Best time to visit Nelson

February is the best month in Nelson, scoring 84 out of 100, with July the weakest at 48. The 36-point spread means timing is worth planning around without being decisive. 5 of the twelve months sit within ten points of the best, so there is more than one right answer.

February is the warmest month at 25.4 °C and July the coolest at 11.6 °C — a 13.8 °C spread across the year.

There is a real wet season here. May, June, July, August, September, October and December carry the rain — up to 15 wet days in a month — while January to March drop as low as 9. That 6-day gap is the biggest single difference between a good month and a bad one in Nelson, and it moves further than the temperature does.

Daylight runs from 9.2 hours in winter to 15.1 in summer, enough to notice on a sightseeing itinerary.

The three strongest months are February, January, March. The one to think twice about is July. Each month below has its own page with rainfall reliability, extremes, daylight and crowd levels.

Nelson month by month