What is the best time to visit Port Arthur?

Based on our Comfort Score analysis, February is the best month to visit Port Arthur, Tasmania, scoring 9.0 out of 10 for pleasant weather conditions.

What is the Comfort Score for Port Arthur?

Port Arthur has an annual Comfort Score of 4.4/10, based on temperature, humidity, rainfall, UV exposure, and sunshine hours throughout the year.

Port Arthur Weather and Climate

Tasmania, Australia (43.15°S, 147.85°E, 25m elevation) Warm-summer Mediterranean (Csb)

4.4/10

Challenging comfort year-round

Best month: February (9.0/10). Ranked #195 of 213 Australian cities. The RefDat Comfort Score weighs temperature, humidity, rainfall, and sunshine into a single 1-to-10 rating for how pleasant a climate actually feels.

How the score works →

Climate Dashboard

Comfort, seasonality and national benchmarks in one view.

Monthly Comfort Score

February is the sweet spot

February: 9.0/10. June: 1.0/10. Annual score 4.4/10, ranked #195 of 213 Australian cities.

Against national averages

Annual benchmarks

Temperature range

9.9 - 16.5°C

Days 7.3 degrees cooler; nights 4.4 degrees cooler

Annual rainfall

774mm

12% below national avg; national avg 876mm

Rain days

140 days/yr

35 more rain days than national avg

Solar exposure

14.1 MJ/m²

4.2 MJ/m² below national avg

Humidity

56%

8 points above national avg

Seasonal pattern

Four-season readout

Summer8.0/10

12.7 - 20.8°C

244mm rain

Autumn4.2/10

10.6 - 16.7°C

141mm rain

Winter1.2/10

7.5 - 12.5°C

198mm rain

Spring4.3/10

8.7 - 16.0°C

191mm rain

Temperature

February has the warmest afternoons at 21.5 degrees. July has the coolest nights at 6.7 degrees.

Rainfall

774mm falls across 140 rain days. December is wettest (122mm), February driest (23mm), so monthly rainfall varies by about 5 times.

Comfort window

February scores 9.0/10 and is the best month for pleasant weather. June is the hardest month at 1.0/10.

Planning cue

Use the comfort chart first if you are timing a visit. Use the benchmark bars when you want to compare Port Arthur with the national climate baseline.

Monthly Climate Averages

Month	Max °C	Min °C	Rain mm	Rain Days	Solar MJ	Humidity %	Comfort

Weather by Month

Detailed climate data, packing advice, and what to expect for each month in Port Arthur.

January7.8/10Excellent20.7°C max, 99mm rain February9.0/10Excellent21.5°C max, 23mm rain March6.9/10Good19.6°C max, 29mm rain April3.8/10Challenging16.4°C max, 77mm rain May1.9/10Challenging14.1°C max, 36mm rain June1.0/10Challenging11.7°C max, 37mm rain July1.0/10Challenging11.7°C max, 72mm rain August1.5/10Challenging14.1°C max, 89mm rain September2.6/10Challenging14.1°C max, 54mm rain October4.1/10Challenging15.8°C max, 73mm rain November6.3/10Good18.2°C max, 64mm rain December7.1/10Good20.1°C max, 122mm rain

Compare and Explore

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