Tasmania has a maritime climate with mild temperatures and four distinct seasons.

Climate of Tasmania

Is Tasmania cold?

The average daily temperatures published by the Meteorological Office show that Tasmania has a cool temperate climate.

Snow falls in the mountains in winter. However, most people in Tasmania live in towns and cities near the coast. The ocean moderates the temperatures there. The climatic benefits are felt in summer when Tasmania escapes searing heat and high humidity.

Is Tasmania wet?

The following chart, published by the Meteorological Office, shows that rainfall in Tasmania is spread fairly evenly throughout the year, although the winter months are the wettest. The west coast of Tasmania has the most rain while Hobart and the east coast are in the rain shadow. Hobart, despite being the second driest capital city in Australia, does not suffer the severe water shortages and restrictions of mainland Australian cities as her reservoirs are fed by mountain catchments.