Québec City · Month comparison

December vs June

June ranks #1 overall vs December at #11. Fête nationale du Québec (24 June) — Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day — fills the Plains with the biggest free concert in Canada.

Québec City December — German Christmas Market wooden chalets in the snow with Notre-Dame behind

December

#11 of 12 months

Strong option

German Christmas Market and the Saint-Lawrence at sunset turn Vieux-Québec into the closest thing to old-world Europe in the Americas.

  • ↑German Christmas Market at Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville — Glühwein, lights, choirs
  • ↑Snow-on-the-cobbles postcards — Petit-Champlain in full Christmas garland
Québec City June — Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day fireworks above Château Frontenac

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
FactorDecemberJune
Weather score
4
9
Value score
4
4
Crowd score
3
4
Events score
9
9
Atmosphere
10
10
Avg high temp-4°C22°C
Monthly rain100mm110mm
Daily sunshine2.5hrs7.5hrs

December trade-offs

  • ↓Christmas/New Year hotel rates spike in Old City — easily CA$600 for 3-star
  • ↓Daytime highs near -4°C and sunset 16:30 — short outdoor windows

June trade-offs

  • ↓Fête nationale crowds clog Vieux-Québec for 4 days surrounding
  • ↓Wettest month of the year (110mm) — pack rain layers
See all 12 months for Québec City →December in detail →June in detail →
Scores compare months within Québec City. Climate data: Open Meteo ERA5 30-year normals (1991–2020). Methodology →