Nelson Weather in August
Average highs run from 10°C on August 1 to 11°C on August 31, and lows from 3°C to 4°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 71 mm over about 12 wet days.
August day by day
The normal high and low for each date, in °C.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Reanalysis extreme high
- Reanalysis extreme low
August at a glance
- Average high
- 10°C
- Average low
- 3°C
- Precipitation
- 71 mm
- Reanalysis high
- 17°CAug 30, 2006
- Reanalysis low
- -3°CAug 8, 2016
- Daylight
- 9 h 57 min to 11 h 07 min
- Cloud cover
- 59%
- Humidity
- 88%
- Dew point
- 4°C
- Wind
- 11.9 km/h
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Reanalysis high | Reanalysis low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 10°C | 3°C | 13°C 2014 | -1°C 1995 | 41% |
| Aug 2 | 10°C | 3°C | 13°C 2014 | 0°C 1995 | 43% |
| Aug 3 | 10°C | 3°C | 12°C 2005 | 0°C 1998 | 43% |
| Aug 4 | 10°C | 3°C | 13°C 2020 | 0°C 1997 | 44% |
| Aug 5 | 10°C | 3°C | 14°C 2020 | -2°C 1992 | 44% |
| Aug 6 | 10°C | 3°C | 14°C 2000 | -1°C 1997 | 45% |
| Aug 7 | 10°C | 3°C | 14°C 2017 | -1°C 2016 | 45% |
| Aug 8 | 10°C | 3°C | 13°C 2001 | -3°C 2016 | 46% |
| Aug 9 | 10°C | 3°C | 13°C 2018 | -2°C 2016 | 47% |
| Aug 10 | 10°C | 3°C | 14°C 2020 | -2°C 2008 | 48% |
| Aug 11 | 10°C | 3°C | 12°C 2020 | -1°C 2008 | 47% |
| Aug 12 | 10°C | 3°C | 14°C 2002 | 0°C 1994 | 45% |
| Aug 13 | 10°C | 3°C | 13°C 2001 | -1°C 2000 | 46% |
| Aug 14 | 10°C | 3°C | 13°C 2009 | -1°C 2006 | 45% |
| Aug 15 | 10°C | 3°C | 13°C 2013 | -3°C 2011 | 45% |
| Aug 16 | 10°C | 3°C | 13°C 1997 | -2°C 2004 | 43% |
| Aug 17 | 10°C | 3°C | 14°C 2009 | -1°C 2004 | 42% |
| Aug 18 | 10°C | 3°C | 12°C 2006 | 0°C 2008 | 43% |
| Aug 19 | 10°C | 3°C | 13°C 2005 | -1°C 1999 | 42% |
| Aug 20 | 10°C | 3°C | 13°C 2002 | -1°C 2011 | 42% |
| Aug 21 | 11°C | 3°C | 13°C 2005 | -1°C 1997 | 41% |
| Aug 22 | 11°C | 3°C | 14°C 2002 | -1°C 1997 | 39% |
| Aug 23 | 11°C | 3°C | 13°C 2016 | -1°C 1992 | 38% |
| Aug 24 | 11°C | 3°C | 14°C 2011 | -1°C 2000 | 37% |
| Aug 25 | 11°C | 4°C | 13°C 1999 | 0°C 2004 | 35% |
| Aug 26 | 11°C | 4°C | 14°C 2013 | -1°C 2004 | 35% |
| Aug 27 | 11°C | 4°C | 15°C 2011 | 0°C 2002 | 35% |
| Aug 28 | 11°C | 4°C | 15°C 1994 | 0°C 2004 | 35% |
| Aug 29 | 11°C | 4°C | 15°C 2017 | 0°C 1993 | 36% |
| Aug 30 | 11°C | 4°C | 17°C 2006 | -2°C 1996 | 35% |
| Aug 31 | 11°C | 4°C | 15°C 2020 | -1°C 1996 | 34% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (GMT+12).
- August 1
- sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 5:32 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 6:01 PM
Other months
Sources
Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.