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Ottawa vs Waterloo, Iowa Climate

76%match

Ottawa and Waterloo are a 76% climate match. Compared with Ottawa, Waterloo has half the winter rain, 4°F (2°C) hotter summer days and 4°F (2°C) milder winter nights.

Ottawa gets 37 in (949 mm) of rain a year and Waterloo 35 in (901 mm). July is the warmest month in both, with highs of 81°F (27°C) in Ottawa and 85°F (30°C) in Waterloo.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Ottawa
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Waterloo

Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

OttawaWaterloosolid = high, dashed = low

0°50°100°JFMAMJJASONDOttawa Jan: 23°Ottawa Feb: 26°Ottawa Mar: 37°Ottawa Apr: 52°Ottawa May: 67°Ottawa Jun: 77°Ottawa Jul: 81°Ottawa Aug: 79°Ottawa Sep: 72°Ottawa Oct: 57°Ottawa Nov: 43°Ottawa Dec: 30°Ottawa Jan: 6°Ottawa Feb: 8°Ottawa Mar: 19°Ottawa Apr: 33°Ottawa May: 46°Ottawa Jun: 56°Ottawa Jul: 60°Ottawa Aug: 59°Ottawa Sep: 51°Ottawa Oct: 40°Ottawa Nov: 29°Ottawa Dec: 16°Waterloo Jan: 28°Waterloo Feb: 33°Waterloo Mar: 47°Waterloo Apr: 60°Waterloo May: 72°Waterloo Jun: 82°Waterloo Jul: 85°Waterloo Aug: 83°Waterloo Sep: 77°Waterloo Oct: 62°Waterloo Nov: 46°Waterloo Dec: 33°Waterloo Jan: 10°Waterloo Feb: 15°Waterloo Mar: 27°Waterloo Apr: 38°Waterloo May: 50°Waterloo Jun: 60°Waterloo Jul: 63°Waterloo Aug: 61°Waterloo Sep: 52°Waterloo Oct: 40°Waterloo Nov: 28°Waterloo Dec: 17°

Rain (in per month)

OttawaWaterloo

0246JFMAMJJASONDOttawa Jan: 2.4Ottawa Feb: 2.2Ottawa Mar: 2.5Ottawa Apr: 3.1Ottawa May: 3.4Ottawa Jun: 3.6Ottawa Jul: 3.8Ottawa Aug: 3.6Ottawa Sep: 3.2Ottawa Oct: 3.5Ottawa Nov: 3.0Ottawa Dec: 3.0Waterloo Jan: 0.9Waterloo Feb: 1.2Waterloo Mar: 2.2Waterloo Apr: 3.9Waterloo May: 4.7Waterloo Jun: 5.0Waterloo Jul: 4.5Waterloo Aug: 3.8Waterloo Sep: 3.4Waterloo Oct: 2.8Waterloo Nov: 1.8Waterloo Dec: 1.5

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Ottawa and Waterloo
MonthHighLowRain
OttawaWaterlooOttawaWaterlooOttawaWaterloo
Jan22°F(-5°C)28°F(-2°C)6°F(-14°C)10°F(-12°C)2.4 in(62 mm)0.9 in(22 mm)
Feb26°F(-3°C)33°F(1°C)8°F(-14°C)15°F(-10°C)2.2 in(57 mm)1.2 in(30 mm)
Mar37°F(3°C)47°F(8°C)19°F(-7°C)27°F(-3°C)2.5 in(63 mm)2.2 in(55 mm)
Apr52°F(11°C)60°F(16°C)33°F(1°C)38°F(3°C)3.1 in(78 mm)3.9 in(99 mm)
May67°F(19°C)72°F(22°C)46°F(8°C)49°F(10°C)3.4 in(87 mm)4.7 in(120 mm)
Jun76°F(25°C)82°F(28°C)56°F(13°C)60°F(15°C)3.6 in(92 mm)5.0 in(128 mm)
Jul81°F(27°C)85°F(30°C)60°F(16°C)63°F(17°C)3.8 in(96 mm)4.5 in(114 mm)
Aug79°F(26°C)83°F(28°C)59°F(15°C)61°F(16°C)3.6 in(92 mm)3.8 in(96 mm)
Sep72°F(22°C)76°F(25°C)51°F(11°C)52°F(11°C)3.2 in(82 mm)3.3 in(85 mm)
Oct57°F(14°C)62°F(17°C)40°F(5°C)40°F(5°C)3.5 in(89 mm)2.8 in(70 mm)
Nov43°F(6°C)46°F(8°C)29°F(-1°C)28°F(-2°C)3.0 in(75 mm)1.8 in(45 mm)
Dec29°F(-1°C)33°F(0°C)16°F(-9°C)17°F(-9°C)3.0 in(76 mm)1.5 in(37 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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