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Regional slice of New Zealand with its own temperature profile. Best months here: Jan · Feb · Mar.

Range
11–21 °C
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+1.1°C vs. New Zealand mean
Country
New Zealand
TZ
Pacific/Auckland
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12-month climate · Nelson

How the year moves in Nelson

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Nelson itself rather than over New Zealand as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyNelson, New Zealand. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in July (11.3), highest in January (21.0). Monthly means: 21.0, 20.8, 19.2, 16.5, 14.2, 12.0, 11.3, 11.7, 13.3, 15.2, 17.5, 19.5.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January21.0
February20.8
March19.2
April16.5
May14.2
June12.0
July11.3
August11.7
September13.3
October15.2
November17.5
December19.5
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyNelson, New Zealand. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in January (98), highest in July (155). Monthly means: 98, 101, 110, 130, 150, 124, 155, 132, 112, 127, 130, 125.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January98
February101
March110
April130
May150
June124
July155
August132
September112
October127
November130
December125
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyNelson, New Zealand. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in June (3.8), highest in January (9.2). Monthly means: 9.2, 8.2, 7.0, 5.6, 4.6, 3.8, 4.1, 5.2, 6.1, 7.2, 8.1, 8.9.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January9.2
February8.2
March7.0
April5.6
May4.6
June3.8
July4.1
August5.2
September6.1
October7.2
November8.1
December8.9
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