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Message: <blockquote data-quote="freyar" data-source="post: 5247821" data-attributes="member: 40227">I've been living in Montreal for the past 4 years.  It's probably a little warmer in Ottawa, but I can give you some idea about these things.How cold?  Low temperatures sometimes get down to -30C in the early mornings, but not all that often.  Most of the time in the winter, the high temperature is around -5C, though there are usually periods of about a week with high temperatures of -15C.  One week in 2009 didn't get above -22C all week (that was pretty cold!).I think you'd definitely want snow boots; in Montreal, there is snow on the ground from mid or late December through April (late March if it's a warm winter) continuously.  Boots will probably cost you 100CAD even on sale if you get them here.  You'll also certainly need a warm coat; there are a range of prices for those, but you can probably get a decent one in the 100-150CAD price range.  I'm less certain of that because I had a good enough coat already and layer a sweater underneath on cold days.  I don't think you need impermeable pants unless you'll be walking around in fields since the sidewalks generally get cleaned reasonably well.  I certainly don't have any.  What you really do need is a good warm hat, warm gloves, and a scarf.  You should be able to get each of these for 10 or 15CAD.Unfortunately, I don't know the cost of housing in Ottawa, but if I think of anything else, I'll let you know.</blockquote>

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