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Comares Tower and the Palace of Charles V, Alhambra, Granada
GranadaComares Tower and the Palace of Charles V, Alhambra
Château Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace, Quebec City
Quebec CityChâteau Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace

Photos: Granada by Jebulon, CC0; Quebec City by Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Granada 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 Granada for

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • getting around

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

Choose Quebec City for

  • families
  • wellness
  • shopping

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. Granada 38, Quebec City 18: Granada leads by 20 points.
Food & drink. Granada 62, Quebec City 57: Granada leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Granada 80, Quebec City 70: Granada leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Granada 58, Quebec City 42: Granada leads by 16 points.
Nature & outdoors. Granada 80, Quebec City 79: Granada leads by 1 points.
Day trips. Granada 76, Quebec City 58: Granada leads by 18 points.
Good for families. Granada 52, Quebec City 64: Quebec City leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Granada 68, Quebec City 50: Granada leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Granada 40, Quebec City 45: Quebec City leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Granada 63, Quebec City 45: Granada leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Granada 58, Quebec City 52: Granada leads by 6 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Granada 48, Quebec City 55: Quebec City leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Granada and Quebec City.

Your match

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

Granada
Best match
60match

Wins on beaches and day trips with your weighting.

Quebec City
53match

Wins on families and wellness with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Granada in July

35 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
13 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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GranadaQuebec City

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Granada: 1991-2020 normals, Granada / Caserío Hospicio (5 km from centre). Quebec City: 1991-2020 normals, Beauport (3.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGranadaQuebec City
Official languageSpanishFrench, 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
Elevation693 m98 m
Main airportF.G.L. Airport Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)16 km from centre13 non-stop destinationsQuebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)13 km from centre34 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureGranadaQuebec City
City population233,975574,482
People per km²2,6591,184
Museums within 10 km2016
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

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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). 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.