Australia
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
65,022km²
Area
2,131km
Coastline
measured on a simplified outline
1,617m
Highest point
Mount Ossa
536,600
People
17°C
Warmest sea
February
216km
To the mainland
When to go to Tasmania
Best to visit from January to February.
The sea is warmest in February (17 °C) and coolest in September (12 °C). The water never reaches 21 °C: bring a wetsuit.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island of Australia (for the state of Australia consisting of this island and nearby isles)
Tasmania is an island in Australia. It covers 65,022 km², with 2,131 km of coastline. Its highest point, Mount Ossa, rises to 1,617 m. About 536,600 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 216 km away.
Getting there
- Hobart International Airport (HBA)main airport (4 on the island with scheduled flights)Car hire at HBA airport (Hobart)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- 216 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From January to Februarybest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Tasmania.
This island is too large to count beaches and viewpoints in a meaningful way.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Tasmania in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Tasmania, each with its own numbers.
232beaches and covesCoastya
204lakesLakeyas
23waterfallsCascadyas
Tallest waterfall
160m
Liffey Falls
according to Cascadyas
Largest lake
230km²
Lake Gordon
according to Lakeyas
Deepest lake
200m
Lake St Clair
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
23.6°C
Briseis Hole
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
18.6°C
Ransons Beach
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
232 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Hawley Beach18.4°C
- Ocean Beach16.7°C
- Roaring Beach16.5°C
- Clifton Beach16.5°C
- Taroona Beach16.5°C
- Coningham Beach16.5°C
- Legacy Beach16.5°C
- Little Coningham Beach16.5°C
224 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
204 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Lake Gordon230km²
- Great Lake148km²
- Arthurs Lake51.7km²
- Lake Sorell45.7km²
- Lake Burbury36.6km²
- Lake King William31.9km²
- Lake St Clair200 m deep28.0km²
- Dove Lake0.86km²
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23 waterfalls
on Cascadyas, the waterfall atlas
- Liffey Falls160m
- St Columba Falls90m
- Delaneys Falls25m
- Russell Falls
- Lady Barron Falls
- Dip Falls
- Nelson Falls
- Horseshoe Falls
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 383 m above the sea. 34 % of it is below 200 m.
- 9 %0–50 m
- 24 %50–200 m
- 37 %200–500 m
- 25 %500–1,000 m
- 5 %1,000–2,000 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
500 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Hobart254,930 people
- Launceston90,953 people
- Devonport26,150 people
- Burnie20,417 people
- Sandy Bay11,727 people
- Glenorchy10,647 people
- Kingston10,154 people
- Howrah8,317 people
- Claremont7,629 people
- Blackmans Bay6,890 people
- Newnham6,481 people
- Riverside6,303 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 19 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 |
| Night low (°C) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Sea (°C) | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Rain (mm) | 55 | 42 | 62 | 62 | 74 | 88 | 86 | 111 | 95 | 76 | 66 | 67 |
| Wet days | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
| Sun h/day | 9.8 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 9.2 |
| Wind (km/h) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | −0.3 | −0.2 | −0.4 | −0.2 | −0.5 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.1 | −0.1 | +0.7 | +0.3 |
| 2021 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.6 |
| 2022 | +1.0 | +1.4 | +1.3 | +1.4 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.6 | −0.1 |
| 2023 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +1.4 |
| 2024 | +1.4 | +1.2 | +1.1 | +1.4 | +0.8 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +1.0 |
| 2025 | +1.4 | +1.4 | +1.3 | +1.5 | +1.3 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +0.6 | ±0.0 | −0.4 | −0.6 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q3593416) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | Natural Earth · public domain |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya, Lakeyas, Cascadyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
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