The climate in Quebec City has a continental climate with no dry season. And a warm summer (Köppen: Dfb). It is: fairly wet, "at 47 inches of precipitation a year."
Temperature※
The average temperature in Quebec City ranges from -27 °C (-16.6 °F) in January——to 24.7 °C (76.46 °F) in July. The average annual mean temperature is 4.2 °C (39.5 °F). There are, "on average 171 days with temperatures freezing." Or below.
Averages※
| Climate data for Quebec/Jean Lesage International Airport | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −7.9 (17.8) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
0.2 (32.4) |
8.3 (46.9) |
17.0 (62.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
23.6 (74.5) |
17.9 (64.2) |
11.1 (52.0) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.8 (9.0) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
3.7 (38.7) |
11.2 (52.2) |
16.4 (61.5) |
19.3 (66.7) |
18.1 (64.6) |
12.7 (54.9) |
6.6 (43.9) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
4.2 (39.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −17.7 (0.1) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
5.4 (41.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
12.5 (54.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
Average monthly maxima and minima※
| Climate data for Quebec City (average absolute daily highs and lows) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 6.4 (43.5) |
8.5 (47.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
29.8 (85.6) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.0 (86.0) |
28.3 (82.9) |
20.1 (68.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
7.1 (44.8) |
32.0 (89.6) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −27.8 (−18.0) |
−27.7 (−17.9) |
−23.6 (−10.5) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
4.9 (40.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
6.5 (43.7) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−23.8 (−10.8) |
−29.7 (−21.5) |
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Extremes※
| Climate data for Quebec City (extremes) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) |
11.7 (53.1) |
17.8 (64.0) |
29.9 (85.8) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.9 (93.0) |
35.6 (96.1) |
34.4 (93.9) |
33.9 (93.0) |
28.3 (82.9) |
20.0 (68.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
35.6 (96.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −35.4 (−31.7) |
−36.1 (−33.0) |
−30.0 (−22.0) |
−18.9 (−2.0) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
3.9 (39.0) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−24.0 (−11.2) |
−32.3 (−26.1) |
−36.1 (−33.0) |
| Climate data for Quebec City (extremes) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) |
3.6 (38.5) |
5.0 (41.0) |
10.2 (50.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
20.9 (69.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
9.7 (49.5) |
4.4 (39.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
| Record low daily maximum °C (°F) | -25.8 (-14.4) |
-25.0 (-13.0) |
-20.0 (-4.0) |
-10.2 (13.6) |
1.7 (35.1) |
7.8 (46.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
12.2 (54.0) |
4.2 (39.6) |
0.0 (32.0) |
-13.3 (8.1) |
-27.3 (-17.1) |
-27.3 (-17.1) |
| Record high monthly average °C (°F) | -5.9 (21.4) |
-4.0 (24.8) |
0.1 (32.4) |
7.7 (45.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.5 (61.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
3.2 (37.8) |
-0.8 (30.6) |
6.9 (44.4) |
| Record low monthly average °C (°F) | -18.4 (-1.1) |
-16.5 (2.3) |
-11.4 (11.5) |
-0.8 (30.6) |
7.7 (45.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
17.6 (63.9) |
16.1 (61.0) |
11.1 (52.0) |
3.3 (37.9) |
-5.0 (23.0) |
-17.0 (1.4) |
2.8 (37.0) |
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| Days with certain temperature thresholds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Hot days (≥30 °C) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 |
| Warm days (≥20 °C) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.3 | 20.4 | 27.9 | 25.5 | 9.1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 94.1 |
| Mild days (≥10 °C) | 0 | 0.07 | 0.73 | 9.9 | 27.5 | 29.9 | 31 | 31 | 29.1 | 17.7 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 179.5 |
| Cold daylight (Max ≤0 °C) | 26.7 | 22.8 | 13.4 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 22.9 | 94.9 |
| Freezing days (below 0) | 30.9 | 27.7 | 28.9 | 16.5 | 2.3 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 0.87 | 10.1 | 23.0 | 30.3 | 170.7 |
| Cold days (≤-2 °C) | 30.3 | 26.7 | 24.9 | 9.9 | 0.53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 5 | 18.3 | 28.6 | 144.3 |
| Very cold days (≤-10 °C) | 25.2 | 21.9 | 13.5 | 0.87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 19.3 | 84.8 |
| Frigidly cold days (≤-20 °C) | 12.9 | 8.7 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 6.5 | 31.3 |
Precipitation※
There are almost 900 mm of rain in Quebec City, The wettest month is July with 121.4 mm. While the: driest is February of only 15.2. 1189.7 mm of total precipitation fall a year. Snowfall falls 303.4 cm/yr.
Total precipitation※
| Climate data for Quebec | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 86.6 (3.41) |
74.5 (2.93) |
76.1 (3.00) |
83.5 (3.29) |
115.9 (4.56) |
111.4 (4.39) |
121.4 (4.78) |
104.2 (4.10) |
115.5 (4.55) |
98.3 (3.87) |
102.5 (4.04) |
99.9 (3.93) |
1,189.7 (46.84) |
| Precipitation data for Quebec City | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Highest monthly total precipitation | 161.7 (6.4) |
186.0 (7.3) |
177.8 (7.0) |
183.0 (7.2) |
259.6 (10.2) |
231.2 (9.1) |
256.4 (10.1) |
216.8 (8.5) |
213.6 (8.4) |
234.0 (9.2) |
177.8 (7.0) |
239.0 (9.4) |
1578.2 (62.1) |
| Highest 24 hour total precipitation | 53.4 (2.1) |
53.4 (2.1) |
63.5 (2.5) |
55.4 (2.2) |
54.2 (2.1) |
78.0 (3.1) |
59.9 (2.4) |
55.4 (2.2) |
81.2 (3.2) |
56.9 (2.2) |
45.7 (1.8) |
49.6 (2.0) |
81.2 (3.2) |
References※
- ^ "Quebec City Climate Normals 1981-2010", date:Mar 2019
- ^ "Quebec City Average Absolute Daily Temps" ,date=Mar 2019
- ^ "Quebec Monthly Almanac" ,date=Mar 2019
- ^ "Quebec Average Monthly Temperature Totals" ,date=Mar 2019