Tuesday 1 September 2026 - Monthly Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC17R0
Tasmania in August 2026
Rainfall
- Rainfall totals in August were mostly below average to very much below average across Tasmania.
- Tasmania's area-averaged rainfall total in August was 82.6 mm, 44% below the 1961–1990 average, the seventh-driest on record for all Augusts since 1900.
- It was the driest August in Tasmania since 1982.
Temperature
- Mean maximum temperatures in August were highest on record for parts of the centre, north and north-east, and very much above average elsewhere.
- Tasmania's area-averaged mean maximum temperature was 12.4 °C, 1.89 °C above the 1961–1990 average, the warmest on record for all Augusts since 1910.
- Some sites had their hottest August day (highest daily maximum temperature) on record.
- Many sites had their highest August mean maximum temperature on record.
- Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) and Hobart (Ellerslie Road) had their highest August mean maximum temperature for at least 20 years.
- Mean minimum temperatures in August were very much above average across the state.
- Tasmania's area-averaged mean minimum temperature was 4.4 °C, 1.63 °C above the 1961–1990 average, the fifth-warmest on record for all Augusts since 1910.
- A couple of sites had their warmest August night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record.
- A couple of sites had their highest August mean minimum temperature on record.
- Tasmania's area-averaged mean temperature was 8.4 °C, 1.76 °C above the 1961–1990 average, the third-warmest on record for all Augusts since 1910.
- A couple of sites had their highest August mean temperature on record.
Events
- For more details, visit the August national climate summary.
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)
- Total rainfall for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 26.0 mm, which is 48% of the long-term average of 54.0 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 15.6 °C, which is 2.4 °C above the long-term average of 13.2 °C.
- The warmest day was 20.7 °C on the 30th, and the coolest day was on the 4th when the temperature reached 8.2 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 7.1 °C, which is 1.9 °C above the long-term average of 5.2 °C.
- The coldest morning was 3.4 °C on the 7th, and the warmest morning was on the 30th when the minimum temperature was 12.6 °C.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in August 2026 | |
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| Hottest day |
23.7 °C at Swansea (Francis Street) on the 30th |
| Warmest days on average |
16.7 °C at Friendly Beaches |
| Coolest days on average |
5.1 °C at Mount Read |
| Coldest day |
0.1 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on the 22nd |
| Coldest night |
-6.6 °C at Liawenee on the 27th |
| Coolest nights on average |
0.1 °C at Liawenee |
| Warmest nights on average |
10.1 °C at Swan Island 10.1 °C at Hogan Island |
| Warmest night |
14.0 °C at Flinders Island Airport on the 19th |
| Warmest on average overall |
12.5 °C at larapuna (Eddystone Point) |
| Coolest on average overall |
2.7 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Wettest overall |
351.8 mm at Mount Read |
| Wettest day |
63.8 mm at Loongana (Serendipity) on the 20th |
| Strongest wind gust |
124.0 km/h at Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse on the 13th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Record highest August temperature | ||||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for August |
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| larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 19.4 | on the 29th | =19.4 | on 26 Aug 1977 | 116 | 13.6 |
| Ross (The Boulevards) | 19.9 | on the 30th | 19.6 | on 26 Aug 2004 | 33 | 12.6 |
| Sheffield School Farm | 19.5 | on the 30th | 17.7 | on 24 Aug 2005 | 30 | 11.7 |
| Low Head | 17.2 | on the 26th | =17.2 | on 27 Aug 2001 | 29 | 13.2 |
| St Helens Aerodrome | 23.1 | on the 30th | 20.9 | on 29 Aug 2005 | 26 | 14.4 |
| Maria Island (Point Lesueur) | 20.5 | on the 30th | 19.4 | on 28 Aug 2007 | 23 | 13.5 |
| Record highest August mean maximum temperature | |||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for August |
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| larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 16.4 | 15.5 | in 2024 | 116 | 13.6 |
| Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 14.4 | 14.2 | in 1999 | 47 | 12.6 |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 15.9 | 15.2 | in 2023 | 44 | 13.9 |
| Wynyard Airport | 14.8 | =14.8 | in 2024 | 40 | 13.4 |
| Devonport Airport | 14.7 | 14.5 | in 2024 | 35 | 13.3 |
| Ross (The Boulevards) | 14.6 | 14.0 | in 2023 | 33 | 12.6 |
| Sheffield School Farm | 13.5 | 13.0 | in 2024 | 30 | 11.7 |
| Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny) | 14.2 | 13.9 | in 2025 | 30 | 12.9 |
| Tunnack Fire Station | 12.6 | 12.0 | in 2024 | 30 | 10.6 |
| Friendly Beaches | 16.7 | 16.3 | in 2024 | 30 | 14.8 |
| Ouse Fire Station | 15.0 | 14.7 | in 2005 | 29 | 13.6 |
| Low Head | 14.3 | 14.1 | in 2024 | 29 | 13.2 |
| Liawenee | 9.0 | 8.7 | in 2006 | 26 | 6.7 |
| St Helens Aerodrome | 16.5 | 15.7 | in 2024 | 26 | 14.4 |
| Maria Island (Point Lesueur) | 14.9 | 14.8 | in 2006 | 23 | 13.5 |
| Launceston Airport | 14.7 | 14.3 | in 2024 | 23 | 13.1 |
| Warra | 11.0 | 10.8 | in 2011 | 22 | 9.6 |
| Highest August mean maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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| Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for August |
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| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 15.4 | 15.9 | in 1949 | 13.2 | |
| Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 15.6 | 15.7 | in 1982 | 13.2 | |
note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent higher values have gone unreported
| Record highest August daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for August |
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| Flinders Island Airport | 14.0 | on the 19th | =14.0 | on 25 Aug 1983 | 65 | 6.7 |
| Maria Island (Point Lesueur) | 13.2 | on the 20th | 12.8 | on 18 Aug 2011 | 23 | 7.6 |
| Record highest August mean minimum temperature | |||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for August |
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| Swan Island | 10.1 | =10.1 | in 2024 | 25 | 8.5 |
| Hogan Island | 10.1 | 9.7 | in 2011 | 22 | 8.8 |
| Record highest August mean temperature | |||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for August |
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| larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 12.5 | =12.5 | in 2024 | 116 | 10.3 |
| Maria Island (Point Lesueur) | 12.0 | =12.0 | in 2024 | 23 | 10.5 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for August 2026 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for August 2026 |
Diff from average |
Highest for August 2026 |
Mean for August 2026 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for August 2026 |
Total for August 2026 |
Average for August |
Rank of August 2026 |
Fraction of August average |
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| Northern (district 91) | ||||||||||||
| Cressy (Brumbys Creek) | 14.8 | 19.7 | 30th | 3.3 | -2.6 | 6th | 19.8 | |||||
| Devonport Airport | 14.7 | +1.4 | 17.7 | 29th | 6.5 | +1.3 | 1.7 | 4th | 50.0 | 89.2 | low | 56% |
| Kennaook/Cape Grim | 13.2 | +0.6 | 15.4 | 24th | 9.3 | +1.1 | 5.7 | 8th | 87.8 | 120.4 | average | 73% |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 15.9 | +2.0 | 19.9 | 29th | 4.8 | +1.1 | -0.3 | 6th | 24.2 | 83.1 | v low | 29% |
| Launceston Airport | 14.7 | +1.6 | 18.9 | 29th | 3.9 | +0.9 | -1.5 | 6th | 24.2 | 75.3 | v low | 32% |
| Low Head | 14.3 | +1.1 | 17.2 | 26th | 8.9 | +1.6 | 3.6 | 1st | 47.6 | 76.6 | average | 62% |
| Luncheon Hill (Forestry) | 12.5 | +1.2 | 15.5 | 16th | 6.2 | +1.2 | 2.4 | 27th | 136.6 | 203.2 | low | 67% |
| Marrawah | 13.7 | +0.9 | 15.0 | 18th | 8.4 | +1.4 | 5.5 | 27th | 104.2 | 134.7 | average | 77% |
| Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 14.4 | +1.8 | 18.0 | 29th | 5.4 | +1.4 | 1.6 | 29th | 64.4 | 115.7 | low | 56% |
| Sheffield School Farm | 13.5 | +1.8 | 19.5 | 30th | 5.2 | +1.4 | 0.2 | 27th | 84.8 | 130.7 | low | 65% |
| Smithton Aerodrome | 14.3 | +0.6 | 16.6 | 24th | 7.0 | +1.8 | 0.9 | 27th | 103.2 | 122.6 | average | 84% |
| Wynyard Airport | 14.8 | +1.4 | 18.1 | 31st | 6.0 | +1.9 | 0.1 | 27th | 71.2 | 116.7 | low | 61% |
| East Coast (district 92) | ||||||||||||
| Bicheno (Council Depot) | 16.6 | +1.8 | 21.5 | 30th | 8.0 | +1.5 | 4.0 | 2nd | 27.3 | 50.4 | average | 54% |
| Fingal (Fleming St) | 15.2 | 21.7 | 30th | 2.1 | -4.6 | 1st | 10.2 | |||||
| Friendly Beaches | 16.7 | +1.9 | 21.5 | 30th | 7.2 | +1.0 | 2.0 | 16th | 56.2 | 52.4 | average | 107% |
| larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 16.4 | +2.8 | 19.4 | 29th | 8.7 | +1.7 | 5.4 | 6th | 19.0 | 69.4 | v low | 27% |
| Maria Island (Point Lesueur) | 14.9 | +1.4 | 20.5 | 30th | 9.2 | +1.6 | 6.9 | 16th | 22.8 | 39.6 | low | 58% |
| St Helens Aerodrome | 16.5 | +2.1 | 23.1 | 30th | 6.4 | +1.0 | 2.5 | 23rd | 25.2 | 55.8 | low | 45% |
| Swan Island | 14.7 | +1.1 | 16.7 | 19th | 10.1 | +1.6 | 7.0 | 7th | 26.8 | 55.6 | low | 48% |
| Swansea (Francis Street) | 16.3 | +1.7 | 23.7 | 30th | 5.4 | +0.7 | 1.1 | 16th | 7.6 | 35.5 | lowest | 21% |
| Midlands (district 93) | ||||||||||||
| Ross (The Boulevards) | 14.6 | +2.0 | 19.9 | 30th | 2.2 | +0.1 | -2.7 | 6th | 14.8 | 47.3 | low | 31% |
| Southeast (district 94) | ||||||||||||
| Campania (Kincora) | 15.7 | +1.4 | 20.4 | 30th | 4.3 | +0.3 | 0.1 | 18th | 16.2 | 50.9 | low | 32% |
| Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny) | 14.2 | +1.3 | 18.8 | 31st | 8.1 | +1.4 | 4.7 | 5th | 51.4 | 85.7 | low | 60% |
| Dennes Point | 14.5 | +1.1 | 18.9 | 30th | 7.9 | +1.4 | 4.5 | 1st | 25.6 | 51.6 | low | 50% |
| Dover | 14.2 | +1.0 | 19.2 | 31st | 4.8 | +0.9 | 1.0 | 27th | 49.4 | 91.6 | low | 54% |
| Dunalley (Stroud Point) | 14.9 | +1.3 | 20.0 | 31st | 7.8 | +1.3 | 4.8 | 15th | 21.0 | 46.1 | low | 46% |
| Grove (Research Station) | 14.9 | +1.3 | 19.2 | 19th | 3.8 | +1.0 | -1.4 | 7th | 53.8 | 85.7 | low | 63% |
| Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 15.6 | +2.4 | 20.7 | 30th | 7.1 | +1.9 | 3.4 | 7th | 26.0 | 54.0 | low | 48% |
| Hobart Airport | 15.7 | 20.7 | 30th | 6.0 | 1.4 | 3rd | 13.6 | |||||
| kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) | 5.2 | +2.3 | 10.8 | 31st | 0.2 | +1.8 | -2.8 | 15th | 40.0 | 83.4 | average | 48% |
| Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 12.0 | +0.7 | 17.0 | 19th | 8.0 | +1.5 | 6.0 | 13th | 103.2 | 123.8 | average | 83% |
| Tasman Island | 12.9 | +1.4 | 17.1 | 20th | 8.2 | +1.6 | 6.0 | 23rd | 47.2 | 74.8 | low | 63% |
| Tunnack Fire Station | 12.6 | +2.0 | 17.8 | 31st | 3.0 | +1.1 | -2.7 | 7th | 14.4 | 60.0 | v low | 24% |
| Derwent Valley (district 95) | ||||||||||||
| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 15.4 | +2.2 | 20.0 | 30th | 2.9 | +0.6 | -1.8 | 7th | 36.6 | 53.9 | average | 68% |
| Ouse Fire Station | 15.0 | +1.4 | 19.7 | 31st | 2.8 | +0.8 | -2.6 | 27th | 25.4 | 62.3 | low | 41% |
| Central Plateau (district 96) | ||||||||||||
| Butlers Gorge | 10.0 | +1.9 | 14.6 | 31st | 1.7 | +1.6 | -3.0 | 27th | 87.6 | 185.1 | v low | 47% |
| Liawenee | 9.0 | +2.3 | 16.4 | 31st | 0.1 | +1.3 | -6.6 | 27th | 82.6 | 122.5 | average | 67% |
| West Coast (Mountain Region) (district 97) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Sorell | 13.8 | +1.5 | 17.7 | 17th | 8.7 | +1.3 | 5.0 | 27th | 115.2 | 147.9 | low | 78% |
| Hartz Mountain (Keoghs Pimple) | 7.6 | +1.0 | 11.9 | 18th | 2.6 | +1.2 | -0.2 | 15th | 75.0 | 127.5 | v low | 59% |
| Low Rocky Point | 13.6 | +0.8 | 19.0 | 18th | 8.0 | +1.1 | 3.9 | 27th | 97.2 | 150.8 | low | 64% |
| Mount Read | 5.1 | +1.0 | 9.1 | 17th | 1.2 | +1.1 | -0.5 | 27th | 351.8 | 374.7 | average | 94% |
| Scotts Peak Dam | 11.9 | +1.4 | 17.7 | 18th | 4.6 | +1.1 | 0.3 | 5th | 118.2 | 224.6 | v low | 53% |
| Strahan Aerodrome | 14.0 | +0.8 | 18.5 | 18th | 6.9 | +1.1 | 1.3 | 5th | 134.6 | 181.4 | low | 74% |
| Warra | 11.0 | +1.4 | 14.9 | 30th | 3.8 | +1.1 | -0.7 | 15th | 103.6 | 231.0 | lowest | 45% |
| King Island (district 98) | ||||||||||||
| King Island Airport | 14.8 | +1.0 | 17.6 | 18th | 9.3 | +1.5 | 4.3 | 16th | 70.8 | 111.6 | low | 63% |
| Flinders Island (district 99) | ||||||||||||
| Flinders Island Airport | 14.8 | +0.9 | 18.0 | 19th | 8.2 | +1.5 | 1.5 | 2nd | 40.8 | 74.6 | low | 55% |
| 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 1 September 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
