Monday 2 February 2026 - Monthly Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC17R0
Tasmania in January 2026
Rainfall
- Rainfall totals in January were very much below average across the west, south and most of the north, average for parts of the east and north-east, and above average for a patch of the north-east.
- Tasmania's area-averaged rainfall total in January was 30.7 mm, 59% below the 1961–1990 average, the seventh-driest on record for all Januarys since 1900.
- It was the driest January in Tasmania since 2019.
Temperature
- Mean maximum temperatures in January were above average for most of Tasmania, very much above average across the north-west, and average for most of the east coast.
- Tasmania's area-averaged mean maximum temperature was 21.3 °C, 1.49 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
- Tasmania had its highest mean maximum temperature for January since 2023.
- Mean minimum temperatures in January were above average across the Tasmanian mainland and average for most of King Island.
- Tasmania's area-averaged mean minimum temperature was 10.1 °C, 0.83 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
- Tasmania had its highest mean minimum temperature for January since 2024.
- Tasmania's area-averaged mean temperature was 15.7 °C, 1.16 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
- Maria Island (Point Lesueur) had its lowest January mean maximum temperature on record and its equal lowest January mean temperature on record.
- Tasman Island and Friendly Beaches had their lowest January mean maximum temperature for at least 20 years.
- King Island Airport had its lowest January daily minimum temperature on record.
- Tasman Island also had its lowest January mean temperature for at least 20 years.
Events
- On the 11th, a dusting of snow settled on kunanyi (Mount Wellington) overnight as the temperature dropped to -1.0 °C, but quickly melted during the morning.
- For more details, visit the January national climate summary.
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)
- Total rainfall for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 18.0 mm, which is 39% of the long-term average of 46.5 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 22.1 °C, which is 0.3 °C above the long-term average of 21.8 °C.
- The warmest day was 34.0 °C on the 27th, and the coolest day was on the 22nd when the temperature reached 17.4 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 13.2 °C, which is 1.1 °C above the long-term average of 12.1 °C.
- The coldest morning was 8.6 °C on the 1st, and the warmest morning was on the 6th when the minimum temperature was 18.1 °C.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in January 2026 | |
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| Hottest day |
37.0 °C at Ouse Fire Station on the 27th |
| Warmest days on average |
26.2 °C at Ouse Fire Station |
| Coolest days on average |
13.5 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Coldest day |
7.1 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on the 22nd |
| Coldest night |
-2.0 °C at Liawenee on the 23rd |
| Coolest nights on average |
5.1 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Warmest nights on average |
15.0 °C at Burnie NTC AWS 15.0 °C at Swan Island |
| Warmest night |
20.5 °C at Flinders Island Airport on the 8th |
| Warmest on average overall |
19.4 °C at Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) |
| Coolest on average overall |
9.3 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Wettest overall |
111.6 mm at Gray (Dalmayne Rd) |
| Wettest day |
42.0 mm at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on the 16th |
| Strongest wind gust |
131.0 km/h at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on the 10th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Record lowest January mean maximum temperature | |||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Maria Island (Point Lesueur) | 20.3 | 20.4 | in 2023 | 22 | 21.5 |
| Lowest January mean maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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| Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for January |
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| Tasman Island | 17.0 | 16.8 | in 2004 | 18.3 | |
| Friendly Beaches | 22.8 | 22.4 | in 2005 | 23.4 | |
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 January temperature | ||||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| King Island Airport | 2.7 | on the 23rd | 3.4 | on 19 Jan 2004 | 31 | 12.6 |
| Record lowest January mean temperature | |||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Maria Island (Point Lesueur) | 17.0 | =17.0 | in 2014 | 22 | 17.7 |
| Lowest January mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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| Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for January |
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| Tasman Island | 14.2 | 13.5 | in 2004 | 15.0 | |
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 2026 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for January 2026 |
Diff from average |
Highest for January 2026 |
Mean for January 2026 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for January 2026 |
Total for January 2026 |
Average for January |
Rank of January 2026 |
Fraction of January average |
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| Northern (district 91) | ||||||||||||
| Cressy (Brumbys Creek) | 25.5 | 32.3 | 7th | 10.6 | 4.6 | 23rd | 12.4 | |||||
| Devonport Airport | 22.3 | +0.6 | 27.9 | 25th | 12.8 | +0.2 | 6.7 | 22nd | 6.6 | 42.8 | v low | 15% |
| Kennaook/Cape Grim | 20.0 | +0.3 | 28.1 | 7th | 13.3 | -0.5 | 8.6 | 12th | 1.8 | 37.7 | lowest | 5% |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 25.7 | +1.0 | 30.7 | 7th | 12.9 | +0.3 | 8.2 | 11th | 3.2 | 45.3 | lowest | 7% |
| Launceston Airport | 25.1 | -0.1 | 31.7 | 7th | 10.9 | -0.2 | 5.4 | 11th | 6.6 | 34.6 | v low | 19% |
| Low Head | 21.6 | +0.9 | 28.2 | 25th | 14.1 | -0.4 | 10.4 | 22nd | 3.0 | 46.6 | lowest | 6% |
| Luncheon Hill (Forestry) | 23.6 | +2.0 | 30.5 | 7th | 10.4 | -0.3 | 5.9 | 1st | 17.8 | 69.1 | low | 26% |
| Marrawah | 21.4 | +1.1 | 27.0 | 7th | 12.1 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 11th | 14.4 | 46.8 | v low | 31% |
| Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 23.6 | +0.6 | 29.7 | 7th | 11.5 | +0.5 | 7.2 | 11th | 5.2 | 57.0 | v low | 9% |
| Sheffield School Farm | 23.8 | +1.6 | 30.2 | 28th | 10.8 | -0.1 | 5.9 | 11th | 18.2 | 56.8 | low | 32% |
| Smithton Aerodrome | 23.2 | +1.3 | 28.1 | 25th | 11.9 | +0.6 | 6.0 | 23rd | 3.4 | 39.2 | lowest | 9% |
| Wynyard Airport | 22.7 | +0.9 | 28.6 | 28th | 12.3 | +0.9 | 4.9 | 22nd | 6.8 | 43.7 | v low | 16% |
| East Coast (district 92) | ||||||||||||
| Bicheno (Council Depot) | 20.8 | -0.8 | 26.0 | 9th | 13.4 | +0.2 | 8.5 | 23rd | 40.5 | 54.0 | average | 75% |
| Fingal (Fleming St) | 23.3 | 35.2 | 7th | 10.3 | 3.3 | 23rd | 23.4 | |||||
| Friendly Beaches | 22.8 | -0.6 | 28.4 | 9th | 13.0 | -0.4 | 8.4 | 12th | 42.8 | 64.4 | average | 66% |
| larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 22.5 | +1.6 | 27.0 | 6th | 14.4 | +1.1 | 9.9 | 11th | 27.2 | 45.0 | average | 60% |
| Maria Island (Point Lesueur) | 20.3 | -1.2 | 23.8 | 7th | 13.8 | -0.2 | 9.5 | 11th | 33.6 | 46.4 | average | 72% |
| St Helens Aerodrome | 22.1 | -0.8 | 33.6 | 7th | 13.2 | -0.3 | 9.4 | 12th | 31.6 | 58.5 | average | 54% |
| Swan Island | 20.8 | -0.4 | 27.4 | 7th | 14.9 | -0.3 | 10.3 | 22nd | 9.4 | 42.0 | v low | 22% |
| Swansea (Francis Street) | 21.4 | -1.9 | 27.2 | 9th | 12.0 | -0.7 | 5.9 | 23rd | 51.4 | 48.6 | high | 106% |
| Midlands (district 93) | ||||||||||||
| Ross (The Boulevards) | 24.6 | -0.2 | 32.9 | 7th | 10.1 | -0.6 | 3.0 | 23rd | 66.2 | 42.8 | high | 155% |
| Southeast (district 94) | ||||||||||||
| Campania (Kincora) | 24.0 | -0.5 | 34.6 | 27th | 11.0 | -0.7 | 4.7 | 1st | 19.8 | 36.7 | average | 54% |
| Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny) | 20.4 | +0.2 | 31.2 | 27th | 12.5 | +0.2 | 7.2 | 11th | 14.8 | 40.2 | low | 37% |
| Dennes Point | 20.5 | -1.6 | 25.6 | 27th | 13.2 | -0.2 | 9.2 | 11th | 15.2 | 31.5 | low | 48% |
| Dover | 21.6 | +0.4 | 28.0 | 27th | 10.6 | +0.1 | 5.6 | 11th | 28.6 | 51.6 | low | 55% |
| Dunalley (Stroud Point) | 21.4 | -1.1 | 25.2 | 30th | 13.4 | -0.6 | 9.2 | 1st | 30.8 | 47.7 | average | 65% |
| Grove (Research Station) | 22.9 | -0.7 | 34.5 | 27th | 9.7 | -0.2 | 4.1 | 26th | 28.6 | 40.0 | average | 72% |
| Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 22.1 | +0.3 | 34.0 | 27th | 13.2 | +1.1 | 8.6 | 1st | 18.0 | 46.5 | low | 39% |
| Hobart Airport | 22.3 | 33.7 | 27th | 12.2 | 7.8 | 1st | 28.2 | |||||
| kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) | 13.5 | -0.2 | 24.8 | 27th | 5.1 | +0.2 | -1.0 | 11th | 88.4 | 83.3 | average | 106% |
| Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 17.4 | +0.3 | 25.5 | 24th | 11.9 | +1.0 | 7.8 | 11th | 16.4 | 76.9 | v low | 21% |
| Tasman Island | 17.0 | -1.3 | 20.3 | 6th | 11.4 | -0.3 | 5.8 | 11th | 33.2 | 66.6 | low | 50% |
| Tunnack Fire Station | 21.6 | -0.3 | 32.1 | 7th | 8.9 | -0.1 | 1.4 | 23rd | 39.4 | 45.9 | average | 86% |
| Derwent Valley (district 95) | ||||||||||||
| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 25.7 | +1.5 | 36.5 | 27th | 11.0 | +0.8 | 4.2 | 23rd | 7.6 | 40.4 | v low | 19% |
| Ouse Fire Station | 26.2 | +0.6 | 37.0 | 27th | 10.4 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 23rd | 14.8 | 29.5 | low | 50% |
| Central Plateau (district 96) | ||||||||||||
| Butlers Gorge | 20.9 | +1.8 | 31.4 | 27th | 7.1 | +0.6 | -1.1 | 23rd | 33.4 | 91.5 | low | 36% |
| Liawenee | 19.4 | +0.3 | 28.3 | 7th | 6.2 | +0.6 | -2.0 | 23rd | 45.8 | 51.5 | average | 89% |
| West Coast (Mountain Region) (district 97) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Sorell | 20.8 | +2.3 | 24.4 | 27th | 12.6 | +0.6 | 8.7 | 23rd | 25.2 | 66.4 | v low | 38% |
| Hartz Mountain (Keoghs Pimple) | 18.3 | +0.4 | 31.0 | 27th | 7.5 | +0.3 | 1.4 | 11th | 38.2 | 61.4 | average | 62% |
| Low Rocky Point | 20.1 | +0.3 | 27.7 | 24th | 12.0 | -0.2 | 8.3 | 23rd | 20.6 | 72.4 | low | 28% |
| Mount Read | 16.4 | +1.8 | 23.6 | 7th | 6.6 | +0.5 | 0.9 | 11th | 80.8 | 187.2 | low | 43% |
| Scotts Peak Dam | 23.4 | +2.0 | 34.5 | 27th | 9.4 | -0.1 | 4.8 | 11th | 38.2 | 91.8 | low | 42% |
| Strahan Aerodrome | 22.1 | +1.0 | 32.9 | 27th | 10.6 | -0.4 | 5.8 | 23rd | 27.4 | 78.7 | v low | 35% |
| Warra | 20.2 | +0.4 | 30.3 | 27th | 8.9 | +0.4 | 4.1 | 11th | 41.2 | 88.0 | low | 47% |
| King Island (district 98) | ||||||||||||
| King Island Airport | 21.5 | +0.3 | 30.4 | 7th | 12.5 | -0.1 | 2.7 | 23rd | 1.0 | 38.2 | lowest | 3% |
| Flinders Island (district 99) | ||||||||||||
| Flinders Island Airport | 23.2 | +0.9 | 34.5 | 7th | 13.3 | -0.3 | 4.8 | 1st | 25.0 | 46.0 | average | 54% |
| 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 February 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
