Nelson Weather in July
Nelson in July
The short of it: Nelson in July averages a high of 25 °C (77 °F) and a low of 10 °C (50 °F), with 39 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 15 h 52 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 25° · low 10° · rain 39 mm · daylight 15 h 52 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Nelson an average July high of 25°, a low of 10° and some 39 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against June, to near 25°; nights run about 10°. Rain is modest, about 39 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 52 min in mid-July, 23 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates July 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Nelson runs cooler than most and wetter than most in July. Castlegar, 33 km to the SW, is 4° warmer by day.
July in Nelson, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus June
- 5° warmer, 40 mm less rain
- Versus August
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
July averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CastlegarBritish Columbia | 33 km SW | 29° | 12° | 32 mm |
| SalmoBritish Columbia | 34 km S | 27° | 11° | 32 mm |
| OotischeniaBritish Columbia | 35 km SW | 29° | 12° | 32 mm |
| GenelleBritish Columbia | 43 km SW | 28° | 12° | 32 mm |
| FruitvaleBritish Columbia | 47 km SSW | 28° | 11° | 28 mm |
| MontroseBritish Columbia | 51 km SSW | 29° | 12° | 27 mm |
| KasloBritish Columbia | 53 km NNE | 25° | 11° | 43 mm |
| TrailBritish Columbia | 54 km SW | 28° | 12° | 29 mm |