Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Québec weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Québec, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 34°C on 1991-07-20; its coldest fell to -35°C on 2009-01-16.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
13°C1996-01-20
-27°C1981-01-04
4°C2007-01-06
-35°C2009-01-16
February
14°C2000-02-27
-22°C2023-02-04
6°C1981-02-21
-32°C1993-02-06
March
22°C2012-03-21
-15°C1989-03-07
7°C2012-03-22
-28°C1989-03-07
April
29°C1990-04-27
-6°C1995-04-05
15°C1987-04-21
-18°C1995-04-05
May
33°C2020-05-27
4°C1986-05-03
22°C2020-05-29
-3°C1986-05-04
June
34°C1988-06-15
10°C1980-06-09
25°C2024-06-20
1°C2000-06-05
July
34°C1991-07-20
14°C1988-07-01
23°C2002-07-03
6°C1982-07-04
August
33°C2025-08-12
14°C1986-08-28
23°C1988-08-05
3°C1982-08-30
September
31°C2010-09-01
5°C1991-09-29
22°C2010-09-02
-4°C1980-09-29
October
27°C2025-10-06
1°C1997-10-23
18°C2023-10-07
-9°C2020-10-31
November
22°C2022-11-05
-11°C1989-11-23
17°C2022-11-06
-25°C1989-11-24
December
13°C1982-12-04
-26°C1993-12-28
6°C2020-12-25
-34°C1993-12-28

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
14°C2000-02-27
-27°C1981-01-04
6°C2020-12-25
-35°C2009-01-16
Spring (Mar–May)
33°C2020-05-27
-15°C1989-03-07
22°C2020-05-29
-28°C1989-03-07
Summer (Jun–Aug)
34°C1991-07-20
10°C1980-06-09
25°C2024-06-20
1°C2000-06-05
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
31°C2010-09-01
-11°C1989-11-23
22°C2010-09-02
-25°C1989-11-24

All-time records

The most extreme value Québec has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 34°C 1991-07-20
Lowest -27°C 1981-01-04

Low

Highest 25°C 2024-06-20
Lowest -35°C 2009-01-16

Feels-like

Highest 49°C 2018-07-02
Lowest -49°C 1981-01-04

Humidity

Highest 21.7 g/m³ 2002-07-02
Lowest 0.2 g/m³ 1981-01-04

Wind

Highest 47 km/h 2019-11-01
Lowest 3 km/h 2001-07-31

Gust

Highest 109 km/h 2020-02-27
Lowest 9 km/h 2021-11-26

Precip

Wettest 78 mm 1981-08-06
Driest 10-day dry spell 1998-04-07

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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