Quebec weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Quebec is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 70/100), with June and July close behind. Quebec averages about 1,920 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 108 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,920
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 70/100
- Rain / year
- 1,147 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈4.4 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Population
- 624k
- Elevation
- 71 m
When is the best time to visit Quebec?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Quebec is August, then June and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 66 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Quebec?
Quebec gets a moderate 1,920 hours of sunshine a year. 70 Sunshine Score points separate August (70) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #166 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,024 hours. The year's 1,147 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -17° / 1°F | 66 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | -5° / 23°F | -16° / 3°F | 64 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -10° / 14°F | 72 mm | 3 |
| April | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -1° / 30°F | 93 mm | 4 |
| May | 54 | 17° / 63°F | 6° / 43°F | 95 mm | 5 |
| June | 69 | 22° / 72°F | 12° / 54°F | 113 mm | 6 |
| July | 67 | 24° / 75°F | 15° / 59°F | 123 mm | 6 |
| August | 70 | 23° / 73°F | 15° / 59°F | 108 mm | 5 |
| September | 64 | 19° / 66°F | 10° / 50°F | 109 mm | 4 |
| October | 17 | 11° / 52°F | 4° / 39°F | 119 mm | 2 |
| November | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -3° / 27°F | 90 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -12° / 10°F | 95 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Montréal Canada · 211 km · best in Sep · 1,981 h sun/yr
- Montréal Canada · 233 km · best in Sep · 1,981 h sun/yr
- Burlington United States · 292 km · best in Sep · 1,916 h sun/yr
- Bangor United States · 297 km · best in Jul · 2,079 h sun/yr
- Portland (Maine) United States · 360 km · best in Jul · 2,150 h sun/yr
- Ottawa Canada · 368 km · best in Sep · 2,034 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Saguenay Canada · 174 km · 1,810 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Roberval Canada · 203 km · 1,893 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Presque Isle United States · 255 km · 1,961 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Saint-Léonard Canada · 273 km · 1,922 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Quebec compares month by month: Quebec vs Montréal · Quebec vs Burlington · all comparisons
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