Nelson Sea Temperature in October

Looking to find out what the average sea water temperature in Nelson is for October? Find out what the lowest, highest, and average water temperatures are for Nelson over the past 10 years.

Average water temperature in Nelson for October

The average, high, and low temperatures below should help you if you can swim in the water in Nelson in October.

14.33° C

(57.79° F)

  • highest: 16.75° C (62.15° F)
  • lowest: 12.62° C (54.72° F)

Water at this temperature is cold and will feel very cold initially, but the body will get used to it and longer swims are possible. Experienced swimmers can manage several hours of swimming, however hypothermia is still a very big risk.

Water temperature range by day in October in Nelson

The chart below shows the range of low and high temperatures by day for the month of October in Nelson.

Water temperatures for October in Nelson in recent years

Day 2024 2023 2022 2021
1 0° C 13.64° C 13.9° C 13.4° C
2 0° C 13.69° C 13.78° C 13.38° C
3 0° C 13.85° C 13.74° C 13.42° C
4 0° C 14.01° C 13.79° C 13.57° C
5 0° C 14.12° C 13.53° C 13.67° C
6 0° C 14.32° C 13.39° C 14.03° C
7 0° C 14.3° C 13.27° C 14.26° C
8 0° C 14.32° C 13.35° C 14.29° C
9 0° C 14.29° C 13.42° C 14.45° C
10 0° C 14.27° C 13.53° C 14.65° C
11 0° C 14.29° C 13.71° C 14.63° C
12 0° C 14.36° C 13.83° C 14.2° C
13 0° C 14.4° C 13.95° C 14.08° C
14 0° C 14.3° C 14.09° C 14.16° C
15 0° C 14.27° C 14.38° C 14.41° C
16 0° C 14.34° C 14.74° C 14.38° C
17 0° C 14.53° C 14.95° C 14.31° C
18 0° C 14.73° C 14.96° C 14.35° C
19 0° C 15.07° C 14.92° C 14.31° C
20 0° C 15.35° C 14.93° C 14.28° C
21 0° C 15.46° C 14.82° C 14.25° C
22 0° C 15.61° C 14.83° C 14.24° C
23 0° C 15.66° C 15.03° C 14.27° C
24 0° C 15.65° C 14.96° C 15.07° C
25 0° C 15.72° C 14.98° C 15.32° C
26 0° C 15.64° C 15.14° C 15.32° C
27 0° C 15.34° C 15.2° C 15.21° C
28 0° C 15.14° C 15.39° C 15.64° C
29 0° C 14.9° C 15.54° C 15.92° C
30 0° C 15.41° C 15.59° C 16.08° C
31 0° C 16.13° C 15.66° C 16.75° C

Water temperature in October for locations near Nelson

Mapua

New Zealand, Australia and Oceania

9.03 miles away

Motueka

New Zealand, Australia and Oceania

17.89 miles away

Kaiteriteri

New Zealand, Australia and Oceania

21.30 miles away

Marahau

New Zealand, Australia and Oceania

24.25 miles away

Data source and citation

Raw data for the calculations made to find the sea surface temperature in Nelson comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and their 1/4° daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature.

The water temperature data is constructed by combining observations from different platforms (satellites, ships, buoys, and Argo floats) on a regular global grid. A spatially complete sea surface temperature map is then built by interpolating to fill in gaps in the data.

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