Vanier North has warmer summer afternoons than 78% of Canadian towns
On a normal January night the air cools to about −14.0°C. Precipitation is plentiful here, more than falls on 60% of Canadian towns. Some 41°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Ice scrapers and block heaters earn their keep on roughly 147 days a year at 0°C or below.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at its Ottawa (City) station, 8.0 km south-west.
A year in Vanier North at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Vanier North’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Ontario beside it.
What a year in Vanier North 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. 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
Rain and melted snow: about 938 mm a year
June is the wettest month and February the driest. Some 120 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
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 Vanier North
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
A day averaging 10 degrees under 18°C adds 10 to the total; warm days add nothing.
Living with Vanier North’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
A normal year gives the garden about 158 frost-free days, roughly 30 April to 6 October.
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 →Wind chill falls below −20 on about 39 days a year: cover skin and dress in layers.
Expect around 50 sticky days a year with the humidex above 30.
The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Vanier North’s.
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 | 8.0 km south-west |
| 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 Vanier North 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Vanier North’s own would show the same figures). Distances here run 15–29 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Vanier North.
Vanier North weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.
| 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 |
March has run from −28.5°C to 26.5°C in thirty years
From one year to the next, January’s average typically shifts by 3.1°C around its normal of −9.6°C, the widest of any month, while June’s shifts by 1.1°C.
Where Vanier North’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: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- 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 Vanier North’s climate
How warm does Vanier North get in summer?
In July, the warmest month, the typical high is 26.7°C.
How cold does Vanier North get in winter?
Lows sink to −14.0°C on an average January night.
How much rain and snow does Vanier North get?
June is the wettest month at 95 mm and February the driest at 52 mm, for 938 mm over the year.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
About 115 days a year have 1 cm of snow or more on the ground.
Are these figures for Vanier North itself?
Nearly: Ottawa (City), the location behind them, sits just beyond Vanier North’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Vanier North →
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).