City), just outside City View’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for City View →
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).