Sunday 2 February 2025 - Monthly Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC17R0
Tasmania in January 2025
Rainfall
- Rainfall totals in January were below average for most of the state and lowest on record for an area of the west coast.
- In contrast, an area of the north-east, inland of Scamander, had above average rainfall.
- Tasmania's area-averaged rainfall total in January was 38.7 mm, 49% below the 1961–1990 average.
- It was the driest January in Tasmania since 2019.
- The wettest day was the 13th when thunderstorms developed over parts of the north-east.
Temperature
- Mean maximum temperatures in January were above average across Tasmania, and were in the warmest 10% of the historical range for most of the Bass Strait Islands and patches of the north.
- Tasmania's area-averaged mean maximum temperature was 21.1 °C, 1.3 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
- Mean minimum temperatures in January were above average for most areas, tending to near average for parts of the Central Plateau.
- Tasmania's area-averaged mean minimum temperature was 9.7 °C, 0.4 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
- Tasmania had its lowest mean minimum temperature for January since 2021.
- Tasmania's area-averaged mean temperature was 15.4 °C, 0.9 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
- Sheffield School Farm had its equal lowest daily maximum temperature on record.
- A couple of sites had their lowest January mean minimum temperature for at least 20 years.
Events
- For more details, visit the January national climate summary.
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)
- Total rainfall for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 28.4 mm, which is 61% of the long-term average of 46.6 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 23.1 °C, which is 1.3 °C above the long-term average of 21.8 °C.
- The warmest day was 35.5 °C on the 27th, and the coolest day was on the 23rd when the temperature reached 17.2 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 13.1 °C, which is 1.1 °C above the long-term average of 12.0 °C.
- The coldest morning was 8.9 °C on the 7th, and the warmest morning was on the 12th when the minimum temperature was 19.4 °C.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in January 2025 | |
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| Hottest day |
35.6 °C at Hobart Airport on the 27th |
| Warmest days on average |
26.1 °C at Ouse Fire Station |
| Coolest days on average |
14.6 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Coldest day |
7.3 °C at Mount Read on the 1st |
| Coldest night |
-0.7 °C at Lake St Clair National Park on the 29th |
| Coolest nights on average |
4.8 °C at Liawenee |
| Warmest nights on average |
15.8 °C at Swan Island |
| Warmest night |
20.9 °C at Flinders Island Airport on the 12th |
| Warmest on average overall |
19.5 °C at Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) |
| Coolest on average overall |
10.0 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Wettest overall |
127.4 mm at Monameta (Mathinna Rd) |
| Wettest day |
84.4 mm at Monameta (Mathinna Rd) on the 13th |
| Strongest wind gust |
120.0 km/h at Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse on the 28th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Record lowest January daily maximum temperature | ||||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Sheffield School Farm | 14.0 | on the 23rd | =14.0 | on 08 Jan 2004 | 28 | 22.2 |
| Lowest January mean minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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| Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for January |
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| Campania (Kincora) | 10.4 | 9.7 | in 2004 | 11.7 | |
| Ross (The Boulevards) | 9.3 | 8.5 | in 2004 | 10.7 | |
note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent lower values have gone unreported
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for January 2025 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for January 2025 |
Diff from average |
Highest for January 2025 |
Mean for January 2025 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for January 2025 |
Total for January 2025 |
Average for January |
Rank of January 2025 |
Fraction of January average |
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| Northern (district 91) | ||||||||||||
| Cressy (Brumbys Creek) | 25.5 | 32.0 | 5th | 10.1 | 3.0 | 2nd | 14.4 | |||||
| Devonport Airport | 22.7 | +1.0 | 26.3 | 5th | 12.3 | -0.3 | 5.3 | 2nd | 13.4 | 43.3 | low | 31% |
| Kennaook/Cape Grim | 20.3 | +0.7 | 24.9 | 27th | 14.0 | +0.2 | 9.0 | 3rd | 3.4 | 40.1 | lowest | 8% |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 25.8 | +1.1 | 30.6 | 5th | 13.1 | +0.6 | 6.9 | 2nd | 14.0 | 45.8 | v low | 31% |
| Launceston Airport | 25.2 | 0.0 | 32.1 | 5th | 11.0 | -0.1 | 4.0 | 2nd | 43.4 | 34.2 | average | 127% |
| Low Head | 21.6 | +0.9 | 26.0 | 22nd | 14.4 | -0.1 | 9.7 | 2nd | 9.6 | 48.0 | low | 20% |
| Luncheon Hill (Forestry) | 22.8 | +1.3 | 30.4 | 5th | 10.8 | +0.1 | 5.4 | 26th | 75.8 | 68.9 | average | 110% |
| Marrawah | 21.4 | +1.1 | 27.0 | 27th | 12.9 | +0.8 | 8.5 | 3rd | 18.2 | 47.4 | low | 38% |
| Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 24.1 | +1.1 | 31.7 | 5th | 11.8 | +0.8 | 5.9 | 2nd | 37.6 | 57.4 | average | 66% |
| Sheffield School Farm | 22.6 | +0.4 | 27.9 | 5th | 10.4 | -0.5 | 5.1 | 1st | 37.4 | 57.5 | average | 65% |
| Smithton Aerodrome | 22.6 | +0.7 | 27.4 | 13th | 11.3 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 29th | 7.6 | 40.3 | v low | 19% |
| Wynyard Airport | 22.2 | +0.4 | 26.4 | 31st | 12.1 | +0.7 | 4.5 | 2nd | 18.2 | 44.2 | low | 41% |
| East Coast (district 92) | ||||||||||||
| Bicheno (Council Depot) | 21.2 | -0.4 | 25.2 | 28th | 13.9 | +0.7 | 8.5 | 9th | 62.4 | 53.9 | average | 116% |
| Fingal (Fleming St) | 24.0 | 33.5 | 4th | 10.4 | 3.1 | 8th | 119.0 | |||||
| Friendly Beaches | 23.5 | +0.1 | 31.6 | 27th | 13.5 | +0.1 | 7.1 | 8th | 50.8 | 64.9 | average | 78% |
| larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 22.7 | +1.8 | 25.9 | 28th | 15.1 | +1.8 | 10.7 | 8th | 13.6 | 45.3 | low | 30% |
| Maria Island (Point Lesueur) | 21.4 | -0.1 | 28.0 | 27th | 14.2 | +0.2 | 10.7 | 2nd | 44.2 | 46.6 | average | 95% |
| St Helens Aerodrome | 22.7 | -0.2 | 30.1 | 27th | 13.8 | +0.3 | 8.0 | 8th | 34.0 | 59.6 | average | 57% |
| Swan Island | 21.9 | +0.8 | 25.2 | 21st | 15.8 | +0.7 | 12.0 | 8th | 17.2 | 43.2 | low | 40% |
| Swansea (Francis Street) | 22.6 | -0.7 | 33.9 | 27th | 11.8 | -1.0 | 6.2 | 8th | 30.6 | 50.0 | average | 61% |
| Midlands (district 93) | ||||||||||||
| Ross (The Boulevards) | 25.3 | +0.5 | 33.4 | 5th | 9.3 | -1.4 | 2.0 | 2nd | 17.0 | 43.6 | low | 39% |
| Southeast (district 94) | ||||||||||||
| Campania (Kincora) | 24.7 | +0.2 | 35.5 | 27th | 10.4 | -1.3 | 4.2 | 7th | 17.0 | 37.6 | average | 45% |
| Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny) | 21.1 | +0.9 | 33.1 | 27th | 12.9 | +0.6 | 9.9 | 8th | 2.2 | 41.7 | lowest | 5% |
| Dennes Point | 22.1 | 0.0 | 34.5 | 27th | 13.0 | -0.5 | 8.8 | 23rd | 17.8 | 32.6 | average | 55% |
| Dover | 22.8 | +1.6 | 34.6 | 27th | 10.7 | +0.2 | 5.2 | 3rd | 8.6 | 52.1 | v low | 16% |
| Dunalley (Stroud Point) | 22.1 | -0.4 | 35.1 | 27th | 13.7 | -0.3 | 9.4 | 2nd | 18.8 | 50.3 | low | 37% |
| Grove (Research Station) | 23.9 | +0.3 | 34.7 | 27th | 8.8 | -1.2 | 2.9 | 23rd | 34.6 | 40.3 | average | 86% |
| Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 23.1 | +1.3 | 35.5 | 27th | 13.1 | +1.1 | 8.9 | 7th | 28.4 | 46.6 | average | 61% |
| Hobart Airport | 23.5 | 35.6 | 27th | 12.6 | 6.6 | 2nd | 8.2 | |||||
| kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) | 14.6 | +0.9 | 23.1 | 27th | 5.4 | +0.5 | -0.1 | 7th | 7.4 | 85.2 | lowest | 9% |
| Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 18.6 | +1.5 | 26.3 | 27th | 12.5 | +1.6 | 9.8 | 7th | 24.8 | 77.2 | v low | 32% |
| Tasman Island | 17.7 | -0.6 | 24.1 | 4th | 11.9 | +0.2 | 8.6 | 2nd | 37.6 | 67.8 | average | 56% |
| Tunnack Fire Station | 22.7 | +0.8 | 30.7 | 4th | 8.4 | -0.7 | 1.8 | 7th | 29.2 | 46.5 | low | 63% |
| Derwent Valley (district 95) | ||||||||||||
| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 25.8 | +1.7 | 34.8 | 27th | 9.8 | -0.4 | 3.5 | 3rd | 28.0 | 40.5 | average | 69% |
| Ouse Fire Station | 26.1 | +0.5 | 34.1 | 27th | 9.9 | -0.5 | 3.4 | 3rd | 26.8 | 29.6 | average | 90% |
| Central Plateau (district 96) | ||||||||||||
| Butlers Gorge | 20.1 | +1.0 | 27.3 | 10th | 5.7 | -0.8 | -1.1 | 29th | 51.0 | 92.1 | low | 55% |
| Lake St Clair National Park | 21.1 | +1.2 | 29.3 | 5th | 6.1 | -0.3 | -0.7 | 29th | 43.6 | 95.4 | low | 46% |
| Liawenee | 19.1 | 0.0 | 25.4 | 5th | 4.8 | -0.8 | -1.9 | 29th | 43.6 | 51.8 | average | 84% |
| West Coast (Mountain Region) (district 97) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Sorell | 21.3 | +2.8 | 27.6 | 11th | 13.5 | +1.6 | 9.1 | 7th | 13.0 | 66.9 | v low | 19% |
| Hartz Mountain (Keoghs Pimple) | 18.8 | +1.0 | 27.2 | 27th | 7.6 | +0.4 | 3.3 | 23rd | 33.2 | 62.4 | low | 53% |
| Low Rocky Point | 20.5 | +0.8 | 28.0 | 27th | 12.8 | +0.6 | 8.4 | 3rd | 16.4 | 74.4 | lowest | 22% |
| Mount Read | 15.9 | +1.4 | 25.9 | 5th | 6.3 | +0.2 | 1.9 | 26th | 63.0 | 191.9 | v low | 33% |
| Scotts Peak Dam | 23.6 | +2.3 | 32.4 | 5th | 10.1 | +0.6 | 5.9 | 7th | 41.4 | 93.8 | low | 44% |
| Strahan Aerodrome | 22.4 | +1.3 | 32.1 | 27th | 11.2 | +0.2 | 7.2 | 7th | 16.8 | 80.3 | v low | 21% |
| Warra | 20.3 | +0.5 | 28.9 | 27th | 8.9 | +0.4 | 3.3 | 23rd | 62.4 | 89.2 | average | 70% |
| King Island (district 98) | ||||||||||||
| King Island Airport | 22.8 | +1.7 | 33.2 | 27th | 12.9 | +0.3 | 4.3 | 3rd | 6.4 | 38.8 | v low | 16% |
| Flinders Island (district 99) | ||||||||||||
| Flinders Island Airport | 23.9 | +1.6 | 34.7 | 27th | 14.1 | +0.6 | 5.6 | 3rd | 16.2 | 46.4 | low | 35% |
| Note: From 2017, information about Macquarie Island can be found in the climate summary for the Remote Islands and Antarctica | ||||||||||||
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
The Monthly climate summary, usually published in the first week of the following month, lists the main features of the weather in Tasmania using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated.
This statement has been prepared based on information available on Sunday 2 February 2025. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
In some situations, some or all of the rainfall is in the form of hail or snow. In these cases, the totals given are for the water equivalent: the depth of liquid water that results from melting any frozen precipitation. There can be significant 'undercatch' of snow in strong winds, meaning the true precipitation can be higher than that reported.
Averages for individual sites are long-term means based on observations from
all available years of record, which vary widely from site to site.
They are not shown for sites with less than 10 years of record, as they cannot then be calculated reliably.
The median
is sometimes more representative than the
mean
of long-term average rain.
The Rank indicates how rainfall this time compares with the climate record for the site,
based on the
decile ranking
(very low rainfall is in decile 1, low in decile 2 or 3,
average in decile 4 to 7, high in decile 8 or 9
and very high is in decile 10).
The Fraction of average shows how much rain has fallen this time as a
percentage of the long-term mean.
Where temperature area averages are mentioned, they are derived from the ACORN-SAT dataset.
Information about Australian Indigenous seasonal calendars is available at the Indigenous Weather Knowledge website.
Unless otherwise noted, all maps, graphs and diagrams in this page are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
