Weather in Ottawa in February 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Ottawa in February
Going from a maximum of +8°C during the day to a minimum of -32°C during the night, the temperature in February averages around -2°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 13% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from -6°C to -1°C.
Is Ottawa warm or cold in February?
Ottawa is typically cold in February.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from -5°C to -3°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from -14°C to -12°C.
Wear your winter warms as it will be cold. To save space, layer, and don’t forget gloves and a scarf.
February is one of the coolest months in Ottawa, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Ottawa in February
| January | February | March | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| -5°C | -3°C | +3°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -36°C | -32°C | -29°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +13°C | +13°C | +27°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 13 mm | 12 mm | 28 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 74% | 70% | 67% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 16 | 13 | 11 | ||||
February weather is still as ok as in January. It’s getting warmer as February arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from -5°C to -3°C during the day. As February arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 13 mm to 12 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 74% to 70%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during February, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 3 sunny days during the month.
March brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 9 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Ottawa is gradually increasing during February, going from 2 m/s to 6 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
February is one of the snowiest months in Ottawa.
Here’s how February is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last February in Ottawa?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Ottawa in February has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+10°C) and the highest in 2012 (+13°C). The driest year was 1985 with only 469 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2017 with 1378 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Ottawa, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.