Weather in Ottawa in August 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Ottawa in August
The temperature in August is +79°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +90°F during the day and a minimum of +52°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 33% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +84°F to +72°F.
Is Ottawa warm or cold in August?
Ottawa is typically warm in August.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +81°F to +77°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +61°F to +59°F.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
August is one of the warmest months in Ottawa, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Ottawa in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +81°F | +77°F | +70°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +43°F | +39°F | +27°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +97°F | +97°F | +95°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 90 mm | 84 mm | 90 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 68% | 72% | 75% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1012 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 18 | 20 | 18 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 9 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as good as in July. It’s getting colder in August. From +81°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +77°F. As August arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 90 mm to 84 mm. Humidity rises from 68% to 72%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 4 sunny days during the month.
September brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Ottawa is gradually increasing during August, going from 4 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Ottawa?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Ottawa in August has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1986 (+74°F) and the highest in 2021 (+85°F). The driest year was 1980 with only 34 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 319 mm.
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Monthly weather in Ottawa
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, 2022.
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.