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Royal Hobart Botanical Gardens - TAS

A historic building near the entrance gate

The floral clock

Inside the conservatory

The visitor centre contains a cafe

In the Japanese garden

The main entrance gate

Observation deck to pond area.

A waterfall in a fernery

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Position

DEG: -42.864701 147.330772

DMS: 42º 51' 52.92" S 147º 19' 50.75" E

UTM: 55 G 5254157mN 527020mE

Altitude: 10.36m

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Address & Contact Edit

Royal Tas Botanical Gardens
11 Lower Domain Rd
Queens Domain TAS 7000

Phone: (03) 6166 0451

Email: rtbg@rtbg.tas.gov.au

Web: https://tasmania.com/points-of-interest/royal-botanical-gardens

Information

Hobart's Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens are just a short drive from the city, and while not large, contain a wealth of botanical beauty. It is located on a hillside with some steep paths but generally is easy to walk around. It contains a number of speciality displays including a conservatory, Japanese Garden and a vegetable area that relates to the ABC gardening program.

There is an information area and cafe in the visitor area. There is even a floral clock to help you keep track of the time.

The above web link provides a great deal of interesting and valuable information.

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Wildflowers

Weather

Closest Weather Station

Hobart at 22/03:00pm EST

Distance from Royal Hobart Botanical Gardens 2.79km S

Temperature
14.8°C
Feels Like	10.8°C
Rel. Humidity	52%
Dew Point	5.1°C
Pressure	1021.4hPa
Rainfall	0.0mm
Wind Direction	NW
Wind Speed	15km/hr 8knots
Gusts	20km/hr 11knots

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
14.8°C	10.8°C	52%	5.1°C	1021.4hPa	0.0mm	NW	15km/hr 8knots	20km/hr 11knots

Closest Climatic Station

Hobart (Ellerslie Road)

Distance from Royal Hobart Botanical Gardens 2.79km S


Mean Max. °C
Jan	21.7
Feb	21.7
Mar	20.1
Apr	17.3
May	14.4
Jun	12.0
Jul	11.7
Aug	13.1
Sep	15.1
Oct	17.0
Nov	18.7
Dec	20.3
Mean Min. °C
Jan	11.9
Feb	12.0
Mar	10.9
Apr	9.0
May	7.0
Jun	5.2
Jul	4.6
Aug	5.2
Sep	6.4
Oct	7.8
Nov	9.3
Dec	10.8
Mean Rain mm
Jan	47.3
Feb	40.1
Mar	45.0
Apr	51.2
May	46.3
Jun	54.1
Jul	51.8
Aug	53.6
Sep	53.5
Oct	61.4
Nov	54.1
Dec	56.4

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	21.7	21.7	20.1	17.3	14.4	12.0	11.7	13.1	15.1	17.0	18.7	20.3
Mean Min. °C	11.9	12.0	10.9	9.0	7.0	5.2	4.6	5.2	6.4	7.8	9.3	10.8
Mean Rain mm	47.3	40.1	45.0	51.2	46.3	54.1	51.8	53.6	53.5	61.4	54.1	56.4