Devonport weather by month & the best time to visit
🇦🇺 Australia · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Devonport is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 86/100), with January close behind. Devonport averages about 2,414 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 38 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,414
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 86/100
- Rain / year
- 915 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 20°C / 68°F
- Population
- 26k
- Elevation
- 7 m
When is the best time to visit Devonport?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Devonport is February, then January. The dullest month is August (24/100, 111 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Devonport?
Devonport gets a moderate 2,414 hours of sunshine a year. 62 Sunshine Score points separate February (86) from August (24), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #113 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,071 hours. The year's 915 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 84 | 20° / 68°F | 15° / 59°F | 51 mm | 9 | 20° / 68°F |
| February | 86 | 20° / 68°F | 15° / 59°F | 38 mm | 8 | 20° / 68°F |
| March | 74 | 19° / 66°F | 15° / 59°F | 65 mm | 6 | 19° / 66°F |
| April | 60 | 17° / 63°F | 13° / 55°F | 70 mm | 3 | 17° / 63°F |
| May | 46 | 15° / 59°F | 11° / 52°F | 79 mm | 2 | 15° / 59°F |
| June | 31 | 13° / 55°F | 10° / 50°F | 97 mm | 1 | 13° / 55°F |
| July | 25 | 12° / 54°F | 9° / 48°F | 105 mm | 1 | 12° / 54°F |
| August | 24 | 12° / 54°F | 9° / 48°F | 111 mm | 2 | 12° / 54°F |
| September | 32 | 13° / 55°F | 9° / 48°F | 90 mm | 3 | 12° / 54°F |
| October | 40 | 14° / 57°F | 10° / 50°F | 72 mm | 5 | 14° / 57°F |
| November | 53 | 16° / 61°F | 12° / 54°F | 71 mm | 7 | 16° / 61°F |
| December | 67 | 18° / 64°F | 13° / 55°F | 66 mm | 9 | 18° / 64°F |
Sea temperature in Devonport by month
The sea off Devonport is warmest in January at around 20°C / 68°F, and coolest in July at 12°C / 54°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Launceston (Western Junction) Australia · 77 km · best in Feb · 2,489 h sun/yr
- Hobart (Cambridge) Australia · 206 km · best in Feb · 2,388 h sun/yr
- Melbourne Australia · 412 km · best in Jan · 2,583 h sun/yr
- Canberra Australia · 695 km · best in Apr · 2,862 h sun/yr
- Sydney (Mascot) Australia · 905 km · best in Sep · 2,606 h sun/yr
- Adelaide Australia · 977 km · best in Jan · 3,118 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Burnie Australia · 62 km · 2,450 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Whitemark Australia · 178 km · 2,688 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Melbourne Australia · 405 km · 2,583 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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