Hobart weather in July

In July, Hobart sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 47 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of July to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Hobart's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hobart's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
8:42 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
65%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
1.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Hobart is capital city of Tasmania, Australia.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
188/km²
people per km²
Founded
1803

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month.

A typical July day in Hobart reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Hobart weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 12°477.814.86.5
Feb20° / 12°447.313.86.4
Mar19° / 11°458.212.46.1
Apr16° / 478.810.95.1
May14° / 449.39.63.9
Jun12° / 468.98.93.0
Jul11° / 4710.59.22.7
Aug12° / 5811.410.23.0
Sep14° / 5311.211.73.7
Oct15° / 5511.313.24.3
Nov17° / 6011.314.55.0
Dec18° / 11°589.715.15.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34456
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Hobart gets around 47 mm of rain over 10.5 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 34% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

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Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of July to 9 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 8:48 AM to 8:29 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.98:485:40
28.98:485:41
38.98:485:41
48.98:475:42
58.98:475:42
68.98:475:43
79.08:475:44
89.08:465:44
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169.18:425:50
179.28:425:51
189.28:415:52
199.28:405:53
209.28:405:54
219.38:395:55
229.38:385:56
239.38:375:57
249.48:365:57
259.48:355:58
269.48:345:59
279.58:336:00
289.58:326:01
299.58:316:02
309.68:306:03
319.68:296:04

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 1.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in January across the year — July's 1.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Hobart?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hobart.

What to pack for Hobart in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Hobart sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Hobart in July

The nearest coast averages about 13°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 36 km away) is warmest in February at about 17°C and coldest in September near 12°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

10°12°14°16°18°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr15Cool
May14Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug12Bracing
Sep12Bracing
Oct12Bracing
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Dec14Bracing

UV index in Hobart in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hobart peaks around December 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateHighVery highExtremeDec 22UV 11Jun 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb9Very high
Mar7Very high
Apr4Moderate
May2Low
Jun1Low
Jul1Low
Aug2Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct6High
Nov8Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Hobart?

Hobart sits at 42.9°S, 147.3°E, 19 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Launceston, 161 km away.

BurnieTraralgonWarragulMount MarthaMorningtonLangwarrin

Topography around Hobart

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Hobart.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hobart has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,264 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,405 m.

The land around Hobart is covered by water (37%), artificial surfaces (32%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (48%), water (22%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (46%), water (32%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
377 m
16 km
1,264 m
80 km
1,405 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Launceston 161 km · Devonport 206 km · Burnie 235 km · Traralgon 525 km · Warragul 538 km · Mount Martha 549 km · Mornington 553 km · Langwarrin 555 km

Australia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 90% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$65,130
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
none 38%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 18%other Christian 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Hobart (-42.8794°, 147.3294°, elevation 19 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).