Monthly climate in Smithton, Tasmania, Australia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Smithton features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (50 °F) and 17 °C (63 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 3 °C (38 °F) or can rise to as high as 26 °C (80 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 871 mm (34.3 inches) and receives 132 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Smithton enjoys an average of 3097 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 16 minutes to 15 hours 2 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Smithton, Tasmania, Australia §

The warmest months in Smithton are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 17 to 17 °C (62 - 63 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 11 °C (50 - 52 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Smithton experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Smithton, Tasmania, Australia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 26°C
(80°F)
24°C
(76°F)
24°C
(76°F)
23°C
(73°F)
18°C
(65°F)
16°C
(60°F)
14°C
(58°F)
15°C
(58°F)
19°C
(66°F)
19°C
(66°F)
22°C
(71°F)
25°C
(77°F)
Mean maximum 24°C
(76°F)
23°C
(73°F)
22°C
(72°F)
20°C
(69°F)
17°C
(63°F)
14°C
(58°F)
14°C
(57°F)
14°C
(58°F)
16°C
(61°F)
18°C
(64°F)
20°C
(68°F)
23°C
(73°F)
Average high 20°C
(68°F)
19°C
(67°F)
19°C
(66°F)
17°C
(62°F)
14°C
(58°F)
13°C
(56°F)
12°C
(54°F)
12°C
(54°F)
13°C
(55°F)
14°C
(58°F)
16°C
(61°F)
18°C
(64°F)
Daily mean 17°C
(63°F)
17°C
(62°F)
17°C
(62°F)
14°C
(58°F)
12°C
(55°F)
11°C
(52°F)
10°C
(51°F)
10°C
(50°F)
11°C
(52°F)
12°C
(54°F)
14°C
(57°F)
15°C
(60°F)
Average low 15°C
(59°F)
14°C
(58°F)
14°C
(58°F)
12°C
(54°F)
11°C
(51°F)
9°C
(49°F)
9°C
(48°F)
8°C
(47°F)
9°C
(48°F)
10°C
(50°F)
11°C
(53°F)
13°C
(55°F)
Mean minimum 11°C
(52°F)
10°C
(50°F)
10°C
(50°F)
8°C
(47°F)
7°C
(45°F)
6°C
(44°F)
6°C
(43°F)
4°C
(40°F)
5°C
(41°F)
6°C
(44°F)
7°C
(45°F)
9°C
(49°F)
Minimum 10°C
(50°F)
9°C
(48°F)
9°C
(48°F)
7°C
(45°F)
5°C
(42°F)
5°C
(41°F)
5°C
(42°F)
3°C
(38°F)
4°C
(39°F)
6°C
(43°F)
6°C
(43°F)
7°C
(46°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Smithton, Tasmania, Australia §

Smithton usually has the most precipitation in May, July and October, with an average of 14 rainy days and 99 mm (3.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Smithton are January, March and December. On average, 51 mm (2.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Smithton, Tasmania, Australia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 40 (1.6) 63 (2.5) 56 (2.2) 65 (2.6) 90 (3.5) 70 (2.7) 107 (4.2) 89 (3.5) 74 (2.9) 100 (3.9) 62 (2.4) 56 (2.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 7 9 10 14 10 17 15 13 13 9 9

Monthly sunshine hours in Smithton, Tasmania, Australia §

The sunniest months in Smithton are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 18 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Smithton: May, June and July receive an average of 6 hours 28 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Smithton, Tasmania, Australia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 282 290 275 229 204 191 201 229 244 292 315 340
Mean daily daylight hours 14h 42m 13h 39m 12h 18m 10h 57m 9h 50m 9h 16m 9h 33m 10h 32m 11h 49m 13h 10m 14h 23m 15h 2m

Solar UV radiation in Smithton, Tasmania, Australia §

Smithton experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Smithton UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Smithton, Tasmania, Australia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 13 11 10 6 4 2 2 4 6 8 11 13