Launceston monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Launceston

Launceston average temperature chart (Celsius) Launceston average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Launceston (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 22.3 22.9 20.8 17.5 14.1 11.6 11 12.1 13.8 16 18.3 20.1
°F 72.2 73.2 69.4 63.4 57.5 52.9 51.8 53.8 56.8 60.7 64.9 68.3

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Launceston monthly rainfall chart (mm) Launceston monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Launceston (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 38 37 43 70 82 74 95 93 69 68 58 58
inches 1.5 1.5 1.7 2.8 3.2 2.9 3.7 3.6 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.3
Rainy days 13 11 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 16 13 12

Average annual rainfall in Launceston: 890.066mm (350.4 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Launceston

Launceston average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Launceston
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 9.7 9 7.5 6.5 4.9 4.6 4.9 5.5 6.6 7.8 8.6 9

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Launceston average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Launceston average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Launceston (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 11 11.5 10.2 8.1 5.9 3.8 3.2 3.9 5.2 6.4 8.1 9.6
Max °C 22.6 23.2 21.1 17.7 14.4 11.8 11.2 12.3 14 16.2 18.5 20.4
Min °F 51.8 52.6 50.3 46.6 42.5 38.8 37.8 39 41.4 43.5 46.6 49.3
Max °F 62.2 63.1 60.1 55.2 50.2 46 45 46.6 49.3 52.3 55.9 59

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Launceston average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Launceston average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Launceston in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 17.6 18.5 18.4 17.3 16 14.7 13.8 13.1 13.1 13.5 14.7 16.2
°F 63.6 65.3 65.1 63.2 60.7 58.5 56.8 55.5 55.6 56.4 58.5 61.2

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Launceston average winspeed by month (km/h) Launceston average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Launceston (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 16 14 14 14 12 12 13 14 16 17 17 17
mph 10 9 9 9 8 7 8 9 10 10 11 10

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Launceston relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Launceston
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
58% 60% 64% 70% 77% 80% 80% 77% 71% 67% 63% 61%

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Launceston weather stats

Launceston weather statistics
Hottest month: February 22.9°C 73.2°F
Driest month: February 37mm 1.5ins
Sunniest month: February 9hrs
Coldest month: July 11°C 51.8°F
Wettest month: July 95mm 3.7ins
Warmest sea: February 18.5°C 65.3°F
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