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Quebec City in January
In January, Quebec City averages a daytime high of -7 °C and a night-time low of -16 °C, with about 96 mm of rain over the month. Quebec City has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- -7 °C
- Average low
- -16 °C
- Rain in the month
- 96 mm
- Daylight on 15 Jan
- 9 h
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 80
When to go
How January compares with the rest of the year in Quebec City
January is the coolest month in Quebec City by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from -7 °C to 25 °C and the lows from -16 °C to 14 °C. By day, January is 4 °C cooler than December, and February is 2 °C warmer than January.
January brings 96 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 105 mm (1262 mm a year); it is the 8th wettest month.
On 15 January the sun is up for about 9 h, against 8 h 30 min at the shortest and 15 h 50 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -7 °C | -16 °C | 96 mm | |
| February | -5 °C | -15 °C | 74 mm | |
| March | 1 °C | -9 °C | 90 mm | |
| April | 9 °C | -1 °C | 88 mm | |
| May | 17 °C | 6 °C | 111 mm | |
| June | 23 °C | 11 °C | 122 mm | |
| July | 25 °C | 14 °C | 126 mm | |
| August | 24 °C | 13 °C | 112 mm | |
| September | 19 °C | 8 °C | 124 mm | |
| October | 11 °C | 2 °C | 122 mm | |
| November | 4 °C | -4 °C | 93 mm | |
| December | -3 °C | -11 °C | 105 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is January a good time to visit Quebec City?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of -7 °C is below 18 °C and about 96 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Quebec City meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Canada in January
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Quebec City
This guide lists 80 places to stay in Quebec City, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 18; 1–3 km, 42; 3–10 km, 13; 10 km or more, 7.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.