Climate
The mountain significantly influences Hobart's weather, and intending visitors to the summit are advised to dress warmly against the often icy winds at the summit, which have been recorded at sustained speeds of over 157 km/h (97 mph), with rare gusts of up to 200 km/h (124 mph). In the winter it often snows and the mountain is often snowcapped. Lighter snowfalls in spring, summer and autumn are also common. A day on the summit can consist of clear sunny skies, then rain, then snow, then icy winds and then clear again.
| Climate data for Mount Wellington | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.2 (84.6) |
29.6 (85.3) |
34.5 (94.1) |
24.7 (76.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
13.3 (55.9) |
9.8 (49.6) |
13.4 (56.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
34.5 (94.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 13.2 (55.8) |
13.6 (56.5) |
11.3 (52.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
5.6 (42.1) |
3.5 (38.3) |
2.3 (36.1) |
2.6 (36.7) |
4.3 (39.7) |
7.0 (44.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
10.9 (51.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) |
5.3 (41.5) |
4.0 (39.2) |
2.1 (35.8) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
0.0 (32.0) |
1.4 (34.5) |
2.8 (37.0) |
1.3 (34.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.4 (25.9) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 83.3 (3.28) |
79.5 (3.13) |
74.2 (2.921) |
85.3 (3.358) |
62.2 (2.449) |
63.3 (2.492) |
75.9 (2.988) |
76.2 (3) |
65.4 (2.575) |
77.6 (3.055) |
81.7 (3.217) |
88.6 (3.488) |
917.3 (36.114) |
| Source: Bureau of Meteorology | |||||||||||||
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