Mount Nelson Weather in August
Mount Nelson in August
The short of it: Mount Nelson in August averages a high of 12 °C (54 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 87 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 10 h 24 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 12° · low 4° · rain 87 mm · daylight 10 h 24 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
August in Mount Nelson brings afternoons near 12° and nights around 4°, with about 87 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 12°, nights near 4°. A wool coat will serve you well. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 87 mm.
The sun is up for about 10 h 24 min in mid-August, 66 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Mount Nelson runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Dynnyrne, 2 km to the NNW, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Mount Nelson, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 15 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 24 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DynnyrneTasmania | 2 km NNW | 13° | 4° | 79 mm |
| Sandy BayTasmania | 3 km N | 13° | 4° | 79 mm |
| South HobartTasmania | 3 km NNW | 13° | 4° | 79 mm |
| TaroonaTasmania | 4 km SE | 12° | 5° | 78 mm |
| Battery PointTasmania | 4 km NNE | 13° | 4° | 79 mm |
| Hobart city centreTasmania | 4 km N | 13° | 4° | 79 mm |
| HobartTasmania | 5 km N | 13° | 4° | 79 mm |
| West HobartTasmania | 5 km NNW | 13° | 4° | 79 mm |