Wednesday 1 April 2026 - Monthly Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC17R0
Tasmania in March 2026
Rainfall
- Rainfall totals in March were average for most of Tasmania, with areas of below average across parts of the north-west, west, east and Flinders Island.
- Tasmania's area-averaged rainfall total in March was 68.1 mm, 22% below the 1961–1990 average.
- It was the wettest March in Tasmania since 2023.
Temperature
- Mean maximum temperatures in March were above average for most of the state, and average for parts of the north-west.
- Tasmania's area-averaged mean maximum temperature was 19.1 °C, 0.94 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
- Tasmania had its lowest mean maximum temperature for March since 2023.
- Mean minimum temperatures in March were very much above average for most of the coast, and above average for parts of the interior, the north-west, King Island and the Furneaux Group.
- Tasmania's area-averaged mean minimum temperature was 9.4 °C, 0.71 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
- Tasmania had its highest mean minimum temperature for March since 2022.
- Tasmania's area-averaged mean temperature was 14.3 °C, 0.83 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
Events
- For more details, visit the March national climate summary.
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)
- Total rainfall for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 46.0 mm, which is 104% of the long-term average of 44.1 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 21.6 °C, which is 1.4 °C above the long-term average of 20.2 °C.
- The warmest day was 29.6 °C on the 31st, and the coolest day was on the 27th when the temperature reached 16.2 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 12.4 °C, which is 1.4 °C above the long-term average of 11.0 °C.
- The coldest morning was 8.4 °C on the 29th, and the warmest morning was on the 2nd when the minimum temperature was 17.8 °C.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in March 2026 | |
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| Hottest day |
29.6 °C at Hobart (Ellerslie Road) on the 31st |
| Warmest days on average |
23.4 °C at Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) 23.4 °C at Ouse Fire Station |
| Coolest days on average |
12.3 °C at Mount Read |
| Coldest day |
4.3 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on the 12th 4.3 °C at Mount Read on the 12th |
| Coldest night |
-1.6 °C at Liawenee on the 14th |
| Coolest nights on average |
4.7 °C at Liawenee |
| Warmest nights on average |
15.3 °C at Swan Island |
| Warmest night |
19.8 °C at Flinders Island Airport on the 2nd |
| Warmest on average overall |
18.0 °C at Swan Island |
| Coolest on average overall |
8.9 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Wettest overall |
195.4 mm at Mount Read |
| Wettest day |
38.8 mm at Lake Margaret Power Station on the 12th |
| Strongest wind gust |
115.0 km/h at Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse on the 5th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for March 2026 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for March 2026 |
Diff from average |
Highest for March 2026 |
Mean for March 2026 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for March 2026 |
Total for March 2026 |
Average for March |
Rank of March 2026 |
Fraction of March average |
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| Northern (district 91) | ||||||||||||
| Cressy (Brumbys Creek) | 22.8 | 27.4 | 21st | 9.4 | 2.4 | 14th | 32.2 | |||||
| Devonport Airport | 20.8 | +0.2 | 24.8 | 1st | 12.1 | +1.0 | 6.0 | 28th | 40.6 | 48.2 | average | 84% |
| Kennaook/Cape Grim | 18.2 | -0.7 | 22.4 | 22nd | 13.2 | -0.1 | 9.9 | 27th | 31.4 | 58.5 | low | 54% |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 23.4 | +0.7 | 28.4 | 21st | 11.2 | +0.8 | 4.8 | 28th | 34.2 | 40.5 | average | 84% |
| Launceston Airport | 22.9 | +0.3 | 27.4 | 21st | 10.1 | +0.6 | 3.4 | 28th | 32.4 | 49.3 | low | 66% |
| Low Head | 20.5 | +0.4 | 22.4 | 4th | 14.0 | +0.6 | 8.7 | 28th | 45.4 | 49.5 | average | 92% |
| Luncheon Hill (Forestry) | 20.2 | +1.2 | 26.2 | 21st | 10.1 | +0.2 | 5.4 | 27th | 56.8 | 84.8 | low | 67% |
| Marrawah | 19.3 | -0.2 | 23.5 | 30th | 12.4 | +0.6 | 7.5 | 27th | 51.2 | 65.6 | average | 78% |
| Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 21.1 | -0.2 | 25.1 | 21st | 10.9 | +0.8 | 4.0 | 13th | 64.2 | 56.6 | average | 113% |
| Sheffield School Farm | 20.7 | +0.7 | 23.9 | 2nd | 10.2 | +0.7 | 5.0 | 28th | 66.6 | 70.8 | average | 94% |
| Smithton Aerodrome | 21.0 | +0.4 | 24.3 | 4th | 10.3 | +0.4 | 4.0 | 18th | 34.6 | 52.5 | low | 66% |
| Wynyard Airport | 21.3 | +1.0 | 24.7 | 20th | 10.4 | +0.5 | 3.8 | 28th | 55.0 | 49.4 | average | 111% |
| East Coast (district 92) | ||||||||||||
| Bicheno (Council Depot) | 21.0 | +0.4 | 28.0 | 5th | 13.6 | +1.3 | 10.0 | 13th | 49.4 | 57.3 | average | 86% |
| Fingal (Fleming St) | 22.5 | 27.5 | 31st | 9.0 | 1.9 | 14th | 36.0 | |||||
| Friendly Beaches | 22.3 | +0.6 | 27.0 | 5th | 12.6 | +0.4 | 7.3 | 14th | 57.4 | 63.1 | average | 91% |
| larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 21.9 | +1.7 | 25.1 | 6th | 14.0 | +0.9 | 8.4 | 13th | 27.2 | 58.6 | low | 46% |
| Maria Island (Point Lesueur) | 20.6 | +0.5 | 28.3 | 5th | 13.9 | +0.7 | 10.4 | 29th | 35.0 | 39.0 | average | 90% |
| St Helens Aerodrome | 22.2 | +1.1 | 28.4 | 23rd | 12.7 | +0.7 | 6.8 | 13th | 41.4 | 66.2 | average | 62% |
| Swan Island | 20.7 | +0.1 | 23.0 | 10th | 15.3 | +0.7 | 10.7 | 13th | 60.4 | 53.2 | average | 114% |
| Swansea (Francis Street) | 22.1 | +0.7 | 27.7 | 5th | 11.4 | +0.2 | 5.8 | 14th | 30.2 | 45.0 | low | 67% |
| Midlands (district 93) | ||||||||||||
| Ross (The Boulevards) | 22.6 | +0.7 | 27.1 | 21st | 8.7 | +0.5 | 1.7 | 28th | 31.2 | 37.2 | average | 84% |
| Southeast (district 94) | ||||||||||||
| Campania (Kincora) | 23.1 | +0.7 | 29.4 | 31st | 10.2 | +0.2 | 4.9 | 29th | 33.8 | 32.4 | average | 104% |
| Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny) | 19.7 | +0.8 | 28.1 | 31st | 12.2 | +0.5 | 8.2 | 13th | 78.6 | 53.1 | high | 148% |
| Dennes Point | 20.3 | -0.1 | 25.9 | 5th | 12.7 | +0.4 | 9.6 | 13th | 40.0 | 38.8 | average | 103% |
| Dover | 20.7 | +1.2 | 27.4 | 31st | 8.8 | -0.2 | 4.2 | 8th | 63.9 | 62.0 | average | 103% |
| Dunalley (Stroud Point) | 20.9 | 0.0 | 27.8 | 22nd | 13.1 | +0.3 | 9.4 | 29th | 44.0 | 36.9 | high | 119% |
| Grove (Research Station) | 21.9 | +0.6 | 29.1 | 22nd | 8.2 | +0.2 | 3.3 | 14th | 48.8 | 41.9 | average | 116% |
| Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 21.6 | +1.4 | 29.6 | 31st | 12.4 | +1.4 | 8.4 | 29th | 46.0 | 44.1 | average | 104% |
| Hobart Airport | 21.7 | 28.8 | 31st | 11.4 | 6.6 | 28th | 39.4 | |||||
| kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) | 12.7 | +1.2 | 20.2 | 31st | 5.2 | +1.1 | -1.4 | 27th | 94.8 | 80.7 | average | 118% |
| Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 16.5 | +0.2 | 24.5 | 31st | 11.8 | +1.1 | 8.4 | 13th | 85.4 | 84.0 | average | 102% |
| Tasman Island | 17.7 | +0.6 | 23.9 | 5th | 11.9 | +0.4 | 7.4 | 13th | 101.8 | 67.9 | high | 150% |
| Tunnack Fire Station | 20.5 | +1.2 | 25.4 | 5th | 8.6 | +1.1 | 3.4 | 29th | 38.4 | 46.1 | average | 83% |
| Derwent Valley (district 95) | ||||||||||||
| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 23.2 | +1.3 | 29.1 | 22nd | 9.4 | +1.0 | 4.1 | 29th | 37.6 | 38.4 | average | 98% |
| Ouse Fire Station | 23.4 | +1.0 | 29.5 | 31st | 8.8 | +0.7 | 3.0 | 18th | 28.0 | 30.5 | average | 92% |
| Central Plateau (district 96) | ||||||||||||
| Butlers Gorge | 17.3 | +0.6 | 23.9 | 31st | 5.8 | +0.6 | -0.8 | 29th | 60.2 | 100.1 | low | 60% |
| Liawenee | 17.4 | +1.3 | 22.2 | 15th | 4.7 | +0.8 | -1.6 | 14th | 41.6 | 61.8 | average | 67% |
| West Coast (Mountain Region) (district 97) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Sorell | 19.3 | +1.5 | 24.3 | 31st | 12.8 | +1.1 | 8.7 | 27th | 79.0 | 81.7 | average | 97% |
| Hartz Mountain (Keoghs Pimple) | 15.8 | +1.2 | 22.5 | 31st | 7.6 | +1.3 | 1.7 | 27th | 83.8 | 73.1 | average | 115% |
| Low Rocky Point | 18.3 | -0.5 | 26.0 | 1st | 12.1 | +0.2 | 8.0 | 8th | 94.4 | 89.4 | average | 106% |
| Mount Read | 12.3 | +0.3 | 18.2 | 21st | 5.8 | +0.7 | -0.3 | 27th | 195.4 | 268.2 | low | 73% |
| Scotts Peak Dam | 18.4 | -0.2 | 27.5 | 31st | 9.2 | +0.7 | 4.6 | 27th | 108.0 | 118.9 | average | 91% |
| Strahan Aerodrome | 19.1 | -0.5 | 24.3 | 1st | 11.2 | +1.2 | 5.7 | 27th | 80.2 | 103.9 | average | 77% |
| Warra | 17.0 | 0.0 | 23.8 | 22nd | 8.4 | +0.8 | 2.5 | 8th | 111.8 | 100.4 | average | 111% |
| King Island (district 98) | ||||||||||||
| King Island Airport | 20.3 | 0.0 | 27.7 | 31st | 12.2 | -0.1 | 6.5 | 18th | 55.0 | 49.4 | average | 111% |
| Flinders Island (district 99) | ||||||||||||
| Flinders Island Airport | 21.2 | -0.2 | 27.5 | 11th | 13.2 | +0.5 | 6.3 | 28th | 29.0 | 49.6 | average | 58% |
| 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 Wednesday 1 April 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
