Climate · Canada

Quebec City

Warm and damp from May to September; cold and damp from December to March.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years46.8°N50 m above the sea
  1. Jan24°-4°6°-14°Rain on about three days a week.
  2. Feb26°-3°7°-14°Rain on about three days a week.
  3. Mar36°2°17°-8°Rain on about three days a week.
  4. Apr49°9°29°-2°Rain on about three days a week.
  5. May66°19°44°7°Rain on about three days a week.
  6. Jun75°24°55°13°Rain on about three days a week.
  7. Jul79°26°61°16°Rain on about four days a week.
  8. Aug78°26°60°16°Rain on about three days a week.
  9. Sep71°22°53°12°Rain on about three days a week.
  10. Oct59°15°43°6°Rain on about three days a week.
  11. Nov44°7°30°-1°Rain on about three days a week.
  12. Dec31°-1°14°-10°Rain on about three days a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The warm season runs from May to September, with highs near 74°F and nights near 54°F. From December to March, highs stay near or below freezing, around 29°F. The rain comes in July, on about four days a week. September is the driest month, with rain on about three days a week. Daylight runs from about 8½ hours in December to 16 hours in June.The warm season runs from May to September, with highs near 23°C and nights near 12°C. From December to March, highs stay near or below freezing, around -2°C. The rain comes in July, on about four days a week. September is the driest month, with rain on about three days a week. Daylight runs from about 8½ hours in December to 16 hours in June.

Where Quebec City sits

America/Toronto

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Latitude
46.8°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
50 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
North Hatley181 km south

The land around Quebec City, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Quebec City, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Quebec City, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Quebec City, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Quebec City, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Quebec City, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Quebec City, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Quebec City, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Quebec City, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Quebec City, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Quebec City, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Quebec City, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 24°F in January to 79°F in July.Highs from -4°C in January to 26°C in July.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in July (52% of days), driest in September (36%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in August and September (47% cover), cloudiest in January (67%).

Daylight

From 8h 36m in December to 15h 48m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Quebec City, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryBelow freezing
6°-14°24°-4°
3 days67%9h 00m
FebruaryBelow freezing
7°-14°26°-3°
3 days65%10h 13m
MarchBelow freezing
17°-8°36°2°
3 days63%11h 49m
April
29°-2°49°9°
3 days58%13h 33m
MayWarm season
44°7°66°19°
3 days58%15h 02m
JuneWarm seasonAt its best
55°13°75°24°
3 days56%15h 48m
JulyWarm seasonAt its best
61°16°79°26°
4 days52%15h 26m
AugustWarm seasonAt its best
60°16°78°26°
3 days47%14h 08m
SeptemberWarm seasonAt its best
53°12°71°22°
3 days47%12h 27m
October
43°6°59°15°
3 days56%10h 44m
November
30°-1°44°7°
3 days63%9h 18m
DecemberBelow freezing
14°-10°31°-1°
3 days66%8h 36m

When is the best time to visit Quebec City?


The best months are June to September: highs near 76°F, nights near 57°F, and rain on about three days a week.The best months are June to September: highs near 24°C, nights near 14°C, and rain on about three days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Quebec City?

July, with highs near 79°F and lows near 61°F. The coolest is January, with highs near 24°F.July, with highs near 26°C and lows near 16°C. The coolest is January, with highs near -4°C.

When does it rain most in Quebec City?

July, with rain on about four days a week. September is the driest, with rain on about three days a week.

How long are the days in Quebec City?

From about 8½ hours in December to 16 hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Quebec City?

August and September, when cloud covers about 47% of the sky on average. January is the cloudiest, at about 67%.

Places with a year like Quebec City's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Quebec City's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Quebec City's summer.

Elsewhere in Canada

All of Canada

Where to stay

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Quebec City. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.