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fall foliage in Montreal and Quebeci City

Replies: 11 - Last Post: Nov 11, 2012 7:41 PM Last Post By: saskja

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dubaiguy

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Oct 31, 2012 5:08 AM
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fall foliage in Montreal and Quebeci City

Hi All, we're planning early for our 2013 trip to Canada. I've checked various websites, which tend to be either vague or contradictory. When does the fall foliage +usually start in Quebec?
Thanks!

ref_traveller

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Oct 31, 2012 6:05 AM
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Very hard to predict...second last week of September to second week of October could give you a decent window...

littlechilds

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Oct 31, 2012 6:46 AM
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Id tend toward last week of September. October out west (my experience anyways), winter fully hit mid October. At least in September, it should still be relatively warm out east.

homerjhomerj

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Oct 31, 2012 7:28 AM
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First week of October is usually pretty good, remember if you arrive too early you can always drive north for colour.
Arrive too late and you are SOL.

dubaiguy

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Oct 31, 2012 7:30 AM
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True, thanks all

reporter

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Oct 31, 2012 1:24 PM
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Bonjour Quebec, the province's tourism site, tracks fall foliage, although there's nothing current now since the leaves are all down. http://www.bonjourquebec.com/qc-en/accueil0.html

thoughtpolice

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Oct 31, 2012 3:14 PM
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October 3 at 9:31 PM, plus or minus a few minutes. You can buy a flashlight anywhere.

saskja

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Oct 31, 2012 7:57 PM
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The last week of September and the 1st week of December are consistently the 2 best ones around Québec City. Montreal can stretch it a bit later. If you are to arrive from the south, like in: driving from the US, I know of places near the border that get peak colours 10 to 15 days prior to that period.

mathowny

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Nov 2, 2012 12:59 PM
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1st week of December saskja? ;) Bit of typo - 1st week of October.

A.

saskja

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Nov 2, 2012 9:10 PM
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oh wow! thanks for the correction :)

dubaiguy

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Nov 3, 2012 2:08 AM
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Thanks! We'll try to be there in the last week of September. Fortunately we can be a bit flexible. Seems as if the fall foliage "event" is not only unpredictable but "weird". Looking earlier at New England, parts were in full color while somewhere 30 miles away was green. I guess we'll go just to enjoy the culture/scenery and people.
Cheers

saskja

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Nov 11, 2012 7:41 PM
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Altitude also plays a role in the timing of the changes of foliage colours: close to/in the Appalachian mountains, on this side of the border, the changes turn up significantly earlier than the rest of the province.
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