Brisbane is 14.4°C (25.9°F) warmer by day, Brisbane has 24.6°C (44.3°F) warmer nights, and both get similar annual rainfall.
Brisbane is at its warmest in January and coolest in July, while Quebec City peaks in July and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Brisbane is the warmer of the two in 11 of 12 months.
Both collect a similar amount of rain over the year — 1,179 mm (46.4 in) in Brisbane and 1,161 mm (45.7 in) in Quebec City. The most comfortable time to visit is April, September and October in Brisbane and June, July and August in Quebec City.
| Brisbane | Metric | Quebec City |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 29.1°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 14.7°C |
| 13.8°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | -10.8°C |
| January | 🔥Hottest month | July |
| July | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 1,179 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 1,161 mm |
| February | ☔Wettest month | July |
| September | 🏜️Driest month | February |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 72% | 💧Average humidity | 88% |
| 3.5 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 1.3 m/s |
Overnight, Brisbane typically falls to around 13.8°C (56.8°F) while Quebec City settles near -10.8°C (12.6°F).
Brisbane is hottest in January and coldest in July, whereas Quebec City peaks in July and is coolest in January.
Brisbane sees the most rain in February and the least in September; Quebec City is wettest in July and driest in February.
Quebec City feels the more humid of the two, averaging 88% relative humidity against 72%.
For Quebec City, the pick of the year is June, July and August.
Month by month, here is the coldest night, the average day and the hottest afternoon each city can expect. Switch Compare to read rainfall, humidity, wind or solar instead, and Period to move between the long-term 45-year average and any single year — the shading is a quick warm-to-cool guide.
| Month | Brisbane | Quebec City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 20 | 26.8🔥 | 33.6 | -32.6 | -16.2❄️ | 0.2 |
| February | 20 | 26.3 | 32.5 | -30.7 | -15.4 | 0 |
| March | 18.1 | 24.7 | 31.3 | -25.5 | -10.5 | 4.4 |
| April | 14.8 | 21.6 | 28.4 | -11.4 | 2.2 | 15.9 |
| May | 11 | 18.4 | 25.8 | -2.6 | 10.1 | 22.8 |
| June | 8 | 15.7 | 23.3 | 3.5 | 14.7 | 25.9 |
| July | 7.6 | 15.4❄️ | 23.1 | 7.9 | 17.3🔥 | 26.7 |
| August | 8.3 | 16.7 | 25 | 6.5 | 16.3 | 26.1 |
| September | 10.7 | 19.6 | 28.5 | 1.3 | 12.5 | 23.6 |
| October | 13.5 | 22.4 | 31.3 | -4.4 | 6.8 | 18 |
| November | 15.8 | 24.1 | 32.4 | -14.8 | -2 | 10.8 |
| December | 17.9 | 25.8 | 33.6 | -27 | -12.4 | 2.2 |
| Annual Avg | 13.8 | 21.5 | 29.1 | -10.8 | 2 | 14.7 |
Min / mean / max temperature (°C). 🔥 marks each city's hottest month, ❄️ its coldest; shading runs cool blue to warm red.
The same figures plotted out, so the shape of a typical year is easier to see than in a grid. Where the two lines run close together Brisbane and Quebec City feel alike; where they separate, they are genuinely different places to be.
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Quick answers to the questions people ask most when comparing Brisbane and Quebec City — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Brisbane is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 29.1°C (84.4°F) against 14.7°C (58.5°F) in Quebec City — roughly 14.4°C (25.9°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Brisbane, with average lows of 13.8°C (56.8°F) versus -10.8°C (12.6°F).
Brisbane is hottest in January, averaging highs of about 33.6°C (92.5°F), while Quebec City peaks in July at around 26.7°C (80.1°F). That makes Brisbane the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Quebec City gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about -32.6°C (-26.6°F), compared with 7.6°C (45.7°F) at the low point of the year in Brisbane.
They get a similar amount of rain over a year — about 1,179 mm (46.4 in) in Brisbane and 1,161 mm (45.7 in) in Quebec City. Brisbane is wettest in February and driest in September; Quebec City is wettest in July and driest in February.
Quebec City is the more humid of the two, averaging 88% relative humidity over the year against 72% in Brisbane.
The most comfortable months in Brisbane are April, September and October, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Quebec City is at its most pleasant around June, July and August, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Brisbane is the warmer city in 11 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in January, about 43°C (77.4°F), and narrowest in August, about 0.4°C (0.7°F).
Quebec City has the bigger seasonal swing, about 33.5°C (60.3°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 11.4°C (20.5°F) in Brisbane — so Brisbane has the steadier, more even climate.
On climate alone, Brisbane comes out ahead — it offers warmer days and lower humidity than Quebec City. Quebec City is the better fit only if you'd actually prefer cooler weather and a more humid climate.
Every figure on this page is calculated from NASA POWER satellite climate data spanning 1981–2025 (45 years). The averages describe the long-term climate of Brisbane and Quebec City, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
