Ottawa Weather in February
Ottawa in February
The short of it: Ottawa in February averages a high of -3 °C (26 °F) and a low of -14 °C (8 °F), with 57 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 10 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -3° · low -14° · rain 57 mm · daylight 10 h 19 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Ottawa an average February high of -3°, a low of -14° and some 57 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about -3°, nights near -14°. Pack the buffalo coat. It is the driest month of the year, only 57 mm of rain. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 10 h 19 min in mid-February, 74 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates February 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and June.
Against its neighbours, Ottawa runs warmer than most and wetter than most in February. Centretown, 0 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
February in Ottawa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 2° warmer, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CentretownOntario | 0 km NNE | -3° | -14° | 57 mm |
| The GlebeOntario | 1 km SE | -3° | -14° | 57 mm |
| HullQuebec | 2 km NNW | -4° | -14° | 57 mm |
| Sandy HillOntario | 2 km NE | -3° | -14° | 56 mm |
| Ottawa SouthOntario | 2 km SSE | -3° | -14° | 57 mm |
| LowertownOntario | 2 km N | -3° | -14° | 56 mm |
| HintonburgOntario | 2 km WSW | -3° | -14° | 57 mm |
| New EdinburghOntario | 3 km NNE | -3° | -14° | 56 mm |