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The Texas State Capitol under a blue sky, Austin
AustinThe Texas State Capitol under a blue sky
Château Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace, Quebec City
Quebec CityChâteau Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace

Photos: Austin by LoneStarMike, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Quebec City by Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Austin 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 Austin for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • beaches

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

Choose Quebec City for

  • culture and sights
  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around

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. Austin 30, Quebec City 18: Austin leads by 12 points.
Food & drink. Austin 66, Quebec City 57: Austin leads by 9 points.
Culture & sights. Austin 40, Quebec City 70: Quebec City leads by 30 points.
Nightlife. Austin 65, Quebec City 42: Austin leads by 23 points.
Nature & outdoors. Austin 57, Quebec City 79: Quebec City leads by 22 points.
Day trips. Austin and Quebec City are level on 58.
Good for families. Austin 55, Quebec City 64: Quebec City leads by 9 points.
Getting around. Austin 30, Quebec City 50: Quebec City leads by 20 points.
Shopping & style. Austin and Quebec City are level on 45.
Affordability. Austin 33, Quebec City 45: Quebec City leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Austin 77, Quebec City 52: Austin leads by 25 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Austin 40, Quebec City 55: Quebec City leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Austin and Quebec City.

Your match

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

Austin
50match

Wins on live music and the arts and nightlife with your weighting.

Quebec City
Best match
53match

Wins on culture and sights and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Austin in July

36 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
49 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Quebec City in July

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

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AustinQuebec City

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Austin: 1991-2020 normals, Camp Mabry/Austin City Asos (3.7 km from centre). Quebec City: 1991-2020 normals, Beauport (3.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAustinQuebec City
Official language-French, English
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-6, UTC-5 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number911911
Elevation149 m98 m
Main airportAustin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)13 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsQuebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)13 km from centre34 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureAustinQuebec City
City population961,855574,482
People per km²1,2171,184
Museums within 10 km2116
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01

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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. 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.