Right now
18°C / 64°F
Clear · wind 14 km/h · 52% RH
Soil (6 cm)
17°C / 63°F
Most seeds germinate
Hardiness zone
5a
est. from 10-yr extreme low -27°C
Frost window
May 12 – Oct 16
~157 frost-free days · first frost in ~38 days
Sun
06:14 – 19:10
sunrise – sunset today
Moon
Waning Crescent
10% lit · solunar good · full 2026-09-26
7-day forecast
America/Toronto
Tue
Overcast
19° / 12°
dry
Wed
Rain
23° / 10°
14.5 mm
Thu
Drizzle
20° / 12°
0.75 mm
Fri
Overcast
18° / 10°
dry
Sat
Overcast
21° / 6°
dry
Sun
Drizzle
23° / 11°
1.8 mm
Mon
Drizzle
20° / 10°
4.5 mm
This week
AI field guide · refreshed weeklyQuebec Gardening: Early September – Harvest Season Begins, Winter Prep Underway. Fall Fishing in Quebec City Waters: September Peak. Foraging in Quebec City Region: Early Fall Harvest.
Gardening
Quebec Gardening: Early September – Harvest Season Begins, Winter Prep Underway
Sow & harvest now
- Spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
- Arugula (Eruca vesicana)
- Radish (Raphanus sativus)
- Mâche (Valerianella locusta)
Fishing
Fall Fishing in Quebec City Waters: September Peak
What's biting
- Largemouth Bass
- Smallmouth Bass
- Walleye
- Northern Pike
Foraging
Foraging in Quebec City Region: Early Fall Harvest
In season now
- Wild grapes (Vitis riparia)
- Highbush cranberry (Viburnum opulus)
- Wild mushrooms: Chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius) and Hedgehog (Hydnum repandum)
- Autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)
Your ecological region
Boreal Forest & Shield
The great northern forest: mixed spruce, pine, birch and aspen over Shield rock and boreal plains, laced with lakes.
Regional guide →Your hardiness zone
Zone 5a
Estimated from a 10-year average extreme low of -27°C. What grows, what bites and what to forage across your zone.
Zone guide →Get this guide for Quebec every week
Frost warnings, what's biting, what's ripening. One email, Sunday evening.