Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Huonville Australia

In Huonville, the summers are comfortable, the winters are cold and wet, and it is windy and partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 39°F to 69°F and is rarely below 33°F or above 80°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Huonville for warm-weather activities is from early January to early March.

The warm season lasts for 3.2 months, from December 12 to March 18, with an average daily high temperature above 65°F. The hottest month of the year in Huonville is February, with an average high of 68°F and low of 53°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.1 months, from May 25 to August 28, with an average daily high temperature below 55°F. The coldest month of the year in Huonville is July, with an average low of 40°F and high of 52°F.

In Huonville, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Huonville begins around September 9 and lasts for 7.0 months, ending around April 8.

The clearest month of the year in Huonville is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 59% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 8 and lasts for 5.0 months, ending around September 9.

The cloudiest month of the year in Huonville is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 56% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Huonville varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.2 months, from April 24 to October 30, with a greater than 35% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Huonville is August, with an average of 14.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.8 months, from October 30 to April 24. The month with the fewest wet days in Huonville is February, with an average of 6.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Huonville is August, with an average of 14.0 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 47% on August 8.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Huonville experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Huonville. The month with the most rain in Huonville is August, with an average rainfall of 3.2 inches.

The month with the least rain in Huonville is February, with an average rainfall of 1.9 inches.

The length of the day in Huonville varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 21, with 9 hours, 0 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 15 hours, 22 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:26 AM on December 9, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 18 minutes later at 7:44 AM on June 27. The earliest sunset is at 4:42 PM on June 14, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 11 minutes later at 8:54 PM on January 3.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Huonville during 2024, starting in the spring on October 6 and ending in the fall on April 7.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Huonville, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Huonville experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 2.9 months, from August 5 to November 2, with average wind speeds of more than 11.9 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Huonville is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 12.7 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 9.1 months, from November 2 to August 5. The calmest month of the year in Huonville is June, with an average hourly wind speed of 10.7 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Huonville is from the west throughout the year.

Huonville is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 2.8 months, from January 11 to April 3, with an average temperature above 60°F. The month of the year in Huonville with the warmest water is February, with an average temperature of 62°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.1 months, from June 24 to October 27, with an average temperature below 55°F. The month of the year in Huonville with the coolest water is August, with an average temperature of 53°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Huonville throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Huonville for general outdoor tourist activities is from early January to early March, with a peak score in the second week of February.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Huonville for hot-weather activities is for the entire month of February, with a peak score in the second week of February.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Huonville typically lasts for 10 months (314 days), from around July 29 to around June 9, rarely starting after September 19, or ending before May 4.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Huonville should appear around September 20, only rarely appearing before September 6 or after October 4.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from November 7 to February 15, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.1 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Huonville is December, with an average of 7.1 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.8 months, from April 26 to August 20, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.5 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Huonville is June, with an average of 1.4 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Huonville are -43.031 deg latitude, 147.048 deg longitude, and 26 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Huonville contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,696 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 344 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,435 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (4,741 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Huonville is covered by trees (78%) and cropland (14%), within 10 miles by trees (85%), and within 50 miles by trees (52%) and water (30%).