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Quebec City in December

Cold and wet, as the days hold steady.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

December in Quebec City is cold: highs near 31°F, lows near 14°F. Rain or snow falls on about three days a week, and daylight holds at about 8 hours 36 minutes.December in Quebec City is cold: highs near -1°C, lows near -10°C. Rain or snow falls on about three days a week, and daylight holds at about 8 hours 36 minutes.

High
31°F-1°Caverage
Low
14°F-10°Caverage
Wet days
3a week · 48% of days
Daylight
8h 36mon average

Is December a good time to visit Quebec City?

December sits outside Quebec City's best months, which run from June to September. Expect cold days and rain or snow 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.

How December sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 31°F in December, against 24°F to 79°F through the year.Highs near -1°C in December, against -4°C to 26°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

48% of days in December, against 36% to 52% through the year.

Cloud cover

66% cover in December, against 47% to 67% through the year.

Daylight

8h 36m in December, against 8h 36m to 15h 48m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with December shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. November44°7°low 30°low -1°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.
  2. December31°-1°low 14°low -10°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.
  3. January24°-4°low 6°low -14°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.

Where Quebec City sits, in December

America/Toronto
this place
typical high in December 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-December
7:23 AMsets 3:57 PM
Above the sea
50 mlow-lying
Latitude
46.8°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
North Hatley181 km south

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.

Elsewhere in Canada in December

high · low · wet days
See December on the planning mapThe whole year in Quebec City

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.