Riding weather · Australia
Northern Tasmania motorcycle weather by month
On our rules, the best months to ride in the Northern Tasmania area are September to May.
The driest months are February to April; the wettest is July, with about 109 mm of rain over 12 rain days.
Days are warmest in January (average high 24 °C) and nights coldest in July (average low 5 °C).
Month by month
Launceston and the north-east.
- JanGood24°/14°65 mm
- FebGood22°/13°54 mm
- MarGood21°/12°61 mm
- AprGood17°/9°58 mm
- MayGood14°/7°89 mm
- JunMixed12°/5°88 mm
- JulMixed11°/5°109 mm
- AugMixed12°/5°94 mm
- SeptGood14°/6°76 mm
- OctGood17°/7°84 mm
- NovGood19°/10°63 mm
- DecGood21°/11°61 mm
Average high/low in °C and monthly rain. How we rate months
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| Month | Riding | High | Low | Rain | Rain days | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Good | 24 °C 74 °F | 14 °C 56 °F | 65 mm | 8 | |
| February | Good | 22 °C 72 °F | 13 °C 55 °F | 54 mm | 7 | |
| March | Good | 21 °C 69 °F | 12 °C 53 °F | 61 mm | 8 | |
| April | Good | 17 °C 63 °F | 9 °C 48 °F | 58 mm | 7 | |
| May | Good | 14 °C 57 °F | 7 °C 44 °F | 89 mm | 10 | |
| June | Mixed | 12 °C 53 °F | 5 °C 41 °F | 88 mm | 10 | cold |
| July | Mixed | 11 °C 52 °F | 5 °C 40 °F | 109 mm | 12 | cold |
| August | Mixed | 12 °C 54 °F | 5 °C 40 °F | 94 mm | 13 | cold |
| September | Good | 14 °C 57 °F | 6 °C 42 °F | 76 mm | 10 | |
| October | Good | 17 °C 62 °F | 7 °C 45 °F | 84 mm | 11 | |
| November | Good | 19 °C 66 °F | 10 °C 49 °F | 63 mm | 10 | |
| December | Good | 21 °C 71 °F | 11 °C 52 °F | 61 mm | 8 |
Rain days: days with at least 1 mm. Averages of daily values, 2015 to 2024, for Launceston, corrected to riding elevation. Reanalysis smooths mountains and local showers, so read these as a regional picture rather than a forecast.
Climate data: Open-Meteo / ERA5, 2015 to 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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