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Launceston August Weather

Averages and records for weather in Launceston, Tasmania in the month of August.

Typical Launceston August Weather 1991–2020
Average daily high	12.5 °C
Average daily low	2.9 °C
Average monthly precipitation	7.0 cm
Daily chance of precipitation	52.5%

Launceston August Weather Records 1884–2023
Highest temperature	20.0 °C	August 25, 1905
Lowest temperature	-5.3 °C	August 6, 1974
Highest daily low	11.7 °C	August 16, 1937
Lowest daily high	4.7 °C	August 11, 1987
Hottest average high temperature	15.2 °C	1937
Coldest average high temperature	10.8 °C	1971
Most daily precipitation	8.0 cm	August 31, 2005
Most monthly precipitation	25.5 cm	1936

Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after

Day	Average (°C)		Record (°C)
Day	High	Low	High	Low
August 1	11.8	2.3	16.7	-3.6
August 2	11.8	2.4	17.7	-3.4
August 3	11.9	2.4	15.1	-3.3
August 4	11.9	2.4	15.8	-3.9
August 5	12.0	2.5	17.2	-3.1
August 6	12.0	2.5	16.9	-5.3
August 7	12.0	2.5	17.2	-2.8
August 8	12.1	2.6	16.9	-2.8
August 9	12.1	2.6	17.2	-2.5
August 10	12.1	2.6	17.9	-3.9
August 11	12.2	2.7	17.0	-3.8
August 12	12.3	2.7	16.1	-3.2
August 13	12.3	2.7	17.9	-3.3
August 14	12.3	2.7	18.6	-3.2
August 15	12.4	2.8	17.6	-3.3
August 16	12.5	2.8	18.3	-3.0
August 17	12.5	2.9	16.9	-3.8
August 18	12.6	3.0	18.1	-3.2
August 19	12.7	3.0	17.8	-4.1
August 20	12.7	3.1	17.1	-3.6
August 21	12.8	3.1	17.8	-3.2
August 22	12.9	3.1	19.5	-2.2
August 23	12.9	3.2	19.3	-3.6
August 24	13.0	3.2	18.9	-4.4
August 25	13.1	3.2	20.0	-3.6
August 26	13.1	3.2	18.7	-2.7
August 27	13.2	3.3	18.4	-1.7
August 28	13.3	3.3	18.6	-3.6
August 29	13.3	3.3	18.4	-3.3
August 30	13.4	3.4	17.8	-3.2
August 31	13.5	3.4	18.3	-3.4

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
2009–2023	Launceston Airport	location
1940–2008	Launceston Airport Comparison	location
1884–1939	Launceston Pumping Station	location