Ottawa Weather in April
Ottawa in April
The short of it: Ottawa in April averages a high of 11 °C (52 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low 1° · rain 78 mm · daylight 13 h 27 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Ottawa an average April high of 11°, a low of 1° and some 78 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from March to about 11°, with nights near 1°. Wet spells are common — about 78 mm, the 7th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 27 min in mid-April, 101 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates April 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and June.
Against its neighbours, Ottawa runs warmer than most and about as wet in April. Centretown, 0 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
April in Ottawa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 8° warmer, 15 mm more rain
- Versus May
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CentretownOntario | 0 km NNE | 11° | 1° | 78 mm |
| The GlebeOntario | 1 km SE | 11° | 1° | 78 mm |
| HullQuebec | 2 km NNW | 11° | 0° | 79 mm |
| Sandy HillOntario | 2 km NE | 11° | 0° | 79 mm |
| Ottawa SouthOntario | 2 km SSE | 11° | 1° | 78 mm |
| LowertownOntario | 2 km N | 11° | 0° | 79 mm |
| HintonburgOntario | 2 km WSW | 11° | 0° | 78 mm |
| New EdinburghOntario | 3 km NNE | 11° | 0° | 79 mm |