Québec City · Month comparison
August vs June
June ranks #1 overall vs August at #3. Fête nationale du Québec (24 June) — Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day — fills the Plains with the biggest free concert in Canada.
August
#3 of 12 months
Best match
Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France — costumed 17th-century re-enactment fills the streets — the New France Festival owns the first week.
- ↑Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France — 17th-century costumed re-enactment first week of August
- ↑Construction holiday (last 2 weeks July, first 2 weeks Aug) — full local energy
June
#1 of 12 months
Best match
Fête nationale du Québec (24 June) — Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day — fills the Plains with the biggest free concert in Canada.
- ↑Saint-Jean-Baptiste fireworks and free Plains of Abraham concert (24 Jun)
- ↑Festival d'été (Summer Festival) begins late month — biggest music fest in Quebec
| Factor | August | June |
|---|---|---|
| Weather score | 9 | 9 |
| Value score | 3 | 4 |
| Crowd score | 2 | 4 |
| Events score | 9 | 9 |
| Atmosphere | 10 | 10 |
| Avg high temp | 24°C | 22°C |
| Monthly rain | 105mm | 110mm |
| Daily sunshine | 7.5hrs | 7.5hrs |
August trade-offs
- ↓Construction holiday brings Quebec-wide road traffic; ferry queues to Île d'Orléans
- ↓Humid evenings around 25°C with afternoon thunderstorms common
June trade-offs
- ↓Fête nationale crowds clog Vieux-Québec for 4 days surrounding
- ↓Wettest month of the year (110mm) — pack rain layers
Scores compare months within Québec City. Climate data: Open Meteo ERA5 30-year normals (1991–2020). Methodology →