Greater Hobart · Capital City

Environment & Climate in Greater Hobart

The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.

Greater Hobart has seen its average temperatures shift since 2011, though it remains a cool region. The area is notably wetter than much of the state, recording an average annual rainfall of 949mm.

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📍 Greater Hobart, Capital City

Where Greater Hobart sits — Average annual rainfall

949
  • 0–54: 0 areas
  • 54–107: 0 areas
  • 107–161: 1 area
  • 161–214: 1 area
  • 214–268: 0 areas
  • 268–321: 0 areas
  • 321–375: 1 area
  • 375–429: 1 area
  • 429–482: 0 areas
  • 482–536: 1 area
  • 536–589: 1 area
  • 589–643: 0 areas
  • 643–696: 0 areas
  • 696–750: 0 areas
  • 750–804: 1 area
  • 804–857: 1 area
  • 857–911: 2 areas
  • 911–964: 1 area
  • 964–1,018: 1 area
  • 1,018–1,071: 1 area
  • 1,071–1,125: 1 area
  • 1,125–1,179: 0 areas
  • 1,179–1,232: 0 areas
  • 1,232–1,286: 0 areas
  • 1,286–1,339: 0 areas
  • 1,339–1,393: 0 areas
  • 1,393–1,446: 0 areas
  • 1,446–1,500: 1 area

All capital city areas, 2021. The marker is Greater Hobart — higher than 71% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Greater Hobart949
Tasmania 805

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The region is much cooler than most similar areas, with a typical minimum temperature of 7.2°C. This is far above the Tasmanian figure of 3.7°C, while annual rainfall is a little above the state average at 949mm.

Sources

  • SILO gridded climate data — Queensland Government (Long Paddock), 2019–2023 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Greater Hobart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/6GHOB/greater-hobart/topic/environment-climate