What is the best time to visit Nelson Bay?

Based on our Comfort Score analysis, September is the best month to visit Nelson Bay, New South Wales, scoring 9.0 out of 10 for pleasant weather conditions.

What is the Comfort Score for Nelson Bay?

Nelson Bay has an annual Comfort Score of 6.9/10, based on temperature, humidity, rainfall, UV exposure, and sunshine hours throughout the year.

Nelson Bay Weather and Climate

New South Wales, Australia (32.72°S, 152.14°E, 32m elevation) Mediterranean (Csa)

6.9/10

Good comfort year-round

Best month: September (9.0/10). Ranked #65 of 213 Australian cities. The RefDat Comfort Score weighs temperature, humidity, rainfall, and sunshine into a single 1-to-10 rating for how pleasant a climate actually feels.

How the score works →

Climate Dashboard

Comfort, seasonality and national benchmarks in one view.

Monthly Comfort Score

September is the sweet spot

September: 9.0/10. June: 3.1/10. Annual score 6.9/10, ranked #65 of 213 Australian cities.

Against national averages

Annual benchmarks

Temperature range

14.6 - 23.2°C

Days 0.6 degrees cooler; nights 0.3 degrees warmer

Annual rainfall

1,094mm

25% above national avg; national avg 876mm

Rain days

150 days/yr

45 more rain days than national avg

Solar exposure

17.1 MJ/m²

1.2 MJ/m² below national avg

Humidity

55%

7 points above national avg

Seasonal pattern

Four-season readout

Summer7.3/10

19.8 - 28.5°C

154mm rain

Autumn6.8/10

14.8 - 23.0°C

419mm rain

Winter4.6/10

9.5 - 17.7°C

271mm rain

Spring8.8/10

14.3 - 23.4°C

250mm rain

Temperature

January has the warmest afternoons at 28.9 degrees. June has the coolest nights at 8.7 degrees.

Rainfall

1,094mm falls across 150 rain days. April is wettest (194mm), December driest (28mm), so monthly rainfall varies by about 7 times.

Comfort window

September scores 9.0/10 and is the best month for pleasant weather. June is the hardest month at 3.1/10.

Planning cue

Use the comfort chart first if you are timing a visit. Use the benchmark bars when you want to compare Nelson Bay with the national climate baseline.