Dubai is 16.4°C (29.5°F) warmer by day, Dubai has 35.5°C (63.9°F) warmer nights, Quebec City gets 1,028 mm (40.5 in) more rain a year.
Dubai is at its warmest in August and coolest in February, while Quebec City peaks in July and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Dubai is the warmer of the two in 12 of 12 months.
Quebec City is the wetter of the two, collecting 1,161 mm (45.7 in) of rain a year against 133 mm (5.2 in) in Dubai. The most comfortable time to visit is January, February and March in Dubai and June, July and August in Quebec City.
| Dubai | Metric | Quebec City |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 31.1°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 14.7°C |
| 24.7°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | -10.8°C |
| August | 🔥Hottest month | July |
| February | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 133 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 1,161 mm |
| January | ☔Wettest month | July |
| September | 🏜️Driest month | February |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 69% | 💧Average humidity | 88% |
| 3.5 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 1.3 m/s |
Overnight, Dubai typically falls to around 24.7°C (76.5°F) while Quebec City settles near -10.8°C (12.6°F).
Dubai is hottest in August and coldest in February, whereas Quebec City peaks in July and is coolest in January.
Dubai sees the most rain in January 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 69%.
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 | Dubai | Quebec City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 18.5 | 21.4❄️ | 24.2 | -32.6 | -16.2❄️ | 0.2 |
| February | 18.3 | 21.5 | 24.8 | -30.7 | -15.4 | 0 |
| March | 19.5 | 23.3 | 27 | -25.5 | -10.5 | 4.4 |
| April | 22 | 25.7 | 29.4 | -11.4 | 2.2 | 15.9 |
| May | 25.2 | 28.9 | 32.6 | -2.6 | 10.1 | 22.8 |
| June | 28.3 | 31.5 | 34.7 | 3.5 | 14.7 | 25.9 |
| July | 30 | 33.5 | 37 | 7.9 | 17.3🔥 | 26.7 |
| August | 31.1 | 34.2🔥 | 37.2 | 6.5 | 16.3 | 26.1 |
| September | 30.3 | 33 | 35.7 | 1.3 | 12.5 | 23.6 |
| October | 28.1 | 30.8 | 33.5 | -4.4 | 6.8 | 18 |
| November | 24.4 | 27.4 | 30.5 | -14.8 | -2 | 10.8 |
| December | 20.5 | 23.7 | 26.8 | -27 | -12.4 | 2.2 |
| Annual Avg | 24.7 | 27.9 | 31.1 | -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 Dubai 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 Dubai and Quebec City — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Dubai is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 31.1°C (88°F) against 14.7°C (58.5°F) in Quebec City — roughly 16.4°C (29.5°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Dubai, with average lows of 24.7°C (76.5°F) versus -10.8°C (12.6°F).
Dubai is hottest in August, averaging highs of about 37.2°C (99°F), while Quebec City peaks in July at around 26.7°C (80.1°F). That makes Dubai 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 18.3°C (64.9°F) at the low point of the year in Dubai.
Quebec City is the wetter city, collecting about 1,161 mm (45.7 in) of rain a year versus 133 mm (5.2 in) in Dubai. Dubai is wettest in January 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 69% in Dubai.
The most comfortable months in Dubai are January, February and March, 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.
Dubai is the warmer city in all 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in January, about 37.6°C (67.7°F), and narrowest in July, about 16.2°C (29.2°F).
Quebec City has the bigger seasonal swing, about 33.5°C (60.3°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 12.8°C (23°F) in Dubai — so Dubai has the steadier, more even climate.
On climate alone, Dubai comes out ahead — it offers warmer days, less rain and lower humidity than Quebec City. Quebec City is the better fit only if you'd actually prefer cooler weather, more rainfall 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 Dubai and Quebec City, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
