Québec

Southern Québec has a temperate climate, with four strongly contrasting seasons, including a short, mild spring and a colourful but often chilly fall.

The two main seasons, however, are the hot and frequently humid summers and the cold, long and snowy winters that Quebecers have learned to live with. Temperatures can exceed 30°C in summer and drop below -25°C in winter.

There is snow on the ground for about 12 weeks in Montréal and up to 23 weeks in Gaspésie. Having said that, Montréal has more snow than such northern cities as Moscow and Oslo. In general, there are five or six snowstorms each winter, during which the wind brings temperatures even further down, sometimes causing "blowing snow" (very fine snow carried on the wind). In spite of this, Québec has more hours of winter sunshine than either Paris or London.

Cities and towns in the Gaspé peninsula enjoy the ocean's moderating effect on extreme temperatures, making winter a little milder and summer a little cooler.

While in Québec, be sure to visit its capital – Québec City – as well as the gorgeous, Percé et Gaspé to the east, and northern Québec.

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Average temperatures

City	Average maximum daytime temperatures
	January	April	July	October
Montréal	-6 ºC	11 ºC	26 ºC	13 ºC
Québec	-8 ºC	8 ºC	25 ºC	11 ºC
Jonquière	-11 ºC	7 ºC	24 ºC	10 ºC
Gaspé	-5 ºC	4 ºC	20 ºC	10 ºC

Celsius (°C) to Fahrenheit (°F) converter

Probability of snow and rain

City	Number of days with precipitation
	January	April	July	October
Montréal	Rain: 17% Snow: 50%	Rain: 33% Snow: 10%	Rain: 33%	Rain: 50%
Québec	Rain: 10% Snow: 50%	Rain: 33% Snow: 17%	Rain: 50%	Rain: 50%
Jonquière	Snow: 50%	Rain: 20% Snow: 20%	Rain: 50%	Rain: 33% Snow: 10%
Gaspé	Rain: 7% Snow: 33%	Rain: 33% Snow: 17%	Rain: 50%	Rain: 33%

Duration of winter

City	Snow on the ground from:
Montréal	December to March
Québec	November to March
Jonquière	November to March
Gaspé	November to March