Capital of Canada
Ottawa
Parliament Hill · Photo: David Samuel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Local time
- America/Toronto
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 1,017,449
- Elevation
- 71 m
- Airports
- YOW · YRO
- 10 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 10,730 km
- 13 hrs 25 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Ottawa, month by month
- Jan-6°
- Feb-5°
- Mar2°
- Apr11°
- May19°
- Jun23°
- Jul26°
- Aug25°
- Sept21°
- Oct13°
- Nov5°
- Dec-3°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: May to September.
Mean highs run from -6°C in January to 26°C in July, with about 979 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for OttawaModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Ottawa
- YOWOttawa Macdonald-Cartier International AirportLarge10 km from the centre
- YROOttawa / Rockcliffe AirportMedium6.9 km from the centre
Other airports within 150 km
- YNDOttawa / Gatineau AirportMedium · Gatineau16 km from the centre
- OGSOgdensburg International AirportMedium · Ogdensburg83 km from the centre
- MSSMassena International Airport Richards FieldMedium · Massena85 km from the centre
- YMXMontreal Mirabel International AirportMedium · Montreal133 km from the centre
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBOttawa
10,730 km
13 hrs 25 mins · Estimate
From AUHOttawa
10,770 km
13 hrs 25 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- America/Toronto
- Country
- Canada
- Currency
- Canadian Dollar CADToday's indicative rate: CAD 1 ≈ USD 0.705Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type A and B120 V · 60 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 911general emergencyAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +1 · On the right
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