Climate averages 1991–2020
Launceston weather
in February.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 2nd warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a warm month in Launceston: daytime highs average 22.6°C and nights cool to about 12.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 46 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 44 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Hobart (161 km away). In February its highs average 21.4°C, 1.2°C cooler than Launceston, with 44 mm of rain.
Among the 32 cities listed in Australia, Launceston ranks 30th of 32 for the warmest February highs and 11th of 32 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 32 cities is 26.7°C; Launceston is 4.1°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs fall by 1.9°C to 20.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 46 mm to 49 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Launceston climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.1°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 54 | 6.5 | 14.815 h |
| February, selected | 22.6°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 46 | 6.5 | 13.714 h |
| March | 20.7°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 49 | 6.9 | 12.412 h |
| April | 17.0°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 53 | 7.3 | 11.011 h |
| May | 14.0°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 60 | 8.3 | 9.810 h |
| June | 11.8°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 61 | 9.1 | 9.29 h |
| July | 11.3°C3.4°C | 3.4°C | 74 | 10.3 | 9.59 h |
| August | 12.2°C3.7°C | 3.7°C | 81 | 11.1 | 10.510 h |
| September | 14.0°C4.8°C | 4.8°C | 76 | 11.4 | 11.812 h |
| October | 16.4°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 63 | 9.9 | 13.213 h |
| November | 18.8°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 61 | 9.5 | 14.414 h |
| December | 21.0°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 57 | 8.1 | 15.115 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Hobart in FebruaryAustralia · 161 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 12.4°C · 44 mm rain
- Geelong in FebruaryAustralia · 436 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 15.1°C · 34 mm rain
- Melbourne in FebruaryAustralia · 444 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 14.9°C · 44 mm rain
- Ballarat in FebruaryAustralia · 515 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 12.6°C · 40 mm rain
- Bendigo in FebruaryAustralia · 576 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 15.4°C · 33 mm rain
- Tuggeranong in FebruaryAustralia · 690 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 13.9°C · 78 mm rain
- Canberra in FebruaryAustralia · 706 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 13.9°C · 52 mm rain
- Sydney in FebruaryAustralia · 915 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 19.5°C · 93 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Launceston) is explained once on the Launceston year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.