Hobart climate
Hobart is warmest in January, with average highs of 22 °C, and coldest in July, when nights average 5.0 °C. November is the wettest month (60 mm) and February the driest (44 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Hobart averages 611 mm of rain, 24 days above 25 °C and 1 days below freezing.
Australia · population 254,930 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month January 22 °C
- Coldest month July 5.0 °C
- Driest month February 44 mm
- Wettest month November 60 mm
- Least cloud January 61 % cloud
- Hottest on record January 40 °C
- Coldest on record September -1.0 °C
What to expectHobart through the year
Hobart has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 12 °C in July to 22 °C in January, a swing of 8.9 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 24 days a year reach 25 °C, 5 of them reach 30 °C, 1 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C, in January.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 44 mm in February to 60 mm in November. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.8 °C | 48 mm | 61 % |
| February | 21.4 °C | 44 mm | 62 % |
| March | 19.7 °C | 45 mm | 63 % |
| April | 16.7 °C | 47 mm | 63 % |
| May | 14.1 °C | 44 mm | 64 % |
| June | 12.0 °C | 47 mm | 63 % |
| July | 11.5 °C | 48 mm | 64 % |
| August | 12.3 °C | 57 mm | 62 % |
| September | 14.1 °C | 54 mm | 63 % |
| October | 16.1 °C | 57 mm | 64 % |
| November | 18.0 °C | 60 mm | 68 % |
| December | 19.9 °C | 60 mm | 66 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.8 °C | 12.9 °C | 16.8 °C | 40.3 °C | 6.4 °C | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| February | 21.4 °C | 12.8 °C | 16.6 °C | 35.1 °C | 5.9 °C | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| March | 19.7 °C | 11.6 °C | 15.1 °C | 38.2 °C | 3.8 °C | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| April | 16.7 °C | 9.2 °C | 12.6 °C | 27.9 °C | 0.6 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 14.1 °C | 7.5 °C | 10.4 °C | 23.5 °C | 0.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 12.0 °C | 5.7 °C | 8.5 °C | 17.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 11.5 °C | 5.0 °C | 7.9 °C | 16.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 12.3 °C | 5.4 °C | 8.5 °C | 21.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 14.1 °C | 6.5 °C | 9.9 °C | 24.6 °C | -1.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 16.1 °C | 8.0 °C | 11.7 °C | 29.2 °C | 1.5 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 18.0 °C | 9.8 °C | 13.5 °C | 35.2 °C | 3.7 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 19.9 °C | 11.4 °C | 15.2 °C | 40.1 °C | 4.9 °C | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48 mm | 7 | 15 h/day | 61 % | 65 % | 20 km/h |
| February | 44 mm | 7 | 14 h/day | 62 % | 68 % | 19 km/h |
| March | 45 mm | 8 | 12 h/day | 63 % | 70 % | 18 km/h |
| April | 47 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 63 % | 74 % | 18 km/h |
| May | 44 mm | 8 | 9.7 h/day | 64 % | 78 % | 17 km/h |
| June | 47 mm | 9 | 9.0 h/day | 63 % | 81 % | 16 km/h |
| July | 48 mm | 10 | 9.3 h/day | 64 % | 80 % | 17 km/h |
| August | 57 mm | 11 | 10 h/day | 62 % | 77 % | 19 km/h |
| September | 54 mm | 11 | 12 h/day | 63 % | 73 % | 20 km/h |
| October | 57 mm | 12 | 13 h/day | 64 % | 70 % | 20 km/h |
| November | 60 mm | 11 | 15 h/day | 68 % | 69 % | 20 km/h |
| December | 60 mm | 10 | 15 h/day | 66 % | 67 % | 20 km/h |
Where Hobart ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The coolest places in the world in July | 10thof 50 | 12 °C |
| The coolest places in the world in August | 11thof 50 | 12 °C |
| The coolest places in the world in June | 12thof 50 | 12 °C |
| The coolest places in the world in September | 38thof 50 | 14 °C |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Hobart.
QuestionsCommon questions about Hobart’s climate
When is the best time to visit Hobart?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. January, February, December sit closest to 20 °C on average, January is the warmest month and February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Hobart get?
In January, the warmest month, daily highs average 22 °C. About 5 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 5.0 °C in July, the coldest month. A normal year has 1 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Hobart?
November, averaging 60 mm over 11 days with rain. The driest month is February with 44 mm. The year as a whole averages 611 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Hobart rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.