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The Elbphilharmonie from the water, Hamburg
HamburgThe Elbphilharmonie from the water
Château Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace, Quebec City
Quebec CityChâteau Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace

Photos: Hamburg by Wolfgang Weiser, Pexels License; Quebec City by Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Hamburg 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 Hamburg for

  • nightlife
  • getting around
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Quebec City for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness
  • culture and sights

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. Hamburg 28, Quebec City 18: Hamburg leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Hamburg 55, Quebec City 57: Quebec City leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Hamburg 62, Quebec City 70: Quebec City leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Hamburg 76, Quebec City 42: Hamburg leads by 34 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hamburg 52, Quebec City 79: Quebec City leads by 27 points.
Day trips. Hamburg 70, Quebec City 58: Hamburg leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Hamburg 74, Quebec City 64: Hamburg leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Hamburg 80, Quebec City 50: Hamburg leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Hamburg 65, Quebec City 45: Hamburg leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Hamburg 38, Quebec City 45: Quebec City leads by 7 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hamburg 80, Quebec City 52: Hamburg leads by 28 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hamburg 44, Quebec City 55: Quebec City leads by 11 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hamburg and Quebec City.

Your match

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

Hamburg
Best match
60match

Wins on nightlife and getting around with your weighting.

Quebec City
53match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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.

Hamburg in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
82 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
17 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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HamburgQuebec City

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hamburg: 1991-2020 normals, Hamburg Airport (9.3 km from centre). Quebec City: 1991-2020 normals, Beauport (3.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHamburgQuebec City
Official languageGermanFrench, 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
Elevation6 m98 m
Main airportHamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM)9 km from centre120 non-stop destinationsQuebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)13 km from centre34 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureHamburgQuebec City
City population1,869,473574,482
People per km²2,4761,184
Museums within 10 km7716
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.