Qualicum - Redwood has warmer summer afternoons than 78% of Canadian towns
On a normal January night the air cools to about −14.0°C. Rain and snow together come to more here than on 60% of Canadian towns. Winter and summer sit 41°C apart. The outdoor season runs from May to September, with highs of 19–27°C.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at its Ottawa (City) station, 7.3 km north-east.
A year in Qualicum - Redwood at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Qualicum - Redwood’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Qualicum - Redwood feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 147 frosts and 121 warm days a year
Frost comes from October to April; in January almost every night freezes. Some 15 nights a year drop under −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
June is the wettest month and February the driest. About 120 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 185 cm in a normal year
Expect snow from October to April, with about 45 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Qualicum - Redwood
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Each day the mean sits under 18°C adds its shortfall; a year’s total is its heating degree days.
Living with Qualicum - Redwood’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
The frost-free stretch runs from about 30 April to about 6 October, some 158 days in a normal year.
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 →Frostbite weather, a wind chill under −20, turns up on about 39 days a year.
Count on some 50 humid days a year with the humidex past 30.
Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Qualicum - Redwood’s hazards page covers the risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Ottawa (City)
Ottawa (City) is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 7.3 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), 10 km |
How Qualicum - Redwood 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 Qualicum - Redwood whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest places to Qualicum - Redwood with figures are 22–24 km away.
Qualicum - Redwood 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 |
From year to year, January moves by 3.1°C, more than any month, and June least
Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; March’s run from −28.5°C in 2003 to 26.5°C in 2012.
Where Qualicum - Redwood’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: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- Not on this page: sunshine, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Qualicum - Redwood’s climate
How warm does Qualicum - Redwood get in summer?
Peak warmth comes in July, at about 26.7°C by mid-afternoon.
How cold does Qualicum - Redwood get in winter?
The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −14.0°C.
How much rain and snow does Qualicum - Redwood get?
The yearly total is about 938 mm. June gets 95 mm, the most of any month; February gets 52 mm, the least.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Roughly 115 days a year start with snow cover of 1 cm or more.
Are these figures for Qualicum - Redwood itself?
They are the normals for Ottawa (City), measured just outside Qualicum - Redwood itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Qualicum - Redwood →
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