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Château Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace, Quebec City
Quebec CityChâteau Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace
The Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb
ZagrebThe Croatian National Theatre

Photos: Quebec City by Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Zagreb by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Quebec City or Zagreb?

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 Quebec City for

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Zagreb for

  • getting around
  • prices
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Zagreb’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. Quebec City 18, Zagreb 10: Quebec City leads by 8 points.
Food & drink. Quebec City 57, Zagreb 55: Quebec City leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Quebec City 70, Zagreb 56: Quebec City leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Quebec City 42, Zagreb 47: Zagreb leads by 5 points.
Nature & outdoors. Quebec City 79, Zagreb 62: Quebec City leads by 17 points.
Day trips. Quebec City 58, Zagreb 60: Zagreb leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Quebec City 64, Zagreb 52: Quebec City leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Quebec City 50, Zagreb 70: Zagreb leads by 20 points.
Shopping & style. Quebec City 45, Zagreb 40: Quebec City leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Quebec City 45, Zagreb 60: Zagreb leads by 15 points.
Live music & performing arts. Quebec City and Zagreb are level on 52.
Wellness & relaxation. Quebec City 55, Zagreb 33: Quebec City leads by 22 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Quebec City and Zagreb.

Your match

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

Quebec City
Best match
53match

Wins on wellness and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Zagreb
50match

Wins on getting around and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Quebec City in July

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

Zagreb in July

29 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
87 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Quebec CityZagreb

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Quebec City: 1991-2020 normals, Beauport (3.2 km from centre). Zagreb: 1991-2020 normals, Zagreb / Gric (0.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureQuebec CityZagreb
Official languageFrench, EnglishCroatian
CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation98 m127 m
Main airportQuebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)13 km from centre34 non-stop destinationsZagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG)11 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureQuebec CityZagreb
City population574,482767,131
People per km²1,184-
Museums within 10 km1627
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10

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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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.