Devonport climate — normals and trends
Devonport (Australia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 847 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is January (16.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (7.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Devonport averages 6 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.
Devonport has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 8 to 4 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 30 January 2009) and the coldest -4.4 °C (on 11 June 1945).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
DevonportTasmania
- coords
- -41.18°, 146.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.5°C
Average daily high
16.1°C
Average daily low
7.3°C
Annual rainfall
847mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
16.6km/h
Seasonal range
9.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
6 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
123 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.8 cm
Average feels-like high
14.2 °C
Average feels-like low
4.8 °C
Average peak gust
41.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
37.6 °C
30 January 2009
Coldest day
-4.4 °C
11 June 1945
Wettest day
90 mm
13 October 2022
Windiest day
45.2 km/h
2 September 2024
Strongest gust
117.7 km/h
1 September 2024
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
30 January 2009
Coldest feels-like
-9.0 °C
11 June 1945
Snowiest day
7.4 cm
9 June 1945
Sunniest day
14.8 h
3 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 50 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 23.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 22 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 22.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 42 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 18.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 30 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 15.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 41 mm | -35 mm |
| Jun | 12.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 66 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 12.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 120 mm | +29 mm |
| Aug | 12.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 76 mm | -19 mm |
| Sep | 13.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 126 mm | +41 mm |
| Oct | 15.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 89 mm | +7 mm |
| Nov | 16.1 °C | -1.6 °C | 68 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 19.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 27 mm | -36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Devonport?
Devonport has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 847 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Devonport?
The hottest day measured in Devonport between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 2009, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Devonport?
The coldest day measured in Devonport between 1940 and 2025 was 11 June 1945, at -4.4 °C.
Does it snow in Devonport?
Almost never: Devonport sees virtually no snow, with about 6 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Devonport warmed?
Yes: Devonport warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Devonport?
The wettest day measured in Devonport between 1940 and 2025 was 13 October 2022, with 90 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Devonport?
The windiest day measured in Devonport between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 2024, with winds reaching 45.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Devonport?
The warmest month in Devonport is January (16.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (7.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Devonport?
Devonport receives on average 847 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Devonport?
Devonport gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Devonport?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Devonport between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 1945, with 7.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Devonport?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Devonport.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Devonport?
In Devonport, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 30 January 2009, and the lowest was -9.0 °C on 11 June 1945.
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