Québec City Snow Day Predictor — CSS de la Capitale School Closure Forecast

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Québec City Snow Day Predictor

Canada's most accurate snow day predictor

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Will Québec City Schools Be Closed Tomorrow?

Québec City is one of the snowiest major cities in Canada, averaging approximately 315 cm of snow per year — more than Ottawa, Toronto, and Montréal combined. The city’s position in a natural geographic bowl between the Laurentian Plateau and the St. Lawrence Lowlands creates an effect where systems from multiple directions can deliver significant snowfall. Unlike Montréal, Québec City closes schools more readily — its hilly terrain (the basse-ville and haute-ville topography) makes many streets genuinely impassable even with ploughing during major events.

School Boards We Cover

  • Centre de services scolaires de la Capitale — Primary French public board for Québec City. csdecou.qc.ca
  • CSS des Premières-Seigneuries — Quebec City’s north shore / greater Québec area.
  • Central Québec School Board — English-language board for the Québec City region.

Québec City’s Snow Day History

Québec City boards average approximately 3–6 closure days per year — more than Montréal despite both having significant annual snowfall, reflecting Québec City’s more challenging topography and slightly higher closure threshold than Toronto but lower than Atlantic Canada.

When Do Québec City Boards Announce?

By 6:00–7:00 AM via board websites, Radio-Canada Québec, TVA Québec, and local stations.

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Frequently Asked Questions — Québec City Snow Days

Why does Québec City get more snow than Montréal?

Québec City sits in a natural geographic funnel where moisture from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Alberta Clipper systems tracking from the west, and coastal storms tracking from the south can all converge. Its elevation and inland position on the north shore of the St. Lawrence also contribute to higher snowfall totals than Montréal, which is at a lower elevation on the warmer south shore