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Quebec City in October
In October, Quebec City averages a daytime high of 11 °C and a night-time low of 2 °C, with about 122 mm of rain over the month. Quebec City has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 11 °C
- Average low
- 2 °C
- Rain in the month
- 122 mm
- Daylight on 15 Oct
- 10 h 40 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 80
When to go
How October compares with the rest of the year in Quebec City
October is the 6th warmest 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, October is 8 °C cooler than September, and November is 8 °C cooler than October.
October brings 122 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 105 mm (1262 mm a year); it is tied for the 3rd wettest month.
On 15 October the sun is up for about 10 h 40 min, 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 October a good time to visit Quebec City?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 11 °C is below 18 °C and about 122 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.
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; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.