# Nubeena

Nubeena is a town and fishing village on the Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia a township of Tasman Council, and seat of the municipality. At the 2016 census, Nubeena had a population of 481. It is the largest settlement on the peninsula.

## Media

Nubeena is served by 97.7 Tasman FM and Pulse FM Tasman which is run by the JNET Radio Network.

## Geography

The town is halfway along the west coast of Tasman Peninsula, on Parsons Bay, which is a narrow continuation of Wedge Bay. It is 10.3 km (6.4 mi) north-west of Port Arthur.

### Climate

Nubeena has an oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb), with very mild summers and cool winters. Due to its position on the Tasman Peninsula, there is little rainfall and seasonal variation. Average maxima vary from 18.9 °C (66.0 °F) in February to 11.0 °C (51.8 °F) in July while average minima fluctuate between 11.2 °C (52.2 °F) in February and 5.7 °C (42.3 °F) in July and August. Mean average annual precipitation is moderately abundant: 1,148.6 mm (45.22 in), and is very frequent, spread across 201.2 precipitation days. The town has 206.1 cloudy days and only 32.7 clear days per annum. Extreme temperatures have ranged from 37.0 °C (98.6 °F) on 3 January 1991 to −0.5 °C (31.1 °F) on 25 July 1986 and on 19 September 1994. All climate data was sourced from Port Arthur.
Climate data for Nubeena (43º09'48"S, 147º49'48"E, 192 m AMSL) (1980-2009 normals & extremes) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 37.0 (98.6) | 36.1 (97.0) | 33.2 (91.8) | 26.0 (78.8) | 22.0 (71.6) | 17.8 (64.0) | 17.0 (62.6) | 19.7 (67.5) | 27.0 (80.6) | 28.5 (83.3) | 30.6 (87.1) | 34.4 (93.9) | 37.0 (98.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.6 (65.5) | 18.9 (66.0) | 17.5 (63.5) | 15.6 (60.1) | 13.4 (56.1) | 11.4 (52.5) | 11.0 (51.8) | 11.7 (53.1) | 13.1 (55.6) | 14.3 (57.7) | 15.7 (60.3) | 16.9 (62.4) | 14.8 (58.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) | 11.2 (52.2) | 10.5 (50.9) | 9.2 (48.6) | 7.8 (46.0) | 6.1 (43.0) | 5.7 (42.3) | 5.7 (42.3) | 6.3 (43.3) | 7.2 (45.0) | 8.4 (47.1) | 9.6 (49.3) | 8.2 (46.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) | 5.0 (41.0) | 2.7 (36.9) | 2.2 (36.0) | 0.6 (33.1) | −0.4 (31.3) | −0.5 (31.1) | 0.6 (33.1) | −0.5 (31.1) | 0.5 (32.9) | 1.8 (35.2) | 3.0 (37.4) | −0.5 (31.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 91.8 (3.61) | 61.8 (2.43) | 91.2 (3.59) | 95.8 (3.77) | 81.9 (3.22) | 109.9 (4.33) | 110.0 (4.33) | 123.1 (4.85) | 105.9 (4.17) | 102.9 (4.05) | 80.0 (3.15) | 96.8 (3.81) | 1,148.6 (45.22) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 14.1 | 12.4 | 15.7 | 16.3 | 17.6 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.8 | 18.1 | 18.4 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 201.2 |
| Average afternoon relative humidity (%) | 65 | 64 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 67 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) | 9.9 (49.8) | 9.3 (48.7) | 7.9 (46.2) | 6.4 (43.5) | 4.9 (40.8) | 4.4 (39.9) | 4.2 (39.6) | 4.6 (40.3) | 5.7 (42.3) | 7.3 (45.1) | 8.6 (47.5) | 6.9 (44.4) |
| Source: Bureau of Meteorology (1980-2009 normals & extremes) ||||||||||||||

## History

Nubeena Post Office opened on 1 December 1886. The first postmaster was Joseph Thornton (1813-1899) who carried the mail between Wedge Bay to Premaydena, then Impression Bay.
The town possesses a police station and a branch of the Country Women's Association.