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Ottawa, Ontario vs Lugano Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and Lugano, Switzerland is approximately 6,242 km or 3,879 mi.
  • To reach Ottawa, Ontario in this distance one would set out from Lugano bearing 302.5° or WNW and follow the great circles arc to approach Ottawa, Ontario bearing 236.4° or WSW .
  • Ottawa, Ontario has a warm summer continental/ hemiboreal climate with no dry season (Dfb) whereas Lugano has a marine west coast climate (Cfb).
  • Ottawa, Ontario is in or near the cool temperate moist forest biome whereas Lugano is in or near the boreal rain forest biome.
  • The average annual temperature is 5.5 °C (9.9°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 12.9 °C (23.2°F) more in Ottawa, Ontario. The continentality subtype is truly continental as opposed to semicontinental.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 734.5 mm (28.9 in) less which is equivalent to 734.5 l/m² (18.03 US gal/ft²) or 7,345,000 l/ha (785,229 US gal/ac) less. About 1/2 as much.
  • There are 111 fewer hours of sunlight per year in Ottawa, Ontario. In whichever way circa 0h 18' less per day or about 1 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 0.7° higher in Ottawa, Ontario than in Lugano.
  • Relative humidity levels are 7.1% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 6.8°C (12.3°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Ottawa, Ontario relative to Lugano. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Lugano vs Ottawa, Ontario.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -12 (-22) -12 (-21) -9 (-17) -4 (-7) 0 (+0) 1 (+2) 1 (+2) 1 (+1) -1 (-2) -3 (-5) -6 (-10) -11 (-19) -5 (-8)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -13 (-24) -13 (-23) -10 (-17) -5 (-9) -2 (-3) 0 (-1) 0 (-1) -1 (-1) -2 (-4) -4 (-6) -5 (-10) -11 (-19) -6 (-10)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -15 (-27) -15 (-27) -11 (-19) -6 (-12) -4 (-6) -1 (-2) -1 (-1) -2 (-3) -3 (-6) -5 (-9) -6 (-10) -12 (-22) -7 (-12)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -28 (-1) -24 (-1) -53 (-2) -92 (-4) -124 (-5) -91 (-4) -52 (-2) -85 (-3) -76 (-3) -71 (-3) -45 (-2) +8 (+0) -735 (-29)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +6 (+19) +6 (+21) +3 (+10) 0 ( 0) -4 ( -13) -2 ( -7) 0 ( 0) -2 ( -6) +1 (+3) +1 (+3) +3 (+10) +5 (+16)   +17 (+5)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day -0h 44' -1h 10' -1h 00' -0h 36' +1h 17' +0h 30' +0h 25' +0h 21' -0h 32' -0h 23' -1h 04' -0h 48'   -0h 18'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +0h 04' +0h 02' +0h 00' -0h 01' -0h 04' -0h 05' -0h 04' -0h 02' -0h 00' +0h 01' +0h 04' +0h 05'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +0.8 +0.8 +0.8 +0.8 +0.8 +0.7 +0.6 +0.7 +0.6 +0.6 +0.6 +0.7   +0.7
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +4 +5 +2 -9 -17 -13 -14 -16 -15 -14 -3 +5   -7.1
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -11.9 (-21) -11.3 (-20) -8.2 (-15) -6.6 (-12) -5.6 (-10) -3.4 (-6) -3.8 (-7) -4.7 (-8) -5.4 (-10) -6.3 (-11) -5.3 (-10) -9.3 (-17) -6.8 (-12)

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