Nelson Weather in August
Nelson in August
The short of it: Nelson in August averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 9 °C (49 °F), with 36 mm (1.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 9° · rain 36 mm · daylight 14 h 25 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
August in Nelson brings afternoons near 26° and nights around 9°, with about 36 mm of rain over the month. The height of summer in Nelson, with afternoons near 26°. It is the driest month of the year, only 36 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 14 h 25 min in mid-August, 88 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates August 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Nelson runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Castlegar, 33 km to the SW, is 3° warmer by day.
August in Nelson, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 17°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CastlegarBritish Columbia | 33 km SW | 29° | 11° | 26 mm |
| SalmoBritish Columbia | 34 km S | 28° | 9° | 29 mm |
| OotischeniaBritish Columbia | 35 km SW | 29° | 11° | 26 mm |
| GenelleBritish Columbia | 43 km SW | 28° | 11° | 26 mm |
| FruitvaleBritish Columbia | 47 km SSW | 28° | 10° | 26 mm |
| MontroseBritish Columbia | 51 km SSW | 30° | 11° | 23 mm |
| KasloBritish Columbia | 53 km NNE | 25° | 10° | 41 mm |
| TrailBritish Columbia | 54 km SW | 29° | 11° | 25 mm |