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Launceston, Tasmania climate

Cfb Oceanic / temperate

Launceston has a mildly seasonal mild-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is January with an average daily high near 25°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 2°C at night. Around 676 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in August (83 mm) and easing off in February (35 mm).

☀️ Summers

Mild

Highs near 25°C in January.

About 2 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Chilly

Lows near 2°C in July.

About 29 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 676 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in August

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+0.2 °C vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Launceston climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	25	25	23	19	16	13	13	14	16	18	21	23
Avg temp (°C)	19	19	17	13	10	8	8	9	10	13	15	17
Avg low (°C)	13	13	10	7	5	3	2	3	5	7	9	11
Precipitation (mm)	50	35	38	50	62	67	77	83	66	48	53	47

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	25	25	23	19	16	13
Avg temp (°C)	19	19	17	13	10	8
Avg low (°C)	13	13	10	7	5	3
Precipitation (mm)	50	35	38	50	62	67

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	13	14	16	18	21	23
Avg temp (°C)	8	9	10	13	15	17
Avg low (°C)	2	3	5	7	9	11
Precipitation (mm)	77	83	66	48	53	47

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	7	6	7	9	12	13	16	16	14	11	10	8
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	0.8	0.2	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.3
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	—	—	0.3	3	8	9	7	2	0.4	0.0	—

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	7	6	7	9	12	13
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	0.8	0.2	0.2	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	—	—	0.3	3	8

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	16	16	14	11	10	8
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	—	—	0.3
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	9	7	2	0.4	0.0	—

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	58	60	58	60	59	58	60	59	60	60	62	61
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	6	4	5	4	6	7	6	6	5	5	4	4
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	13	13	14	14	12	10	11	13	14	14	13	14
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	12	11	12	12	13	12	13	13	11	12	13	12
Relative humidity (%)	65	67	72	80	87	90	90	88	85	81	77	70
Wind speed (m/s)	2.8	2.5	2.4	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.6	2.8

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	58	60	58	60	59	58
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	6	4	5	4	6	7
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	13	13	14	14	12	10
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	12	11	12	12	13	12
Relative humidity (%)	65	67	72	80	87	90
Wind speed (m/s)	2.8	2.5	2.4	2.3	2.2	2.2

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	60	59	60	60	62	61
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	6	6	5	5	4	4
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	11	13	14	14	13	14
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	13	13	11	12	13	12
Relative humidity (%)	90	88	85	81	77	70
Wind speed (m/s)	2.3	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.6	2.8

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Launceston (ti Tree Bend), a weather station, about 2 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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