Québec City · Month comparison
January vs June
June ranks #1 overall vs January at #8. Fête nationale du Québec (24 June) — Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day — fills the Plains with the biggest free concert in Canada.
January
#8 of 12 months
Worth considering
Christmas market and holiday lights still up early-month, then the city quiets — Hôtel de Glace opens at year's end.
- ↑German Christmas Market lingers into first week of January
- ↑Hôtel de Glace opens early January in Valcartier — only ice hotel in North America
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 | January | June |
|---|---|---|
| Weather score | 3 | 9 |
| Value score | 7 | 4 |
| Crowd score | 8 | 4 |
| Events score | 7 | 9 |
| Atmosphere | 10 | 10 |
| Avg high temp | -8°C | 22°C |
| Monthly rain | 86mm | 110mm |
| Daily sunshine | 3hrs | 7.5hrs |
January trade-offs
- ↓Daytime highs near -8°C, nights -17°C; cobblestones treacherous icy
- ↓Sunshine only 3 hours/day; sunset 16:30 early-month
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 →