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Best time to visit Hobart

January is the best time to visit Hobart for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 7 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to March.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 93/100
The least cloud January 61 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 44 mm
Warmth January 22 °C
Cooler weather July 12 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 January 93 22 °C 7
2 February 92 21 °C 7
3 March 88 20 °C 8
4 December 86 20 °C 10
5 November 78 18 °C 11
6 April 77 17 °C 8
7 October 68 16 °C 12
8 May 66 14 °C 8
9 September 61 14 °C 11
10 June 56 12 °C 9
11 August 54 12 °C 11
12 July 52 12 °C 10

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 10 wet days and highs near 12 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

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 %

Data sources and method

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: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. 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.