Québec Weather in August
Québec in August
The short of it: Québec in August averages a high of 26 °C (80 °F) and a low of 15 °C (58 °F), with 117 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 14 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 15° · rain 117 mm · daylight 14 h 12 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
August in Québec brings afternoons near 26° and nights around 15°, with about 117 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 26°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 117 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 12 min in mid-August, 79 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Québec runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. La Cité-Limoilou, 2 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
August in Québec, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 27 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Cité-LimoilouQuebec | 2 km NNW | 26° | 15° | 117 mm |
| LévisQuebec | 3 km ESE | 26° | 15° | 117 mm |
| Les RivièresQuebec | 4 km W | 26° | 14° | 116 mm |
| BeauportQuebec | 5 km NNE | 26° | 14° | 117 mm |
| Saint RomualdQuebec | 6 km SSW | 26° | 14° | 113 mm |
| Sainte-FoyQuebec | 7 km WSW | 26° | 14° | 116 mm |
| BoischatelQuebec | 11 km NNE | 25° | 14° | 120 mm |
| L'Ancienne-LoretteQuebec | 11 km W | 25° | 14° | 116 mm |