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The Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour, Auckland
AucklandThe Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour
Château Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace, Quebec City
Quebec CityChâteau Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace

Photos: Auckland by Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain; Quebec City by Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Auckland 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 Auckland for

  • beaches
  • families
  • food and drink

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

Choose Quebec City for

  • culture and sights
  • 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. Auckland 68, Quebec City 18: Auckland leads by 50 points.
Food & drink. Auckland 62, Quebec City 57: Auckland leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Auckland 44, Quebec City 70: Quebec City leads by 26 points.
Nightlife. Auckland and Quebec City are level on 42.
Nature & outdoors. Auckland 83, Quebec City 79: Auckland leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Auckland 55, Quebec City 58: Quebec City leads by 3 points.
Good for families. Auckland 70, Quebec City 64: Auckland leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Auckland 42, Quebec City 50: Quebec City leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Auckland and Quebec City are level on 45.
Affordability. Auckland 32, Quebec City 45: Quebec City leads by 13 points.
Live music & performing arts. Auckland 45, Quebec City 52: Quebec City leads by 7 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Auckland 45, Quebec City 55: Quebec City leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Auckland and Quebec City.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Auckland
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Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Quebec City
53match

Wins on culture and sights 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.

Auckland in July

14 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
135 mmrain in the month
14 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Quebec City in July

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

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AucklandQuebec City

Where the figures come from

Auckland's station stands 189 m below the city centre, so the centre is likely a little cooler than the figures say.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Auckland: 1961-1990 normals, Auckland Aerodrome Aws (17 km from centre). Quebec City: 1991-2020 normals, Beauport (3.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAucklandQuebec City
Official languageEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, MāoriFrench, English
CurrencyNew Zealand Dollar (NZD)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+12, UTC+13 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number111911
Elevation196 m98 m
Main airportAuckland International Airport (AKL)18 km from centre63 non-stop destinationsQuebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)13 km from centre34 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureAucklandQuebec City
City population1,470,100574,482
People per km²2,6301,184
Museums within 10 km1516
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C1 month-

Where else could you go?

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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). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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. 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.