Last Frost Date Nelson: Frost Dates, Late Frost Risk & Growing Season
When is the last spring frost and the first autumn frost in Nelson? Frost dates from 30 years of data, the risk of late frost, frost-free days and planting dates.
The frost season in Nelson
- Last frost (average): October 7
- In 1 year out of 10 it still freezes on October 30.
- First frost: May 29
- Frost-free season: 232 days
Frost days per month in Nelson
- January: 0 · 10 °C
- February: 0 · 11 °C
- March: 0 · 9 °C
- April: 0.1 · 7 °C
- May: 1.4 · 5 °C
- June: 5.7 · 3 °C
- July: 7.2 · 2 °C
- August: 5 · 2 °C
- September: 2.3 · 3 °C
- October: 0.8 · 5 °C
- November: 0.1 · 6 °C
- December: 0 · 9 °C
- No weather station nearby: plain grid values, which are often a little too cold – dates may therefore be late.
- Daily minimum temperatures 2 m above ground over 30 years (1991–2020), NASA POWER; station data: Deutscher Wetterdienst (CC BY 4.0). Ground frost can form while the air at 2 m is still +2 to +3 °C.