Ottawa climate

Ottawa Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ottawa 5SW, 6 km from Ottawa

Average highs run from 55°F on April 1 to 67°F on April 30, and lows from 34°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.53 in over about 12 wet days.

April day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Ottawa, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
39°F
Precipitation
3.53 in
Snowfall
0.4 in
Record high
91°FApr 21, 1987
Record low
13°FApr 7, 1982
Chance of a freeze
97%
Daylight
12 h 43 min to 13 h 58 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
40°F
Wind
12.3 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Apr 155°F34°F78°F 201023°F 196834%2%
Apr 256°F34°F84°F 200317°F 201834%2%
Apr 356°F35°F80°F 199915°F 197534%2%
Apr 456°F35°F83°F 201215°F 197535%2%
Apr 557°F35°F79°F 200518°F 199535%2%
Apr 657°F36°F85°F 198818°F 197935%2%
Apr 758°F36°F85°F 199113°F 198236%2%
Apr 858°F37°F82°F 200113°F 197236%2%
Apr 959°F37°F81°F 200116°F 199736%2%
Apr 1059°F37°F83°F 197717°F 199736%1%
Apr 1160°F38°F85°F 201124°F 196737%1%
Apr 1260°F38°F84°F 197722°F 197637%1%
Apr 1360°F38°F83°F 199623°F 198937%1%
Apr 1461°F39°F87°F 197723°F 198938%1%
Apr 1561°F39°F86°F 200323°F 198338%1%
Apr 1662°F40°F87°F 200223°F 202038%1%
Apr 1762°F40°F87°F 197726°F 199738%1%
Apr 1862°F40°F88°F 200225°F 199039%1%
Apr 1963°F41°F90°F 200222°F 198339%1%
Apr 2063°F41°F85°F 198524°F 201839%1%
Apr 2164°F42°F91°F 198727°F 202439%1%
Apr 2264°F42°F91°F 198028°F 202140%1%
Apr 2364°F42°F90°F 198025°F 196740%1%
Apr 2465°F43°F84°F 199021°F 196740%1%
Apr 2565°F43°F87°F 199027°F 197240%1%
Apr 2665°F44°F89°F 198927°F 197240%0%
Apr 2766°F44°F87°F 199421°F 202240%0%
Apr 2866°F44°F86°F 197029°F 196741%0%
Apr 2966°F45°F86°F 197026°F 197741%0%
Apr 3067°F45°F89°F 198731°F 197741%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ottawa, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 7:21 PM
April 30
sunrise 5:54 AM, sunset 7:52 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00116526 (Ottawa 5SW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00116753, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.