Elevation also has an important influence on rainfall, with the mountain areas of western Tasmania receiving higher rainfall totals. In most parts of the state, particularly the western portion, most rain falls during the winter months and is normally associated with frontal systems.
It shares a similar climate to places like the United Kingdom, New Zealand, the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, and Vancouver Island region of Canada.Īnnual average rainfall for Tasmania (1961-1990) Sunshine is also highly differentiated, with average quotients ranging from around 4 hours a day (under 1500 hours a year) in the South West of the island, up to around 7 hours daily (2550 hours annually) in the North East around the Launceston area. Rainfall increases from around 506 millimetres (19.9 in) at Ouse in the centre to 2,690 millimetres (106 in) at Cradle Valley in the northwestern highlands. It follows a complicated pattern rather analogous to that found on large continents at the same latitude in the northern hemisphere. Rainfall in Tasmania is highly differentiated for a relatively compact island. Tasmania's lowest recorded minimum temperature is −14.2 ☌ (6.4 ☏) on 7 August 2020, at Central Plateau. The highest recorded maximum temperature in Tasmania is 42.2 ☌ (108.0 ☏) at Scamander on 30 January 2009, during the 2009 southeastern Australia heat wave. Tasmania has a cool temperate climate with four distinct seasons.
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