805
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Tasmania · State / Territory
Environment & Climate in Tasmania
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Rainfall of 805mm per year makes Tasmania one of the wettest regions in the country. It is a cool environment where both the typical high and low temperatures are much lower than in most other areas.
805
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All state / territory areas, 2021. The marker is Tasmania.
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The state is much colder than most other areas, with an average maximum of 12.5 C and a minimum of 3.7 C. This cool climate is paired with high rainfall, ranking second among its peers for annual wet weather.
12.5
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
3.7
Mean daily minimum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
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 Tasmania [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/6/tasmania/topic/environment-climate