Ottawa December 25 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Ottawa, Ontario for the date of December 25 (Christmas).
December 25 All-Time Records
1889–2024
Highest temperature 12.0 °C 1982
Lowest temperature -32.0 °C 1980
Lowest daily high -22.5 °C 1980
Highest daily low 3.5 °C 2015
Most precipitation 2.13 cm 1915
Most snow 19.1 cm 1915
December 25 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high -3.0 °C
Average low -10.4 °C
Chance precipitation 51.2%
Chance snow 40.0%
Ottawa December 25 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
2023 3.0 0.5 0.00 0.0
2022 -4.5 -8.5 0.00 0.0
2021 -1.0 -7.0 0.30 3.0
2020 5.0 2.5 0.38 2.0
2019 -2.0 -5.0 0.00 0.0
2018 -11.0 -17.0 0.04 1.0
2017 -5.5 -9.0 0.04 1.0
2016 -5.0 -7.0 0.00 0.0
2015 8.3 3.5 0.00 0.0
2014 6.0 2.2 0.02 0.0
2013 -14.5 -27.0 0.06 1.5
2012 -7.0 -9.2 0.00 0.0
2011 -3.0 -15.6 0.70 9.5
2010 -6.5 -10.8 0.00 0.0
2009 -1.3 -3.0 0.55 0.0
2008 -2.0 -5.3 0.00 0.0
2007 1.6 -2.6 0.00 0.0
2006 4.0 -2.3 0.88 8.8
2005 2.0 1.0 0.89 0.0
2004 -11.2 -21.3 0.00 0.0
2003 2.5 1.0 0.00 0.0
2002 -3.4 -12.8 0.00 0.0
2001 0.7 -5.6 0.06 0.6
2000 -17.8 -19.6 0.00 0.0
1999 -1.2 -17.3 0.00 0.0
1998 -2.2 -13.7 0.00 0.0
1997 -0.4 -7.6 0.40 2.3
1996 -10.3 -15.8 0.00 0.0
1995 -3.4 -10.5 0.00 0.0
1994 1.5 -7.0 0.00 0.0
1993 -5.6 -15.0 0.13 1.3
1992 -0.5 -18.3 0.12 3.0
1991 -10.0 -16.9 0.00 0.0
1990 -2.6 -20.1 0.16 2.4
1989 -6.5 -9.7 0.58 16.8
1988 1.2 -1.1 0.00 0.0
1987 1.6 -2.1 0.00 0.0
1986 1.2 -4.2 1.20 0.0
1985 -17.7 -20.8 0.00 0.0
1984 -6.8 -13.4 0.00 0.0
1983 -10.4 -25.7 0.00 0.0
1982 12.0 -0.5 0.46 0.0
1981 -2.5 -5.5 0.00 0.0
1980 -22.5 -32.0 0.04 0.4
1979 3.0 2.0 1.42 9.2
1978 -2.0 -5.5 1.20 11.2
1977 2.0 -1.0 0.00 0.0
1976 -1.1 -15.6 0.69 6.6
1975 -7.8 -18.3 0.23 3.3
1974 -6.7 -11.1 0.10 1.5
1973 5.0 -23.3 0.76 0.0
1972 -5.0 -7.8 0.18 0.0
1971 -10.0 -17.8 0.13 1.5
1970 -9.4 -13.3 0.15 3.8
1969 -10.6 -23.3 0.00 0.0
1968 -21.7 -25.6 0.00 0.0
1967 1.1 -10.6 0.43 5.8
1966 -7.2 -12.2 0.25 13.2
1965 3.3 -4.4 0.18 0.5
1964 6.1 1.7 1.09 0.0
1963 -6.7 -8.9 0.00 0.0
1962 0.6 -22.2 0.08 1.0
1961 -5.0 -11.1 0.00 0.0
1960 0.0 -17.8 0.46 3.0
1959 -8.9 -12.8 0.20 2.0
1958 -16.1 -23.3 0.00 0.0
1957 1.7 -8.3 0.13 0.0
1956 -5.6 -8.3 0.00 0.0
1955 -1.7 -11.1 0.00 0.0
1954 -10.6 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1953 1.1 -5.0 0.00 0.0
1952 3.3 1.7 0.03 0.3
1951 -10.0 -21.7 0.41 4.1
1950 -18.3 -19.4 0.00 0.0
1949 -1.7 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1948 -10.6 -20.6 0.20 2.0
1947 -8.9 -16.1 0.00 0.0
1946 -6.7 -13.9 0.25 2.5
1945 1.7 -13.9 0.89 8.9
1944 -5.0 -17.8 0.84 8.4
1943 -0.6 -14.4 0.05 0.5
1942 -8.9 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1941 -2.2 -3.9 0.00 0.0
1940 -1.7 -15.0 0.00 0.0
1939 -6.7 -8.3 0.00 0.0
1938 -4.4 -10.6 0.00 0.0
1937 -5.6 -12.2 0.08 0.8
1936 -6.7 -11.1 0.61 6.1
1935 -15.0 -21.1 0.00 0.0
1934 -11.1 -19.4 0.00 0.0
1933 -15.6 -20.0 0.00 0.0
1932 10.6 0.6 0.99 0.0
1931 -6.7 -7.8 1.14 0.0
1930 -1.1 -15.6 0.00 0.0
1929 -10.0 -20.0 0.00 0.0
1928 4.4 0.6 0.00 0.0
1927 -11.1 -18.9 0.00 0.0
1926 2.2 -9.4 0.28 0.0
1925 -3.9 -10.0 0.51 5.1
1924 -1.7 -17.8 0.00 0.0
1923 2.2 -2.8 0.10 0.0
1922 -1.1 -3.3 0.00 0.0
1921 -13.9 -23.9 0.00 0.0
1920 -7.8 -20.6 0.00 0.0
1919 -7.8 -19.4 0.00 0.0
1918 -3.9 -6.1 0.76 7.6
1917 2.8 -11.1 0.00 0.0
1916 -8.3 -12.2 0.25 2.5
1915 1.1 -5.6 2.13 19.1
1914 -20.0 -25.6 0.00 0.0
1913 -1.7 -4.4 0.00 0.0
1912 -5.6 -10.0 0.00 0.0
1911 3.3 0.0 0.00 0.0
1910 -0.6 -18.9 0.00 0.0
1909 -5.0 -7.8 0.38 3.8
1908 -2.8 -11.1 1.02 10.2
1907 0.0 -7.8 0.25 2.5
1906 -7.2 -15.6 0.00 0.0
1905 -0.6 -20.0 0.05 0.5
1904 -18.9 -29.4 0.00 0.0
1903 1.7 -11.1 0.00 0.0
1902 -7.2 -13.9 0.13 1.3
1901 -1.1 -7.8 0.00 0.0
1900 2.2 -3.3 0.00 0.0
1899 1.1 -9.4 0.25 2.5
1898 -3.9 -13.3 0.00 0.0
1897 -13.9 -26.7 0.00 0.0
1896 -5.0 -21.1 0.00 0.0
1895 3.9 -1.1 0.00 0.0
1894 1.1 -14.4 0.00 0.0
1893 2.2 -10.6 1.80 5.1
1892 -16.1 -25.6 0.76 7.6
1891 2.2 0.6 0.05 0.0
1890 -17.2 -23.9 0.00 0.0
1889 5.0 1.7 0.15 0.0
What's the all-time high for Ottawa on 12/25?
For the date of Dec 25, the highest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is 12.0 °C which happened in 1982.
Highest Temperatures in Ottawa on December 25
Rank Temperature Year
1 12.0 °C 1982
2 10.6 °C 1932
3 8.3 °C 2015
4 6.1 °C 1964
5 6.0 °C 2014
6 5.0 °C 1973
6 5.0 °C 2020
6 5.0 °C 1889
9 4.4 °C 1928
10 4.0 °C 2006
What's the all-time low for Ottawa on 12/25?
For the date of Dec 25, the lowest temperature ever reached in Ottawa history is -32.0 °C which happened in 1980.
Lowest Temperatures in Ottawa on December 25
Rank Temperature Year
1 -32.0 °C 1980
2 -29.4 °C 1904
3 -27.0 °C 2013
4 -26.7 °C 1897
5 -25.7 °C 1983
6 -25.6 °C 1892
6 -25.6 °C 1914
6 -25.6 °C 1968
9 -23.9 °C 1890
9 -23.9 °C 1921
Lowest High Temperatures in Ottawa on December 25
Rank Temperature Year
1 -22.5 °C 1980
2 -21.7 °C 1968
3 -20.0 °C 1914
4 -18.9 °C 1904
5 -18.3 °C 1950
6 -17.8 °C 2000
7 -17.7 °C 1985
8 -17.2 °C 1890
9 -16.1 °C 1958
9 -16.1 °C 1892
What's the most it has ever rained in Ottawa on 12/25?
For the date of Dec 25, the most precipitation ever recorded in Ottawa history is 2.13 cm which happened in 1915.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Ottawa on December 25
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.13 cm 1915
2 1.80 cm 1893
3 1.42 cm 1979
4 1.20 cm 1978
4 1.20 cm 1986
6 1.14 cm 1931
7 1.09 cm 1964
8 1.02 cm 1908
9 0.99 cm 1932
10 0.89 cm 1945
10 0.89 cm 2005
All-Time Most Snow in Ottawa on December 25
Rank Precipitation Year
1 19.1 cm 1915
2 16.8 cm 1989
3 13.2 cm 1966
4 11.2 cm 1978
5 10.2 cm 1908
6 9.5 cm 2011
7 9.2 cm 1979
8 8.9 cm 1945
9 8.8 cm 2006
10 8.4 cm 1944
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1889–2024 Ottawa CDA location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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