The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Nelson
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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°C | -4.3 | -1.8 | 1.9 | 7.1 | 11.4 | 15.7 | 19.9 | 19.7 | 14.3 | 7.2 | -0.9 | -4.1 |
°F | 24.3 | 28.7 | 35.4 | 44.7 | 52.5 | 60.3 | 67.8 | 67.4 | 57.7 | 45 | 30.4 | 24.6 |
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.
The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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mm | 140 | 126 | 118 | 83 | 86 | 98 | 74 | 72 | 74 | 86 | 142 | 158 |
inches | 5.5 | 5 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 6.2 |
Rainy days | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 19 |
Average annual rainfall in Nelson: 1188.567mm (467.9 inches)
The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Nelson
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Hrs sunshine | 1.8 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 10.2 | 9.2 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Min °C | -9.5 | -7.9 | -5.5 | -1.9 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 4.3 | -0.2 | -5.7 | -8.8 |
Max °C | -4.2 | -1.7 | 2.1 | 7.3 | 11.6 | 16 | 20.2 | 20 | 14.5 | 7.4 | -0.8 | -4 |
Min °F | 15 | 17.8 | 22.2 | 28.6 | 35.2 | 41.7 | 46.8 | 47.2 | 39.7 | 31.6 | 21.8 | 16.2 |
Max °F | 19.8 | 23.4 | 28.9 | 36.9 | 44.1 | 51.3 | 57.6 | 57.6 | 48.9 | 38.5 | 26.2 | 20.5 |
The graph below shows the average sea temperature.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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°C | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 9.7 | 11.5 | 12.6 | 12 | 10.2 | 8.4 | 7.2 |
°F | 44.1 | 44 | 44.2 | 44.9 | 46.6 | 49.5 | 52.7 | 54.7 | 53.6 | 50.4 | 47.1 | 44.9 |
The graph below shows the average wind speed.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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km/h | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
mph | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.
The graph below shows the average relative humidity.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
78% | 75% | 67% | 59% | 59% | 60% | 56% | 56% | 66% | 72% | 80% | 81% |
Hottest month: | July | 19.9°C 67.8°F |
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Driest month: | August | 72mm 2.8ins |
Sunniest month: | July | 10.2hrs |
Coldest month: | January | -4.3°C 24.3°F |
Wettest month: | December | 158mm 6.2ins |
Warmest sea: | August | 12.6°C 54.7°F |