Québec City · Month comparison

June vs May

June ranks #1 overall vs May at #2. Fête nationale du Québec (24 June) — Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day — fills the Plains with the biggest free concert in Canada.

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
Québec City May — café terrace on Grande Allée with lilacs in bloom

May

#2 of 12 months

Best match

Terraces open across the Vieux-Québec, lilacs bloom, and the long pre-summer window has the city without the August queues.

  • ↑Terraces open across Place d'Youville and the Old Port
  • ↑Lilac and apple blossom in Plains of Abraham gardens
FactorJuneMay
Weather score
9
8
Value score
4
6
Crowd score
4
6
Events score
9
5
Atmosphere
10
9
Avg high temp22°C16°C
Monthly rain110mm95mm
Daily sunshine7.5hrs7hrs

June trade-offs

  • ↓Fête nationale crowds clog Vieux-Québec for 4 days surrounding
  • ↓Wettest month of the year (110mm) — pack rain layers

May trade-offs

  • ↓Victoria Day (Patriots' Day in Quebec) cruise ships start arriving in numbers
  • ↓Black flies in the surrounding countryside through to early June
See all 12 months for Québec City →June in detail →May in detail →
Scores compare months within Québec City. Climate data: Open Meteo ERA5 30-year normals (1991–2020). Methodology →