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Sint Servaasbrug over the Maas, Maastricht
MaastrichtSint Servaasbrug over the Maas
Château Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace, Quebec City
Quebec CityChâteau Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace

Photos: Maastricht by Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Quebec City by Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Maastricht 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 Maastricht for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • shopping

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

Choose Quebec City for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • live music and the arts
  • beaches

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. Maastricht 8, Quebec City 18: Quebec City leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Maastricht 58, Quebec City 57: Maastricht leads by 1 points.
Culture & sights. Maastricht 60, Quebec City 70: Quebec City leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Maastricht and Quebec City are level on 42.
Nature & outdoors. Maastricht 58, Quebec City 79: Quebec City leads by 21 points.
Day trips. Maastricht 77, Quebec City 58: Maastricht leads by 19 points.
Good for families. Maastricht 55, Quebec City 64: Quebec City leads by 9 points.
Getting around. Maastricht 74, Quebec City 50: Maastricht leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Maastricht 60, Quebec City 45: Maastricht leads by 15 points.
Affordability. Maastricht 38, Quebec City 45: Quebec City leads by 7 points.
Live music & performing arts. Maastricht 40, Quebec City 52: Quebec City leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Maastricht 52, Quebec City 55: Quebec City leads by 3 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Maastricht and Quebec City.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Maastricht
52match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

Quebec City
53match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and live music and the arts with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Maastricht in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
73 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
16 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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MaastrichtQuebec City

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Maastricht: 1991-2020 normals, Maastricht Airport Zuid Limburg (10 km from centre). Quebec City: 1991-2020 normals, Beauport (3.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMaastrichtQuebec 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
Elevation49 m98 m
Main airportMaastricht Aachen Airport (MST)9 km from centre5 non-stop destinationsQuebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)13 km from centre34 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureMaastrichtQuebec City
City population120,227574,482
People per km²2,0001,184
Museums within 10 km2116
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km51

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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.