Season guide · Quebec City · Canada
Quebec City in summer
June–August: weather, crowds, prices and the best things to do this time of year.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
Photo: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0
Quick answer
Warm days, long evenings, terraces and the Festival d'été; the busiest and priciest season in the old town. Expect highs up to 25°C (77°F) and lows around 11°C (52°F), with about 43 rainy days across June–August. June–August are among the best months of the year to visit.
Key facts
- Months
- June–August
- Temperatures
- 11°C (52°F) to 25°C (77°F)
- Rainy days in the season
- About 43
- Crowds
- Very busy
- Hotel prices
- Highest
Weather in summer
| Month | High | Low | Rainy days | Daylight | Crowds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | 22°C (72°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 14 | 15.8 h | 4/5 |
| July | 25°C (77°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 15 | 15.5 h | 5/5 |
| August | 24°C (75°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14 | 14.2 h | 5/5 |
Compared with the rest of the year: average highs of 24°C (75°F) against a yearly 9°C (48°F), and 43 of the year's roughly 167 rainy days fall in these 3 months. Crowds rate 5/5 and hotel prices 5/5 on average.
What's on in summer
Recurring events; dates move from year to year, so confirm with the organiser.
- June: Fête nationale du Québec — Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day concerts on the Plains (23–24 June)
- July: Festival d'été de Québec — large outdoor music festival (usually early-to-mid July)
- July: Canada Day (1 July)
- August: Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France — costumed festival of New France history (usually early August)
Good choices for summer
Religious site · Old Québec – Upper Town
Notre-Dame de Québec Basilica-Cathedral
Visit quietly outside service times and look for the crypt tours, which run at certain periods of the year.
- Time needed
- 30–45 minutes
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- History
- Architecture
- Rainy day
Architecture · Montcalm and Grande Allée
Parliament Building
Quebec's Second Empire-style Hôtel du Parlement, completed in 1886, has a façade lined with bronze statues of figures from the province's history.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- History
- Architecture
- Rainy day
Market · Limoilou
Grand Marché de Québec
Buy cheese, cider and maple products here rather than in old-town souvenir shops.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Free
- Food
- Free
- Rainy day
- Shopping
Historic site · Old Québec – Upper Town
Morrin Centre
Built as the city's first prison and later a college, this building now houses the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec and a Victorian-era library with wooden galleries.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Low cost
- History
- Rainy day
- Off the beaten path
- Architecture
Museum · Montcalm and Grande Allée
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
Don't miss the Riopelle wing and the cells preserved in the old prison building.
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Art
- Rainy day
- Architecture
Day trips in summer
- Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré and Canyon Sainte-Anne (About 35–45 minutes by car) — The Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré is one of the main Catholic pilgrimage sites in North America, with large mosaics and votive offerings.
- Wendake (About 20–25 minutes by car or bus) — The Huron-Wendat Nation's community on the city's northern edge has the Huron-Wendat Museum, a reconstructed longhouse, the Kabir Kouba waterfall and a hotel and restaurant that showcase First Nations cooking.
What to pack
- Light layers for the day and a light jacket for the evening
- A compact umbrella and waterproof shoes — rain is frequent
- Comfortable walking shoes
Other times of year
Questions travellers ask
+Is summer a good time to visit Quebec City?
Yes: June–August are among the best months. Warm days, long evenings, terraces and the Festival d'été; the busiest and priciest season in the old town.
+What is the weather like in Quebec City in summer?
Highs of up to 25°C (77°F) and lows around 11°C (52°F), with about 43 rainy days over the season.