Nelson Bay monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Nelson Bay

Nelson Bay average temperature chart (Celsius) Nelson Bay average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Nelson Bay (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.1 26.9 25.8 23.5 20.2 17.6 17.1 18.4 20.8 23.1 24.7 26.7
°F 80.8 80.5 78.4 74.3 68.4 63.6 62.8 65.2 69.5 73.6 76.5 80.1

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Nelson Bay monthly rainfall chart (mm) Nelson Bay monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Nelson Bay (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 119 130 127 120 127 166 88 95 70 89 81 86
inches 4.7 5.1 5 4.7 5 6.5 3.5 3.7 2.8 3.5 3.2 3.4
Rainy days 12 12 13 11 12 11 9 11 10 11 12 10

Average annual rainfall in Nelson Bay: 1417.433mm (558 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Nelson Bay

Nelson Bay average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Nelson Bay
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 7.8 7.4 7.3 7.3 6.6 6.3 7.3 7.9 7.9 7.8 8.2 8.1

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Nelson Bay average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Nelson Bay average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Nelson Bay (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 18.3 18.3 16.6 13.9 10.6 8.4 6.7 7.3 9.5 12.5 14.7 16.9
Max °C 27.4 27.2 26 23.8 20.5 17.8 17.4 18.7 21.1 23.4 25 27
Min °F 64.9 64.9 61.9 56.9 51 47.1 44 45.1 49.1 54.4 58.4 62.3
Max °F 73 72.9 70.3 65.8 59.9 55.6 53.6 55.4 59.5 64.2 67.6 71.4

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Nelson Bay average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Nelson Bay average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Nelson Bay in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 24.3 24.7 24.5 23.7 22.1 20.7 19.7 19.4 19.6 20.4 21.5 23
°F 75.7 76.5 76.1 74.6 71.8 69.3 67.5 66.9 67.3 68.7 70.6 73.3

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Nelson Bay average winspeed by month (km/h) Nelson Bay average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Nelson Bay (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 13 12 12 11 11 12 12 13 14 15 14 14
mph 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Nelson Bay relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Nelson Bay
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
66% 69% 68% 68% 70% 70% 64% 61% 58% 60% 61% 63%

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Nelson Bay weather stats

Nelson Bay weather statistics
Hottest month: January 27.1°C 80.8°F
Driest month: September 70mm 2.8ins
Sunniest month: August 7.9hrs
Coldest month: July 17.1°C 62.8°F
Wettest month: June 166mm 6.5ins
Warmest sea: February 24.7°C 76.5°F
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