Melbourne is 11.4°C (20.5°F) warmer by day, Melbourne has 18°C (32.4°F) warmer nights, Quebec City gets 409 mm (16.1 in) more rain a year.
Melbourne is at its warmest in January and coolest in July, while Quebec City peaks in July and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Melbourne is the warmer of the two in 9 of 12 months.
Quebec City is the wetter of the two, collecting 1,161 mm (45.7 in) of rain a year against 752 mm (29.6 in) in Melbourne. The most comfortable time to visit is March, November and December in Melbourne and June, July and August in Quebec City.
| Melbourne | Metric | Quebec City |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 26.1°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 14.7°C |
| 7.2°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | -10.8°C |
| January | 🔥Hottest month | July |
| July | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 752 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 1,161 mm |
| October | ☔Wettest month | July |
| February | 🏜️Driest month | February |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 75% | 💧Average humidity | 88% |
| 3.3 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 1.3 m/s |
Overnight, Melbourne typically falls to around 7.2°C (45°F) while Quebec City settles near -10.8°C (12.6°F).
Melbourne is hottest in January and coldest in July, whereas Quebec City peaks in July and is coolest in January.
Melbourne sees the most rain in October and the least in February; Quebec City is wettest in July and driest in February.
Quebec City feels the more humid of the two, averaging 88% relative humidity against 75%.
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 | Melbourne | Quebec City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 11.2 | 23.8🔥 | 36.5 | -32.6 | -16.2❄️ | 0.2 |
| February | 11.5 | 23.4 | 35.3 | -30.7 | -15.4 | 0 |
| March | 10.6 | 21.5 | 32.5 | -25.5 | -10.5 | 4.4 |
| April | 8.3 | 17.6 | 27 | -11.4 | 2.2 | 15.9 |
| May | 5.9 | 13.7 | 21.6 | -2.6 | 10.1 | 22.8 |
| June | 3.8 | 10.3 | 16.9 | 3.5 | 14.7 | 25.9 |
| July | 3 | 9.3❄️ | 15.6 | 7.9 | 17.3🔥 | 26.7 |
| August | 3.6 | 10.5 | 17.4 | 6.5 | 16.3 | 26.1 |
| September | 4.6 | 12.8 | 21 | 1.3 | 12.5 | 23.6 |
| October | 6 | 15.9 | 25.7 | -4.4 | 6.8 | 18 |
| November | 7.7 | 19 | 30.3 | -14.8 | -2 | 10.8 |
| December | 9.6 | 21.6 | 33.6 | -27 | -12.4 | 2.2 |
| Annual Avg | 7.2 | 16.6 | 26.1 | -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 Melbourne 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 Melbourne and Quebec City — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Melbourne is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 26.1°C (79°F) against 14.7°C (58.5°F) in Quebec City — roughly 11.4°C (20.5°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Melbourne, with average lows of 7.2°C (45°F) versus -10.8°C (12.6°F).
Melbourne is hottest in January, averaging highs of about 36.5°C (97.6°F), while Quebec City peaks in July at around 26.7°C (80.1°F). That makes Melbourne 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 3°C (37.3°F) at the low point of the year in Melbourne.
Quebec City is the wetter city, collecting about 1,161 mm (45.7 in) of rain a year versus 752 mm (29.6 in) in Melbourne. Melbourne is wettest in October and driest in February; 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 75% in Melbourne.
The most comfortable months in Melbourne are March, November and December, 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.
Melbourne is the warmer city in 9 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in January, about 40°C (72°F), and narrowest in September, about 0.3°C (0.5°F).
Quebec City has the bigger seasonal swing, about 33.5°C (60.3°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 14.5°C (26.1°F) in Melbourne — so Melbourne has the steadier, more even climate.
On climate alone, Melbourne 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 Melbourne and Quebec City, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
