Ottawa Weather in July
Ottawa in July
The short of it: Ottawa in July averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 16 °C (60 °F), with 96 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 15 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 16° · rain 96 mm · daylight 15 h 20 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & June
July in Ottawa brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 16°, with about 96 mm of rain over the month. The height of summer in Ottawa, with afternoons near 27°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 96 mm.
The sun is up for about 15 h 20 min in mid-July, 19 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates July 3 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 July. Centretown, 0 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
July in Ottawa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus June
- 3° warmer, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus August
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
July averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CentretownOntario | 0 km NNE | 27° | 16° | 96 mm |
| The GlebeOntario | 1 km SE | 27° | 16° | 96 mm |
| HullQuebec | 2 km NNW | 27° | 15° | 96 mm |
| Sandy HillOntario | 2 km NE | 27° | 16° | 96 mm |
| Ottawa SouthOntario | 2 km SSE | 27° | 16° | 96 mm |
| LowertownOntario | 2 km N | 27° | 16° | 96 mm |
| HintonburgOntario | 2 km WSW | 27° | 16° | 96 mm |
| New EdinburghOntario | 3 km NNE | 27° | 16° | 96 mm |