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The railway viaduct over the canal, Castlefield, Manchester
ManchesterThe railway viaduct over the canal, Castlefield
Château Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace, Quebec City
Quebec CityChâteau Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace

Photos: Manchester by IIya Kuzhekin, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Quebec City by Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Manchester 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 Manchester for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • day trips

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

Choose Quebec City for

  • wellness
  • culture and sights
  • nature and the outdoors

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. Manchester 9, Quebec City 18: Quebec City leads by 9 points.
Food & drink. Manchester 51, Quebec City 57: Quebec City leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Manchester 50, Quebec City 70: Quebec City leads by 20 points.
Nightlife. Manchester 72, Quebec City 42: Manchester leads by 30 points.
Nature & outdoors. Manchester 64, Quebec City 79: Quebec City leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Manchester 77, Quebec City 58: Manchester leads by 19 points.
Good for families. Manchester 58, Quebec City 64: Quebec City leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Manchester 68, Quebec City 50: Manchester leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Manchester 62, Quebec City 45: Manchester leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Manchester 42, Quebec City 45: Quebec City leads by 3 points.
Live music & performing arts. Manchester 74, Quebec City 52: Manchester leads by 22 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Manchester 15, Quebec City 55: Quebec City leads by 40 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Manchester 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

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

Quebec City
53match

Wins on wellness and culture and sights with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Manchester in July

21 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
60 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
16 °Csea
17 hdaylight a day

Quebec City in July

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

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Manchester: 1991-2020 normals, Manchester Airport (14.8 km from centre). Quebec City: 1991-2020 normals, Beauport (3.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureManchesterQuebec City
Official languageEnglishFrench, English
CurrencyPound Sterling (GBP)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsG230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112 or 999911
Elevation38 m98 m
Main airportManchester Airport (MAN)15 km from centre211 non-stop destinationsQuebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)13 km from centre34 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year8 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureManchesterQuebec City
City population547,627574,482
People per km²4,7371,184
Museums within 10 km2816
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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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.