Best time to visit Hobart

January is the best month in Hobart, scoring 86 out of 100, with August the weakest at 52. The 34-point spread means timing is worth planning around without being decisive. 4 of the twelve months sit within ten points of the best, so there is more than one right answer.

January is the warmest month at 21.9 °C and July the coolest at 11.9 °C — a 10 °C spread across the year.

There is a real wet season here. July to October carry the rain — up to 14 wet days in a month — while January to February drop as low as 8. That 6-day gap is the biggest single difference between a good month and a bad one in Hobart, and it moves further than the temperature does.

The sea peaks at just 16.6 °C, which is wetsuit territory even at its warmest — a coast to look at rather than swim in. Daylight runs from 9 hours in winter to 15.3 in summer, enough to notice on a sightseeing itinerary.

The three strongest months are January, February, March. The one to think twice about is August. Each month below has its own page with rainfall reliability, extremes, daylight, sea temperature and crowd levels.

Hobart month by month