Tuesday 4 November 2025 - Monthly Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC17R0
Tasmania in October 2025
Rainfall
- Rainfall totals in October were above average for most of Tasmania, and average for parts of the east and north.
- Tasmania's area-averaged rainfall total in October was 163.5 mm, 38% above the 1961–1990 average.
- It was the wettest October in Tasmania since 2022.
- Some sites had their highest October daily rainfall on record.
Temperature
- Mean maximum temperatures in October were below average for most of the western half of Tasmania, and average for the Bass Straight Islands, parts of the north-west and most of the eastern half of the state.
- Tasmania's area-averaged mean maximum temperature was 13.3 °C, 1.02 °C below the 1961–1990 average.
- Tasmania had its lowest mean maximum temperature for October since 2003.
- Mean minimum temperatures in October were average for most of Tasmania.
- Tasmania's area-averaged mean minimum temperature was 5.3 °C, 0.04 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
- Tasmania's area-averaged mean temperature was 9.3 °C, 0.48 °C below the 1961–1990 average, its lowest mean temperature for October since 2003.
- Some sites had their lowest October mean maximum temperature on record.
- Some sites had their lowest October mean maximum temperature for at least 20 years.
- Swan Island had its lowest daily minimum temperature on record.
- Mount Read had its equal lowest October mean minimum temperature on record.
- Some sites had their lowest October mean minimum temperature for at least 20 years.
- Hartz Mountain and Warra had their lowest October mean temperature on record.
- Some sites had their lowest October mean temperature for at least 20 years.
Events
- For more details, visit the October national climate summary.
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)
- Total rainfall for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 45.6 mm, which is 74% of the long-term average of 62.0 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 17.6 °C, which is 0.6 °C above the long-term average of 17.0 °C.
- The warmest day was 27.6 °C on the 16th, and the coolest day was on the 27th when the temperature reached 11.7 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 8.3 °C, which is 0.5 °C above the long-term average of 7.8 °C.
- The coldest morning was 3.2 °C on the 27th, and the warmest morning was on the 5th when the minimum temperature was 14.7 °C.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in October 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day |
28.6 °C at Hobart Airport on the 16th 28.6 °C at Dunalley (Stroud Point) on the 16th |
| Warmest days on average |
18.4 °C at Friendly Beaches |
| Coolest days on average |
5.8 °C at Mount Read |
| Coldest day |
-0.9 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on the 27th |
| Coldest night |
-6.2 °C at Liawenee on the 13th |
| Coolest nights on average |
-1.1 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Warmest nights on average |
9.9 °C at Hogan Island |
| Warmest night |
14.7 °C at Hobart (Ellerslie Road) on the 5th |
| Warmest on average overall |
13.2 °C at Friendly Beaches |
| Coolest on average overall |
2.5 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Wettest overall |
541.6 mm at Mount Read |
| Wettest day |
78.8 mm at Mount Read on the 3rd |
| Strongest wind gust |
163.0 km/h at Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse on the 10th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Record highest October daily rainfall | ||||||
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| New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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| Llewellyn (South Esk River) | 47.0 | on the 23rd | 41.6 | on 24 Oct 2021 | 32 | 44.9 |
| Ross (Macquarie River) | 36.2 | on the 23rd | 32.4 | on 23 Oct 2022 | 30 | 42.0 |
| Hummocky Hills | 40.8 | on the 23rd | 36.0 | on 24 Oct 2021 | 22 | 44.6 |
| Warra | 55.0 | on the 10th | 52.2 | on 26 Oct 2013 | 22 | 173.3 |
| Record lowest October mean maximum temperature | |||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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| Hartz Mountain (Keoghs Pimple) | 8.6 | 8.9 | in 2003 | 30 | 11.0 |
| Warra | 11.8 | 12.3 | in 2020 | 22 | 13.7 |
| Grove (Research Station) | 15.9 | 16.0 | in 2021 | 22 | 17.3 |
| Lowest October mean maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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| Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for October |
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| Cape Sorell | 14.8 | 13.6 | in 1970 | 14.5 | |
| Butlers Gorge | 10.5 | 10.2 | in 1988 | 12.7 | |
| Mount Read | 5.7 | 4.9 | in 1998 | 7.9 | |
| Flinders Island Airport | 16.4 | 15.1 | in 2003 | 16.9 | |
| Scotts Peak Dam | 12.3 | 11.9 | in 2003 | 14.8 | |
| Strahan Aerodrome | 14.8 | 14.5 | in 2003 | 16.3 | |
| Ouse Fire Station | 16.4 | 16.1 | in 2003 | 18.0 | |
| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 17.0 | 16.6 | in 2003 | 17.8 | |
| kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) | 6.1 | 5.3 | in 2003 | 7.4 | |
| Smithton Aerodrome | 15.3 | =15.3 | in 2003 | 16.4 | |
note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent lower values have gone unreported
| Record lowest October temperature | ||||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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| Swan Island | 3.8 | on the 13th | =3.8 | on 28 Oct 2006 | 25 | 10.4 |
| Record lowest October mean minimum temperature | |||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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| Mount Read | 0.1 | =0.1 | in 2016 | 28 | 1.4 |
| Lowest October mean minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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| Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for October |
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| Scotts Peak Dam | 4.2 | 3.7 | in 2003 | 5.2 | |
| Hartz Mountain (Keoghs Pimple) | 1.3 | 1.2 | in 2003 | 2.7 | |
| kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) | -1.1 | -1.4 | in 2003 | 0.2 | |
| Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 7.0 | 6.7 | in 2003 | 7.5 | |
| larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 8.3 | 7.7 | in 2003 | 9.0 | |
| Luncheon Hill (Forestry) | 5.2 | 4.2 | in 2003 | 6.2 | |
note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent lower values have gone unreported
| Record lowest October mean temperature | |||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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| Hartz Mountain (Keoghs Pimple) | 4.9 | 5.1 | in 2003 | 30 | 6.9 |
| Warra | 7.8 | 8.1 | in 2016 | 22 | 9.0 |
| Lowest October mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for October |
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| Cape Sorell | 11.7 | 10.8 | in 1970 | 11.6 | |
| Butlers Gorge | 6.3 | 6.0 | in 1988 | 7.5 | |
| Mount Read | 2.8 | 2.5 | in 1998 | 4.6 | |
| Scotts Peak Dam | 8.2 | 7.8 | in 2003 | 10.0 | |
| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 11.4 | 10.0 | in 2003 | 11.8 | |
| kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) | 2.5 | 1.9 | in 2003 | 3.8 | |
| Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 9.7 | 9.2 | in 2003 | 10.4 | |
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 October 2025 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for October 2025 |
Diff from average |
Highest for October 2025 |
Mean for October 2025 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for October 2025 |
Total for October 2025 |
Average for October |
Rank of October 2025 |
Fraction of October average |
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| Northern (district 91) | ||||||||||||
| Cressy (Brumbys Creek) | 16.3 | 19.7 | 16th | 5.1 | -1.7 | 28th | 76.2 | |||||
| Devonport Airport | 15.3 | -0.8 | 17.7 | 14th | 7.9 | +0.5 | -0.2 | 13th | 68.0 | 64.2 | average | 106% |
| Kennaook/Cape Grim | 13.7 | -0.6 | 17.0 | 19th | 8.9 | -0.4 | 5.6 | 28th | 107.0 | 68.7 | high | 156% |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 17.0 | -1.2 | 21.2 | 26th | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 13th | 70.2 | 52.9 | average | 133% |
| Launceston Airport | 16.4 | -1.2 | 20.7 | 16th | 5.0 | -0.5 | -0.6 | 13th | 69.6 | 45.3 | high | 154% |
| Low Head | 14.9 | -0.6 | 16.4 | 29th | 9.4 | -0.2 | 4.9 | 13th | 101.8 | 54.0 | high | 188% |
| Luncheon Hill (Forestry) | 14.1 | -0.9 | 20.8 | 30th | 5.2 | -1.0 | 0.5 | 13th | 222.4 | 129.2 | high | 172% |
| Marrawah | 14.5 | -0.5 | 17.2 | 30th | 7.9 | -0.2 | 4.4 | 28th | 117.0 | 89.3 | high | 131% |
| Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 15.2 | -1.3 | 18.9 | 16th | 5.3 | -0.6 | 0.3 | 13th | 141.6 | 83.6 | high | 169% |
| Sheffield School Farm | 14.3 | -1.0 | 17.6 | 5th | 5.6 | -0.2 | 1.1 | 13th | 131.8 | 90.2 | high | 146% |
| Smithton Aerodrome | 15.3 | -1.1 | 18.7 | 5th | 6.8 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 30th | 121.4 | 78.4 | high | 155% |
| Wynyard Airport | 15.9 | -0.4 | 19.4 | 5th | 6.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 30th | 124.8 | 93.5 | high | 134% |
| East Coast (district 92) | ||||||||||||
| Bicheno (Council Depot) | 18.0 | +0.6 | 27.0 | 5th | 8.2 | -0.4 | 3.0 | 28th | 57.3 | 57.1 | average | 100% |
| Fingal (Fleming St) | 16.7 | 25.5 | 5th | 3.9 | -3.0 | 28th | 57.6 | |||||
| Friendly Beaches | 18.4 | +0.1 | 26.1 | 5th | 8.0 | -0.6 | 3.4 | 28th | 73.8 | 65.8 | high | 112% |
| larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 17.3 | +1.0 | 22.3 | 5th | 8.3 | -0.7 | 3.3 | 13th | 64.2 | 67.9 | average | 95% |
| Maria Island (Point Lesueur) | 16.5 | 0.0 | 23.6 | 5th | 9.0 | -0.4 | 4.1 | 27th | 45.2 | 44.6 | high | 101% |
| St Helens Aerodrome | 17.5 | -0.1 | 24.3 | 16th | 7.8 | -0.4 | 2.8 | 28th | 49.8 | 69.9 | average | 71% |
| Swan Island | 15.6 | -0.5 | 21.1 | 16th | 9.8 | -0.6 | 3.8 | 13th | 101.0 | 48.6 | high | 208% |
| Swansea (Francis Street) | 18.0 | +0.3 | 25.5 | 16th | 7.4 | -0.1 | 2.7 | 28th | 67.6 | 54.9 | high | 123% |
| Midlands (district 93) | ||||||||||||
| Ross (The Boulevards) | 16.3 | -0.9 | 21.1 | 16th | 3.1 | -1.8 | -3.9 | 28th | 72.8 | 48.2 | high | 151% |
| Southeast (district 94) | ||||||||||||
| Campania (Kincora) | 17.7 | -0.5 | 28.1 | 16th | 6.4 | -0.2 | -1.0 | 28th | 48.6 | 47.5 | average | 102% |
| Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny) | 15.4 | -0.2 | 24.8 | 16th | 7.8 | -0.5 | 3.4 | 27th | 79.0 | 70.6 | high | 112% |
| Dennes Point | 16.3 | -0.4 | 26.9 | 16th | 8.7 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 27th | 60.2 | 55.2 | average | 109% |
| Dover | 15.7 | -0.7 | 26.7 | 16th | 6.2 | -0.2 | 1.3 | 30th | 155.6 | 86.3 | high | 180% |
| Dunalley (Stroud Point) | 17.3 | +0.3 | 28.6 | 16th | 8.6 | -0.5 | 4.5 | 27th | 61.0 | 57.4 | average | 106% |
| Grove (Research Station) | 15.9 | -1.4 | 26.2 | 16th | 5.7 | +0.2 | -1.4 | 13th | 98.0 | 69.6 | high | 141% |
| Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 17.6 | +0.6 | 27.6 | 16th | 8.3 | +0.5 | 3.2 | 27th | 45.6 | 62.0 | average | 74% |
| Hobart Airport | 17.7 | 28.6 | 16th | 8.0 | 2.9 | 13th | 38.2 | |||||
| kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) | 6.1 | -1.3 | 16.2 | 16th | -1.1 | -1.3 | -5.2 | 27th | 69.6 | 87.1 | average | 80% |
| Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 12.5 | -0.8 | 20.4 | 4th | 7.0 | -0.5 | 3.9 | 27th | 128.6 | 105.1 | high | 122% |
| Tasman Island | 14.2 | +0.5 | 24.0 | 5th | 7.3 | -0.4 | 1.9 | 27th | 62.2 | 64.7 | average | 96% |
| Tunnack Fire Station | 14.5 | -0.3 | 22.7 | 5th | 3.8 | -0.6 | -2.1 | 13th | 47.4 | 61.7 | average | 77% |
| Derwent Valley (district 95) | ||||||||||||
| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 17.0 | -0.8 | 26.4 | 16th | 5.8 | 0.0 | -1.7 | 28th | 62.2 | 56.9 | average | 109% |
| Ouse Fire Station | 16.4 | -1.6 | 25.9 | 16th | 5.5 | +0.2 | -1.7 | 28th | 75.8 | 54.7 | high | 139% |
| Central Plateau (district 96) | ||||||||||||
| Butlers Gorge | 10.5 | -2.2 | 18.5 | 5th | 2.2 | -0.2 | -2.7 | 28th | 220.0 | 158.7 | high | 139% |
| Liawenee | 10.7 | -1.2 | 18.5 | 4th | 0.2 | -0.6 | -6.2 | 13th | 119.8 | 78.7 | high | 152% |
| West Coast (Mountain Region) (district 97) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Sorell | 14.8 | +0.3 | 19.3 | 4th | 8.5 | -0.2 | 3.8 | 13th | 123.4 | 105.2 | average | 117% |
| Hartz Mountain (Keoghs Pimple) | 8.6 | -2.4 | 18.6 | 16th | 1.3 | -1.4 | -2.1 | 27th | 161.0 | 98.9 | high | 163% |
| Low Rocky Point | 13.9 | -1.3 | 20.5 | 16th | 7.9 | -0.5 | 5.0 | 27th | 165.2 | 111.3 | high | 148% |
| Mount Read | 5.7 | -2.2 | 13.7 | 30th | 0.1 | -1.3 | -3.3 | 27th | 541.6 | 358.3 | high | 151% |
| Scotts Peak Dam | 12.3 | -2.5 | 20.1 | 16th | 4.2 | -1.0 | 0.3 | 27th | 251.6 | 161.1 | high | 156% |
| Strahan Aerodrome | 14.8 | -1.5 | 21.0 | 5th | 7.5 | +0.2 | 1.7 | 13th | 191.4 | 119.6 | high | 160% |
| Warra | 11.8 | -1.9 | 21.9 | 16th | 3.8 | -0.6 | -0.4 | 27th | 345.8 | 175.7 | high | 197% |
| King Island (district 98) | ||||||||||||
| King Island Airport | 15.8 | -0.2 | 20.8 | 16th | 9.0 | +0.1 | 2.0 | 30th | 85.6 | 73.1 | average | 117% |
| Flinders Island (district 99) | ||||||||||||
| Flinders Island Airport | 16.4 | -0.5 | 24.5 | 16th | 8.7 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 28th | 68.2 | 59.4 | average | 115% |
| 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 Tuesday 4 November 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, excluding the current year. The length of record can
vary widely from site to site. Averages are not shown for sites with fewer 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
