Nelson Weather in November
Nelson in November
The short of it: Nelson in November averages a high of 4 °C (40 °F) and a low of -2 °C (29 °F), with 124 mm (4.9 in) of rain and about 9 h 0 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -2° · rain 124 mm · daylight 9 h 0 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Nelson an average November high of 4°, a low of -2° and some 124 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from October to about 4°, with nights near -2°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 124 mm. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 0 min in mid-November, 99 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates November 1 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 November. Castlegar, 33 km to the SW, is 2° warmer by day.
November in Nelson, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus October
- 7° colder, 39 mm more rain
- Versus December
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 0 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
November averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CastlegarBritish Columbia | 33 km SW | 6° | 1° | 86 mm |
| SalmoBritish Columbia | 34 km S | 5° | -2° | 104 mm |
| OotischeniaBritish Columbia | 35 km SW | 6° | 1° | 86 mm |
| GenelleBritish Columbia | 43 km SW | 5° | 1° | 85 mm |
| FruitvaleBritish Columbia | 47 km SSW | 5° | -1° | 90 mm |
| MontroseBritish Columbia | 51 km SSW | 6° | 0° | 76 mm |
| KasloBritish Columbia | 53 km NNE | 3° | -3° | 116 mm |
| TrailBritish Columbia | 54 km SW | 5° | 0° | 80 mm |