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Weather extremes

How extreme does Hobart's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Hobart has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Hobart (Ellerslie Road) station 1 km away. Updated through May 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Hobart has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
107°F Jan 4, 2013

That is about 34°F hotter than a normal January afternoon in Hobart (typical high near 73°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 107°F Jan 4, 2013
2 105°F Jan 20, 1973
3 105°F Jan 4, 1976
❄️ Coldest night
27°F Jun 25, 1972

About 15°F colder than a normal June night in Hobart (typical low near 42°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 27°F Jun 25, 1972
2 27°F Jul 11, 1981
3 28°F Jun 24, 1972
🌧️ Most rain in one day
5.09 in May 11, 2018

More rain in a single day than Hobart usually gets in the whole month of May (typical May total about 1.6 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 5.09 in May 11, 2018
2 3.35 in May 6, 2022
3 3.10 in Apr 13, 2011

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

10°30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 107°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Hobart's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — January's 107°F is about 34°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Hobart's warmest days reach the low 70s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 40s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 107°F and as low as 27°F. A single day has delivered over 5 inches of rain. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Hobart (ellerslie Road), a weather station, about 1 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

How we build these numbers →