Monday 2 March 2026 - Monthly Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC17R0
Tasmania in February 2026
Rainfall
- Rainfall totals in February were average for most of Tasmania, below average for parts of the east and north, and above average for Flinders Island.
- Tasmania's area-averaged rainfall total in February was 52.9 mm, 17% below the 1961–1990 average,
- It was the wettest February in Tasmania since 2023.
Temperature
- Mean maximum temperatures in February were above average for most of Tasmania, and average for parts of the west and north-west.
- Tasmania's area-averaged mean maximum temperature was 20.5 °C, 0.40 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
- Tasmania had its highest mean maximum temperature for February since 2023.
- Mean minimum temperatures in February were average for most of the state and below average for parts of the centre and west.
- Tasmania's area-averaged mean minimum temperature was 9.0 °C, 0.52 °C below the 1961–1990 average.
- Tasmania had its lowest mean minimum temperature for February since 2017.
- Tasmania's area-averaged mean temperature was 14.8 °C, 0.05 °C below the 1961–1990 average.
- King Island Airport had its lowest daily minimum temperature on record.
- Ross (The Boulevards) had its lowest February mean minimum temperature on record.
- A couple of sites had their lowest February mean minimum temperature for at least 20 years.
Events
- A cold front crossed south-eastern Australia on 11-12 February, bringing cooler temperatures and the first significant rain for months to some areas of Victoria and Tasmania, and a light dusting of snow on elevated areas of Tasmania overnight, including kunanyi (Mount Wellington) and Miena Village.
- For more details, visit the February national climate summary.
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)
- Total rainfall for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 13.4 mm, which is 34% of the long-term average of 38.8 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 23.5 °C, which is 1.7 °C above the long-term average of 21.8 °C.
- The warmest day was 32.8 °C on the 17th, and the coolest day was on the 1st when the temperature reached 17.4 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 12.9 °C, which is 0.8 °C above the long-term average of 12.1 °C.
- The coldest morning was 8.7 °C on the 2nd, and the warmest morning was on the 17th when the minimum temperature was 16.3 °C.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in February 2026 | |
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| Hottest day |
32.9 °C at Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) on the 17th |
| Warmest days on average |
25.4 °C at Ouse Fire Station |
| Coolest days on average |
13.7 °C at Mount Read 13.7 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Coldest day |
4.9 °C at Mount Read on the 1st |
| Coldest night |
-1.7 °C at Butlers Gorge on the 24th |
| Coolest nights on average |
3.8 °C at Liawenee |
| Warmest nights on average |
15.6 °C at Swan Island |
| Warmest night |
18.4 °C at Flinders Island Airport on the 22nd |
| Warmest on average overall |
18.6 °C at Friendly Beaches |
| Coolest on average overall |
9.0 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Wettest overall |
194.2 mm at Mount Read |
| Wettest day |
53.6 mm at Lake Margaret Power Station on the 23rd |
| Strongest wind gust |
130.0 km/h at Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse on the 19th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Record lowest February temperature | ||||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for February |
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| King Island Airport | 3.9 | on the 3rd | 4.1 | on 01 Feb 2007 | 31 | 13.2 |
| Record lowest February mean minimum temperature | |||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for February |
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| Ross (The Boulevards) | 7.4 | 8.5 | in 2002 | 33 | 10.4 |
| Lowest February mean minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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| Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for February |
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| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 10.8 | 10.0 | in 1991 | 12.3 | |
| King Island Airport | 12.0 | =12.0 | in 2005 | 13.2 | |
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 February 2026 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for February 2026 |
Diff from average |
Highest for February 2026 |
Mean for February 2026 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for February 2026 |
Total for February 2026 |
Average for February |
Rank of February 2026 |
Fraction of February average |
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| Northern (district 91) | ||||||||||||
| Cressy (Brumbys Creek) | 24.9 | 28.8 | 21st | 9.0 | 2.7 | 13th | 14.0 | |||||
| Devonport Airport | 22.1 | +0.2 | 25.7 | 13th | 11.7 | -1.0 | 4.2 | 2nd | 13.6 | 35.7 | low | 38% |
| Kennaook/Cape Grim | 19.8 | +0.1 | 23.2 | 15th | 13.1 | -0.8 | 7.9 | 3rd | 32.6 | 33.3 | average | 98% |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 25.3 | +0.6 | 28.4 | 7th | 10.8 | -1.5 | 4.5 | 2nd | 14.8 | 31.1 | low | 48% |
| Launceston Airport | 25.1 | +0.5 | 29.4 | 17th | 9.2 | -1.7 | 3.0 | 2nd | 17.4 | 29.8 | low | 58% |
| Low Head | 21.2 | 0.0 | 24.5 | 25th | 14.2 | -0.4 | 10.5 | 2nd | 12.4 | 27.0 | average | 46% |
| Luncheon Hill (Forestry) | 21.8 | +0.6 | 26.9 | 21st | 10.1 | -0.7 | 4.8 | 2nd | 73.8 | 52.6 | high | 140% |
| Marrawah | 21.0 | +0.1 | 24.5 | 15th | 12.4 | -0.1 | 8.5 | 12th | 58.2 | 44.1 | high | 132% |
| Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 23.3 | +0.3 | 28.3 | 17th | 10.5 | -0.8 | 3.8 | 2nd | 25.8 | 40.3 | low | 64% |
| Sheffield School Farm | 22.4 | +0.7 | 26.2 | 7th | 9.6 | -1.1 | 4.2 | 2nd | 23.4 | 40.4 | low | 58% |
| Smithton Aerodrome | 22.4 | +0.4 | 25.9 | 9th | 10.3 | -1.2 | 1.5 | 2nd | 32.0 | 32.6 | average | 98% |
| Wynyard Airport | 22.4 | +0.5 | 27.7 | 4th | 10.3 | -1.4 | 2.9 | 2nd | 23.8 | 45.9 | average | 52% |
| East Coast (district 92) | ||||||||||||
| Bicheno (Council Depot) | 22.2 | +0.7 | 29.5 | 4th | 13.5 | +0.3 | 9.2 | 23rd | 10.2 | 56.0 | low | 18% |
| Fingal (Fleming St) | 24.4 | 30.2 | 17th | 8.3 | 2.5 | 13th | 11.0 | |||||
| Friendly Beaches | 24.5 | +1.5 | 30.5 | 4th | 12.6 | -0.6 | 8.2 | 3rd | 5.6 | 52.6 | lowest | 11% |
| larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 22.9 | +1.8 | 26.0 | 24th | 14.0 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 2nd | 39.6 | 45.9 | average | 86% |
| Maria Island (Point Lesueur) | 21.8 | +0.8 | 25.7 | 22nd | 14.0 | +0.2 | 9.2 | 2nd | 6.2 | 32.1 | low | 19% |
| St Helens Aerodrome | 23.5 | +1.4 | 29.4 | 4th | 12.8 | -0.5 | 8.3 | 13th | 22.0 | 60.3 | low | 36% |
| Swan Island | 21.4 | +0.1 | 24.3 | 17th | 15.6 | +0.1 | 9.3 | 2nd | 35.8 | 38.9 | average | 92% |
| Swansea (Francis Street) | 23.4 | +0.7 | 30.8 | 4th | 10.9 | -1.3 | 7.3 | 23rd | 6.0 | 31.4 | lowest | 19% |
| Midlands (district 93) | ||||||||||||
| Ross (The Boulevards) | 24.6 | +0.5 | 29.0 | 17th | 7.4 | -3.0 | 0.8 | 2nd | 16.2 | 34.6 | low | 47% |
| Southeast (district 94) | ||||||||||||
| Campania (Kincora) | 25.1 | +1.1 | 31.7 | 17th | 10.4 | -0.8 | 5.4 | 27th | 14.6 | 29.8 | low | 49% |
| Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny) | 20.6 | +0.4 | 29.1 | 17th | 12.2 | -0.2 | 8.3 | 12th | 36.8 | 50.9 | average | 72% |
| Dennes Point | 21.8 | +0.2 | 29.5 | 17th | 13.1 | -0.1 | 9.1 | 12th | 10.2 | 26.7 | low | 38% |
| Dover | 21.9 | +1.0 | 28.5 | 17th | 9.4 | -0.8 | 5.4 | 20th | 27.4 | 50.1 | low | 55% |
| Dunalley (Stroud Point) | 22.2 | +0.3 | 29.6 | 22nd | 13.4 | -0.3 | 9.1 | 2nd | 29.4 | 27.9 | average | 105% |
| Grove (Research Station) | 23.8 | +1.0 | 32.7 | 17th | 8.4 | -0.7 | 2.8 | 20th | 31.4 | 43.2 | average | 73% |
| Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 23.5 | +1.7 | 32.8 | 17th | 12.9 | +0.8 | 8.7 | 2nd | 13.4 | 38.8 | low | 34% |
| Hobart Airport | 23.7 | 31.2 | 17th | 11.7 | 7.1 | 24th | 12.6 | |||||
| kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) | 13.7 | +0.1 | 21.8 | 17th | 4.2 | -1.0 | -1.0 | 2nd | 33.6 | 74.0 | low | 45% |
| Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 17.5 | +0.2 | 25.8 | 17th | 11.7 | +0.5 | 7.0 | 2nd | 71.8 | 69.2 | average | 104% |
| Tasman Island | 18.0 | +0.2 | 23.3 | 22nd | 11.7 | -0.2 | 6.9 | 2nd | 43.0 | 49.1 | average | 88% |
| Tunnack Fire Station | 22.2 | +0.9 | 28.7 | 4th | 8.2 | -0.7 | 2.5 | 20th | 25.8 | 37.2 | average | 69% |
| Derwent Valley (district 95) | ||||||||||||
| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 25.2 | +1.2 | 32.9 | 17th | 9.0 | -1.0 | 3.4 | 20th | 11.2 | 33.8 | low | 33% |
| Ouse Fire Station | 25.4 | +0.4 | 32.5 | 17th | 8.7 | -1.1 | 2.6 | 24th | 21.8 | 26.8 | average | 81% |
| Central Plateau (district 96) | ||||||||||||
| Butlers Gorge | 19.1 | +0.3 | 24.9 | 10th | 5.6 | -0.6 | -1.7 | 24th | 71.2 | 78.9 | average | 90% |
| Liawenee | 17.8 | -0.4 | 22.4 | 21st | 3.8 | -1.4 | -1.4 | 20th | 29.8 | 38.3 | average | 78% |
| West Coast (Mountain Region) (district 97) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Sorell | 20.7 | +1.9 | 25.8 | 16th | 12.4 | +0.1 | 8.7 | 2nd | 61.2 | 64.9 | average | 94% |
| Hartz Mountain (Keoghs Pimple) | 16.8 | -0.4 | 24.7 | 17th | 6.3 | -0.9 | 1.6 | 12th | 63.6 | 62.0 | average | 103% |
| Low Rocky Point | 19.3 | -0.3 | 26.8 | 17th | 11.5 | -0.6 | 7.3 | 26th | 90.8 | 72.7 | high | 125% |
| Mount Read | 13.7 | -0.5 | 19.9 | 10th | 5.2 | -1.0 | -0.3 | 2nd | 194.2 | 180.4 | average | 108% |
| Scotts Peak Dam | 20.9 | -0.3 | 29.5 | 16th | 9.0 | -0.4 | 4.9 | 12th | 82.0 | 81.3 | average | 101% |
| Strahan Aerodrome | 21.1 | -0.2 | 29.2 | 16th | 10.2 | -0.7 | 6.7 | 3rd | 103.0 | 68.8 | high | 150% |
| Warra | 19.4 | +0.5 | 26.9 | 17th | 7.4 | -0.9 | 4.1 | 14th | 87.6 | 72.6 | average | 121% |
| King Island (district 98) | ||||||||||||
| King Island Airport | 21.9 | +0.5 | 28.9 | 17th | 12.0 | -1.2 | 3.9 | 3rd | 28.0 | 30.9 | average | 91% |
| Flinders Island (district 99) | ||||||||||||
| Flinders Island Airport | 22.9 | +0.2 | 29.8 | 17th | 13.7 | -0.1 | 5.1 | 3rd | 51.6 | 37.9 | high | 136% |
| 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 2 March 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
