Monday 4 May 2026 - Monthly Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC17R0
Tasmania in April 2026
Rainfall
- Rainfall totals in April were average for most of the state, but below average along the south-west coast and for parts of the east and north-east, and very much below average along the east coast from around Hobart to almost Scamander.
- Tasmania's area-averaged rainfall total in April was 86.1 mm, 23% below the 1961–1990 average.
- Some sites had their highest April daily rainfall on record.
Temperature
- Mean maximum temperatures in April were above average for most of Tasmania, and very much above average for parts of the Bass Strait Islands and the north-east.
- Tasmania's area-averaged mean maximum temperature was 16.0 °C, 0.70 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
- A couple of sites had their coolest April day (lowest daily maximum temperature) on record.
- Mean minimum temperatures in April were average for most of the state, and above average across the north-west, the west and south coast, and parts of the Tasman Peninsula.
- Tasmania's area-averaged mean minimum temperature was 6.6 °C, 0.32 °C below the 1961–1990 average.
- Butlers Gorge had its lowest April mean minimum temperature since 1998.
- Tasmania's area-averaged mean temperature was 11.3 °C, 0.19 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
Events
- For more details, visit the April national climate summary.
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)
- Total rainfall for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 13.8 mm, which is 28% of the long-term average of 49.4 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 19.3 °C, which is 1.9 °C above the long-term average of 17.4 °C.
- The warmest day was 27.4 °C on the 26th, and the coolest day was on the 11th when the temperature reached 11.5 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 9.7 °C, which is 0.7 °C above the long-term average of 9.0 °C.
- The coldest morning was 4.0 °C on the 19th, and the warmest morning was on the 25th when the minimum temperature was 16.5 °C.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in April 2026 | |
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| Hottest day |
28.6 °C at Flinders Island Airport on the 1st |
| Warmest days on average |
20.5 °C at Friendly Beaches |
| Coolest days on average |
8.8 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Coldest day |
-0.1 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on the 11th |
| Coldest night |
-6.2 °C at Liawenee on the 19th |
| Coolest nights on average |
1.8 °C at Liawenee |
| Warmest nights on average |
12.7 °C at Hogan Island 12.7 °C at Swan Island |
| Warmest night |
18.1 °C at Cape Sorell on the 1st |
| Warmest on average overall |
15.6 °C at Hogan Island 15.6 °C at larapuna (Eddystone Point) 15.6 °C at Swan Island |
| Coolest on average overall |
5.6 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Wettest overall |
322.0 mm at Mount Read |
| Wettest day |
61.6 mm at Mount Read on the 13th |
| Strongest wind gust |
148.0 km/h at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on the 16th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Record highest April daily rainfall | ||||||
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| New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for April |
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| Ouse Fire Station | 26.6 | on the 12th | 25.6 | on 13 Apr 2003 | 28 | 30.3 |
| Mount Dromedary | 28.0 | on the 12th | 22.4 | on 24 Apr 2001 | 27 | 44.9 |
| Warra | 49.0 | on the 12th | 43.8 | on 09 Apr 2012 | 22 | 117.6 |
| Record lowest April daily maximum temperature | ||||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for April |
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| Ouse Fire Station | 9.6 | on the 11th | 10.0 | on 23 Apr 2004 | 28 | 18.4 |
| Warra | 5.3 | on the 11th | 6.0 | on 27 Apr 2009 | 22 | 13.7 |
| Lowest April mean minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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| Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for April |
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| Butlers Gorge | 2.6 | 2.5 | in 1988 | 3.5 | |
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 April 2026 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for April 2026 |
Diff from average |
Highest for April 2026 |
Mean for April 2026 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for April 2026 |
Total for April 2026 |
Average for April |
Rank of April 2026 |
Fraction of April average |
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| Northern (district 91) | ||||||||||||
| Cressy (Brumbys Creek) | 18.6 | 22.6 | 1st | 5.2 | -2.1 | 19th | 21.6 | |||||
| Devonport Airport | 18.2 | +0.3 | 21.8 | 7th | 8.2 | -0.6 | 3.0 | 4th | 40.0 | 60.0 | average | 67% |
| Kennaook/Cape Grim | 16.8 | +0.1 | 20.1 | 30th | 11.8 | +0.1 | 5.6 | 19th | 61.8 | 53.9 | average | 115% |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 20.1 | +1.0 | 23.9 | 7th | 6.5 | -1.1 | 0.9 | 19th | 25.8 | 51.6 | low | 50% |
| Launceston Airport | 18.9 | +0.6 | 24.4 | 1st | 5.8 | -0.9 | -0.8 | 19th | 24.8 | 46.9 | low | 53% |
| Low Head | 17.9 | +0.1 | 21.1 | 1st | 11.4 | +0.1 | 6.6 | 19th | 40.6 | 54.8 | average | 74% |
| Luncheon Hill (Forestry) | 16.3 | +0.5 | 21.8 | 25th | 8.3 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 11th | 121.8 | 96.8 | high | 126% |
| Marrawah | 17.4 | +0.5 | 21.0 | 25th | 11.0 | +0.7 | 5.0 | 19th | 96.0 | 82.2 | average | 117% |
| Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 17.8 | -0.2 | 23.5 | 1st | 7.4 | -0.6 | 1.4 | 18th | 62.4 | 76.5 | average | 82% |
| Sheffield School Farm | 16.5 | 0.0 | 19.9 | 30th | 6.5 | -0.6 | 1.5 | 19th | 62.8 | 68.3 | average | 92% |
| Smithton Aerodrome | 17.9 | 0.0 | 21.7 | 25th | 8.5 | +0.7 | 1.1 | 19th | 78.6 | 59.3 | high | 132% |
| Wynyard Airport | 17.6 | -0.1 | 20.4 | 2nd | 7.0 | -0.3 | 0.7 | 19th | 64.8 | 69.0 | average | 94% |
| East Coast (district 92) | ||||||||||||
| Bicheno (Council Depot) | 19.7 | +0.8 | 25.5 | 1st | 11.2 | +0.9 | 7.0 | 4th | 8.8 | 57.7 | v low | 15% |
| Fingal (Fleming St) | 19.3 | 25.7 | 1st | 4.9 | -3.1 | 19th | 8.8 | |||||
| Friendly Beaches | 20.5 | +1.6 | 28.1 | 26th | 10.4 | +0.5 | 5.7 | 14th | 6.2 | 52.7 | lowest | 12% |
| larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 19.8 | +1.8 | 26.4 | 1st | 11.5 | +0.4 | 6.5 | 11th | 24.6 | 63.3 | low | 39% |
| Maria Island (Point Lesueur) | 18.6 | +0.9 | 23.8 | 26th | 11.7 | +0.3 | 7.2 | 11th | 5.4 | 35.5 | v low | 15% |
| St Helens Aerodrome | 19.8 | +1.2 | 26.0 | 1st | 9.6 | -0.1 | 4.3 | 19th | 17.4 | 53.3 | v low | 33% |
| Swan Island | 18.4 | +0.1 | 22.2 | 1st | 12.7 | -0.2 | 8.4 | 18th | 40.4 | 45.2 | average | 89% |
| Swansea (Francis Street) | 20.2 | +1.4 | 27.1 | 24th | 8.9 | +0.4 | 4.5 | 4th | 7.0 | 38.8 | lowest | 18% |
| Midlands (district 93) | ||||||||||||
| Ross (The Boulevards) | 18.7 | +1.0 | 23.9 | 1st | 4.6 | -0.9 | -3.8 | 19th | 14.2 | 36.1 | low | 39% |
| Southeast (district 94) | ||||||||||||
| Campania (Kincora) | 19.9 | +0.8 | 26.4 | 26th | 7.1 | -0.5 | 1.7 | 4th | 17.8 | 32.2 | low | 55% |
| Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny) | 17.4 | +0.7 | 25.2 | 24th | 10.5 | +0.4 | 5.6 | 11th | 97.4 | 56.2 | high | 173% |
| Dennes Point | 18.4 | +0.5 | 26.4 | 24th | 10.4 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 11th | 9.6 | 32.8 | lowest | 29% |
| Dover | 17.5 | +0.5 | 24.3 | 24th | 7.4 | +0.2 | 3.8 | 11th | 57.0 | 65.5 | average | 87% |
| Dunalley (Stroud Point) | 18.9 | +0.7 | 26.7 | 24th | 10.5 | -0.3 | 6.8 | 12th | 5.8 | 35.7 | lowest | 16% |
| Grove (Research Station) | 18.7 | +0.6 | 26.1 | 24th | 5.6 | -0.3 | -1.3 | 19th | 49.0 | 45.2 | average | 108% |
| Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 19.3 | +1.9 | 27.4 | 26th | 9.7 | +0.7 | 4.0 | 19th | 13.8 | 49.4 | v low | 28% |
| Hobart Airport | 19.6 | 26.5 | 24th | 8.6 | 4.3 | 19th | 4.2 | |||||
| kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) | 8.8 | +0.3 | 15.7 | 26th | 2.4 | +0.1 | -3.0 | 11th | 19.6 | 80.2 | lowest | 24% |
| Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 15.7 | +1.2 | 21.7 | 22nd | 10.7 | +1.1 | 6.8 | 19th | 61.2 | 106.8 | low | 57% |
| Tasman Island | 16.1 | +0.9 | 22.9 | 24th | 10.3 | +0.2 | 5.8 | 13th | 96.4 | 65.4 | high | 147% |
| Tunnack Fire Station | 16.4 | +0.9 | 22.4 | 25th | 5.0 | -0.3 | -3.7 | 19th | 13.2 | 39.9 | low | 33% |
| Derwent Valley (district 95) | ||||||||||||
| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 18.8 | +0.7 | 26.4 | 24th | 5.4 | -0.8 | -2.0 | 19th | 43.2 | 45.2 | average | 96% |
| Ouse Fire Station | 19.0 | +0.6 | 26.3 | 24th | 4.9 | -0.4 | -1.9 | 19th | 59.0 | 31.4 | high | 188% |
| Central Plateau (district 96) | ||||||||||||
| Butlers Gorge | 14.2 | +1.1 | 20.3 | 26th | 2.6 | -0.9 | -2.4 | 19th | 122.8 | 137.4 | average | 89% |
| Liawenee | 12.6 | +0.2 | 18.8 | 1st | 1.9 | 0.0 | -6.2 | 19th | 46.0 | 63.4 | average | 73% |
| West Coast (Mountain Region) (district 97) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Sorell | 17.2 | +1.5 | 20.9 | 5th | 11.1 | +0.7 | 5.1 | 11th | 77.6 | 105.0 | average | 74% |
| Hartz Mountain (Keoghs Pimple) | 11.2 | +0.1 | 18.4 | 22nd | 4.8 | +0.2 | -0.2 | 11th | 103.4 | 72.7 | high | 142% |
| Low Rocky Point | 16.8 | +0.5 | 22.3 | 30th | 10.4 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 19th | 90.0 | 103.8 | average | 87% |
| Mount Read | 9.1 | +0.2 | 15.2 | 25th | 3.4 | -0.1 | -1.5 | 11th | 322.0 | 288.6 | average | 112% |
| Scotts Peak Dam | 15.4 | +0.5 | 22.0 | 24th | 7.0 | +0.1 | 1.4 | 19th | 162.0 | 129.1 | high | 126% |
| Strahan Aerodrome | 17.6 | +0.7 | 23.8 | 25th | 9.2 | +0.6 | 1.2 | 19th | 94.6 | 114.7 | average | 82% |
| Warra | 14.3 | +0.6 | 21.9 | 24th | 6.2 | +0.1 | -0.1 | 19th | 178.8 | 117.6 | high | 152% |
| King Island (district 98) | ||||||||||||
| King Island Airport | 18.8 | +0.9 | 24.0 | 30th | 10.8 | +0.2 | 1.0 | 19th | 52.8 | 54.8 | average | 96% |
| Flinders Island (district 99) | ||||||||||||
| Flinders Island Airport | 19.6 | +0.8 | 28.6 | 1st | 10.4 | -0.4 | 2.8 | 19th | 49.4 | 57.4 | average | 86% |
| 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 Monday 4 May 2026. 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
