climigo

Quebec

When to go?

No ideal month: the best months are July–August, the least cold. Nothing against May–June, September–October either.

Very varied climate The climate changes a lot from one part to another: look at the cities below for the details.

Climate zones

Nova ScotiaPrince Edward IslandSaint Pierre and MiquelonUnited StatesNew BrunswickOntarioNewfoundland and LabradorNunavutMontrealMontrealQuebec CityQuebec CityQuebec CitySherbrookeSherbrookeSherbrookeTrois-RivièresTrois-RivièresGatineauGatineauGatineauMont-TremblantMont-Tremblant

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January −14°−25° extreme cold
February −13°−25° extreme cold
March −6°−18° extreme cold
April 1°−10° snow likely
May 9°−2°
June 16°5°
July 19°9°
August 18°8°
September 13°4°
October 6°−1°
November −2°−9° snow likely
December −9°−18° extreme cold

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−30°−25°−20°−15°−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−24.7 · −14.3 °CJanuary: −24.7 · −14.3 °C−24.6 · −12.9 °CFebruary: −24.6 · −12.9 °C−18.4 · −6.4 °CMarch: −18.4 · −6.4 °C−9.5 · 1.3 °CApril: −9.5 · 1.3 °C−1.5 · 9.2 °CMay: −1.5 · 9.2 °C5.2 · 16.4 °CJune: 5.2 · 16.4 °C8.8 · 19.4 °CJuly: 8.8 · 19.4 °C8.2 · 18.1 °CAugust: 8.2 · 18.1 °C4.2 · 13.1 °CSeptember: 4.2 · 13.1 °C−1.2 · 5.9 °COctober: −1.2 · 5.9 °C−8.7 · −1.8 °CNovember: −8.7 · −1.8 °C−17.8 · −9.1 °CDecember: −17.8 · −9.1 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −24.7 – −14.3 °C
Feb −24.6 – −12.9 °C
Mar −18.4 – −6.4 °C
Apr −9.5 – 1.3 °C
May −1.5 – 9.2 °C
Jun 5.2 – 16.4 °C
Jul 8.8 – 19.4 °C
Aug 8.2 – 18.1 °C
Sep 4.2 – 13.1 °C
Oct −1.2 – 5.9 °C
Nov −8.7 – −1.8 °C
Dec −17.8 – −9.1 °C

How much it rains

January 49 mm9 d
February 39 mm7 d
March 50 mm9 d
April 56 mm9 d
May 64 mm11 d
June 83 mm11 d
July 107 mm14 d
August 103 mm14 d
September 101 mm14 d
October 87 mm14 d
November 74 mm13 d
December 64 mm11 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec49 mm · 9 rain days · 5 mm a dayJanuary: 49 mm · 9 rain days · 5 mm a day39 mm · 7 rain days · 6 mm a dayFebruary: 39 mm · 7 rain days · 6 mm a day50 mm · 9 rain days · 6 mm a dayMarch: 50 mm · 9 rain days · 6 mm a day56 mm · 9 rain days · 6 mm a dayApril: 56 mm · 9 rain days · 6 mm a day64 mm · 11 rain days · 6 mm a dayMay: 64 mm · 11 rain days · 6 mm a day83 mm · 11 rain days · 8 mm a dayJune: 83 mm · 11 rain days · 8 mm a day107 mm · 14 rain days · 8 mm a dayJuly: 107 mm · 14 rain days · 8 mm a day103 mm · 14 rain days · 7 mm a dayAugust: 103 mm · 14 rain days · 7 mm a day101 mm · 14 rain days · 7 mm a daySeptember: 101 mm · 14 rain days · 7 mm a day87 mm · 14 rain days · 6 mm a dayOctober: 87 mm · 14 rain days · 6 mm a day74 mm · 13 rain days · 6 mm a dayNovember: 74 mm · 13 rain days · 6 mm a day64 mm · 11 rain days · 6 mm a dayDecember: 64 mm · 11 rain days · 6 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 49 mm9 d
Feb 39 mm7 d
Mar 50 mm9 d
Apr 56 mm9 d
May 64 mm11 d
Jun 83 mm11 d
Jul 107 mm14 d
Aug 103 mm14 d
Sep 101 mm14 d
Oct 87 mm14 d
Nov 74 mm13 d
Dec 64 mm11 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 8 h 04
February 9 h 52
March 11 h 48
April 13 h 58
May 15 h 52
June 16 h 59
July 16 h 30
August 14 h 49
September 12 h 43
October 10 h 39
November 8 h 40
December 7 h 32

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 69 cm
February 83 cm
March 86 cm
April 73 cm
May 35 cm
June 4 cm
July –
August –
September –
October 4 cm
November 19 cm
December 45 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

050100 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec69 cmJanuary: 69 cm83 cmFebruary: 83 cm86 cmMarch: 86 cm73 cmApril: 73 cm35 cmMay: 35 cm4 cmJune: 4 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm4 cmOctober: 4 cm19 cmNovember: 19 cm45 cmDecember: 45 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 69 cm
Feb 83 cm
Mar 86 cm
Apr 73 cm
May 35 cm
Jun 4 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 4 cm
Nov 19 cm
Dec 45 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Main cities

Montreal

Quebec City

Sherbrooke

Cities