Launceston, Tasmania
Climate
Table:
Climate data for Launceston (Ti Tree Bend)

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Year

Record high °C (°F)

39.0
(102.2)

34.4
(93.9)

33.0
(91.4)

27.7
(81.9)

22.0
(71.6)

18.4
(65.1)

18.4
(65.1)

20.3
(68.5)

24.8
(76.6)

28.7
(83.7)

30.7
(87.3)

33.8
(92.8)

39.0
(102.2)

Mean daily maximum °C (°F)

24.2
(75.6)

24.5
(76.1)

22.5
(72.5)

18.8
(65.8)

15.8
(60.4)

13.1
(55.6)

12.6
(54.7)

13.7
(56.7)

15.5
(59.9)

18.0
(64.4)

20.4
(68.7)

22.4
(72.3)

18.5
(65.3)

Daily mean °C (°F)

18.2
(64.8)

18.3
(64.9)

16.3
(61.3)

13.2
(55.8)

10.4
(50.7)

8.0
(46.4)

7.4
(45.3)

8.7
(47.7)

10.3
(50.5)

12.3
(54.1)

14.7
(58.5)

16.5
(61.7)

12.9
(55.2)

Mean daily minimum °C (°F)

12.2
(54.0)

12.1
(53.8)

10.1
(50.2)

7.5
(45.5)

5.0
(41.0)

2.9
(37.2)

2.2
(36.0)

3.6
(38.5)

5.1
(41.2)

6.9
(44.4)

8.9
(48.0)

10.6
(51.1)

7.3
(45.1)

Record low °C (°F)

2.5
(36.5)

3.4
(38.1)

0.5
(32.9)

−1.5
(29.3)

−3
(27)

−4.9
(23.2)

−5.2
(22.6)

−3.6
(25.5)

−3.4
(25.9)

−1.4
(29.5)

−2.0
(28.4)

2.0
(35.6)

−5.2
(22.6)

Average rainfall mm (inches)

46.3
(1.82)

31.3
(1.23)

34.9
(1.37)

53.2
(2.09)

62.4
(2.46)

67.8
(2.67)

76.5
(3.01)

85.9
(3.38)

66.5
(2.62)

51.6
(2.03)

49.7
(1.96)

47.2
(1.86)

673.3
(26.51)

Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm)

7.7

6.3

6.4

9.0

10.7

12.6

14.5

15.1

14.0

11.7

9.9

8.7

126.6

Average afternoon relative humidity (%)

48

49

48

56

63

69

69

63

59

54

52

49

57

Mean monthly sunshine hours

285.2

256.9

241.8

198.0

155.0

135.0

142.6

170.5

201.0

254.2

267.0

282.1

2,589.3

Source 1: Bureau of Meteorology (1981–2010 averages;[37] extremes 1980–present)[38]

Source 2: Bureau of Meteorology, Launceston Airport (1981–2004 sunshine hours)[39]

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