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A canal bridge in autumn, Amsterdam
AmsterdamA canal bridge in autumn
Château Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace, Quebec City
Quebec CityChâteau Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace

Photos: Amsterdam by Hans, Pexels License; Quebec City by Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Amsterdam or Quebec City?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Amsterdam for

  • getting around
  • nightlife
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Amsterdam’s own page.

Choose Quebec City for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Quebec City’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Amsterdam 25, Quebec City 18: Amsterdam leads by 7 points.
Food & drink. Amsterdam 58, Quebec City 57: Amsterdam leads by 1 points.
Culture & sights. Amsterdam 82, Quebec City 70: Amsterdam leads by 12 points.
Nightlife. Amsterdam 77, Quebec City 42: Amsterdam leads by 35 points.
Nature & outdoors. Amsterdam 47, Quebec City 79: Quebec City leads by 32 points.
Day trips. Amsterdam 87, Quebec City 58: Amsterdam leads by 29 points.
Good for families. Amsterdam 72, Quebec City 64: Amsterdam leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Amsterdam 86, Quebec City 50: Amsterdam leads by 36 points.
Shopping & style. Amsterdam 68, Quebec City 45: Amsterdam leads by 23 points.
Affordability. Amsterdam 22, Quebec City 45: Quebec City leads by 23 points.
Live music & performing arts. Amsterdam 78, Quebec City 52: Amsterdam leads by 26 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Amsterdam 42, Quebec City 55: Quebec City leads by 13 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Amsterdam and Quebec City.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Amsterdam
Best match
62match

Wins on getting around and nightlife with your weighting.

Quebec City
53match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Amsterdam in July

22 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
84 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
17 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Quebec City in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
119 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Amsterdam has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Amsterdam's sunshine is measured 35 km from the centre, at De Bilt.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Amsterdam: 1991-2020 normals, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (12 km from centre). Quebec City: 1991-2020 normals, Beauport (3.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAmsterdamQuebec City
Official languageDutchFrench, English
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation-2 m98 m
Main airportAmsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)12 km from centre287 non-stop destinationsQuebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)13 km from centre34 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureAmsterdamQuebec City
City population921,468574,482
People per km²4,2081,184
Museums within 10 km10116
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km51
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.