 Tasmania has an oceanic temperate climate characterised by cool summer and mild winters, with a small maximum temperature variation during the year. Chudliegh lies in the rain shadow of the Great Western Tiers; rainfall in parts of the tiers exceeds 2,000 millimetres (79 in). Since the 1950s average temperatures in the surrounding Meander Valley have steadily risen and since the 1970s average rainfall has declined.
