Québec City · Month comparison
March vs June
June ranks #1 overall vs March at #7. Fête nationale du Québec (24 June) — Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day — fills the Plains with the biggest free concert in Canada.
March
#7 of 12 months
Best match
Sugar shack (cabane à sucre) season opens — maple syrup harvest at farms around Île d'Orléans.
- ↑Cabane à sucre season — taffy-on-snow at farms outside the city
- ↑Spring break crowds focused on Mont-Sainte-Anne, not Vieux-Québec
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 | March | June |
|---|---|---|
| Weather score | 5 | 9 |
| Value score | 7 | 4 |
| Crowd score | 8 | 4 |
| Events score | 6 | 9 |
| Atmosphere | 8 | 10 |
| Avg high temp | 0°C | 22°C |
| Monthly rain | 76mm | 110mm |
| Daily sunshine | 5hrs | 7.5hrs |
March trade-offs
- ↓Brown-and-grey "fifth season" — wet snow, slush, mud everywhere
- ↓Hôtel de Glace closes by mid-March
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 →