Ottawa climate

Ottawa Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ottawa, 1.2 km from Ottawa

Average highs run from 75°F on October 1 to 62°F on October 31, and lows from 50°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.08 in over about 9 wet days.

October 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

October at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
3.08 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
98°FOct 7, 1939
Record low
16°FOct 30, 1917
Chance of a freeze
87%
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 35 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
45°F
Wind
11.0 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
Oct 175°F50°F95°F 195329°F 198427%0%
Oct 275°F50°F96°F 196332°F 198528%0%
Oct 374°F49°F93°F 195431°F 198728%0%
Oct 474°F49°F94°F 196332°F 190128%0%
Oct 573°F48°F97°F 196333°F 197928%0%
Oct 673°F48°F96°F 196326°F 195228%0%
Oct 773°F47°F98°F 193924°F 195228%0%
Oct 872°F47°F94°F 198025°F 195228%0%
Oct 972°F47°F94°F 196324°F 200028%0%
Oct 1071°F46°F96°F 196321°F 190628%0%
Oct 1171°F46°F90°F 197525°F 190628%0%
Oct 1271°F45°F92°F 189922°F 190828%0%
Oct 1370°F45°F94°F 189922°F 190728%0%
Oct 1470°F45°F93°F 189926°F 190127%0%
Oct 1569°F44°F90°F 193828°F 194327%0%
Oct 1669°F44°F88°F 193825°F 194327%0%
Oct 1768°F43°F89°F 199124°F 197627%1%
Oct 1868°F43°F88°F 195325°F 194827%1%
Oct 1968°F43°F87°F 196320°F 202227%1%
Oct 2067°F42°F91°F 200320°F 202227%1%
Oct 2167°F42°F90°F 194023°F 190527%1%
Oct 2266°F41°F89°F 189922°F 195227%1%
Oct 2366°F41°F91°F 193923°F 193727%1%
Oct 2465°F41°F88°F 193922°F 191727%1%
Oct 2565°F40°F90°F 193925°F 197227%1%
Oct 2664°F40°F89°F 195222°F 194227%1%
Oct 2764°F39°F87°F 192724°F 191427%1%
Oct 2863°F39°F86°F 192717°F 192526%1%
Oct 2963°F39°F91°F 193719°F 195226%1%
Oct 3062°F38°F90°F 195016°F 191726%1%
Oct 3162°F38°F87°F 195017°F 199326%1%

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.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 7:04 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:47 AM, sunset 6:22 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00146128 (Ottawa), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00146128, 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.