Québec City · Month comparison

May vs June

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 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
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
FactorMayJune
Weather score
8
9
Value score
6
4
Crowd score
6
4
Events score
5
9
Atmosphere
9
10
Avg high temp16°C22°C
Monthly rain95mm110mm
Daily sunshine7hrs7.5hrs

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

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 →May in detail →June in detail →
Scores compare months within Québec City. Climate data: Open Meteo ERA5 30-year normals (1991–2020). Methodology →