Nelson Weather in September
Nelson in September
The short of it: Nelson in September averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 6 °C (42 °F), with 45 mm (1.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 31 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 19° · low 6° · rain 45 mm · daylight 12 h 31 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
September in Nelson brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 6°, with about 45 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from August to about 19°, with nights near 6°. Rain is modest, about 45 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 31 min in mid-September, 113 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates September 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 September. Castlegar, 33 km to the SW, is 3° warmer by day.
September in Nelson, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus August
- 6° colder, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus October
- 8° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
September averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CastlegarBritish Columbia | 33 km SW | 22° | 8° | 36 mm |
| SalmoBritish Columbia | 34 km S | 21° | 6° | 39 mm |
| OotischeniaBritish Columbia | 35 km SW | 22° | 7° | 35 mm |
| GenelleBritish Columbia | 43 km SW | 22° | 7° | 35 mm |
| FruitvaleBritish Columbia | 47 km SSW | 22° | 6° | 33 mm |
| MontroseBritish Columbia | 51 km SSW | 23° | 7° | 30 mm |
| KasloBritish Columbia | 53 km NNE | 19° | 6° | 52 mm |
| TrailBritish Columbia | 54 km SW | 22° | 7° | 32 mm |