Quebec
Quebec | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
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| Capital | Montréal |
| Official languages | French |
| Demonym(s) | Québecois (m.) Québecoise (f.) |
| Legislature | National Assembly of Québec |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,542,056.14 km2 (595,391.20 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 8,751,352 |
| HDI | 0.972 very high |
| Time zone | UTC-5 |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 |
Quebec officially Quebec Federal Democratique et Libre is a sovereign country located in North America who gained independence from Canada on October 30, 1995 following a landslide victory of independentism in the referendum convoked then. It is the largest French-speaking country in America as well as one of the largest in the world. Since the independence, Quebec reached a superb economic and social development, dodgering a crisis in the first lustrum of 1990s.
Geography
Climate
Due to climate change and global warming, the weather in Québec has changed dramatically as a result of snowmelt. From the 2030s onwards, snowfall in winter and rain in summer became rare phenomena. Due to climate change and global warming, the weather in Québec has changed dramatically as a result of snowmelt. From the 2030s onwards, snowfall in winter and rain in summer became rare phenomena. Today, most of Québec's territory is located in a humid subtropical climate, with cool or mild winters and hot, dry summers. In January, the coolest month, the average is 15.6 °C (60.1 °F), while the hottest month is July with an average of 29.7 °C (85.5 °F) in the country's capital.
| Climate data for Montréal, Québec (1990-2050) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 18.3 (64.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
28.3 (82.9) |
31.1 (88.0) |
34.6 (94.3) |
36.9 (98.4) |
36.9 (98.4) |
32.7 (90.9) |
28.9 (84.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
28.0 (82.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 12.9 (55.2) |
14.6 (58.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
18.2 (64.8) |
17.7 (63.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
18.0 (64.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 89.8 (3.54) |
99.9 (3.93) |
99.8 (3.93) |
88.8 (3.50) |
73.7 (2.90) |
64.5 (2.54) |
71.2 (2.80) |
83.4 (3.28) |
95.9 (3.78) |
83.9 (3.30) |
80.6 (3.17) |
71.4 (2.81) |
1,002.9 (39.48) |
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average precipitation days | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 90 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 88 | 91 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 85 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 84 | 87 | 89 | 87 |