Québec
City in Canada: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Buildings and Roads of Old Quebec City 14: Fabian Roudra Baroi, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Québec is a city in Canada, in Quebec. About 531,902 people live in the city proper, making it the 12th largest city of Canada in our atlas.
It lies at 46.81° N, 71.21° W, about 54 m (177 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Toronto time zone.
Location
Red dot: Québec. Green dots: other major cities of Canada. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Québec has a continental (warm summer) climate (Köppen Dfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 22°C (72°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -19°C (-2°F). Around 1,147 mm (45 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in CanadaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Montréal · 231 km
- Ottawa · 374 km
- Toronto · 711 km
- Mississauga · 735 km
- Brampton · 737 km
- Hamilton · 766 km
- Winnipeg · 1,999 km
- Calgary · 3,291 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 6325494 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q2145 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Buildings and Roads of Old Quebec City 14: Fabian Roudra Baroi, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Pavillon Pierre Lassonde-MNBAQ-Québec: Gilbert Bochenek, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Cartier-Brébeuf site: Jugag, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- EdificeMarieGuyart: Datch78 at English Wikipedia, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Québec-Place Royale 2011: Gilbert Bochenek, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Musee Amerique francaise 01: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Leconcorde quebec: Orbitale, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Place d Armes Quebec 01: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Monument en hommage aux femmes en politique - 2022-10-20 - 01: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
