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Maitland, New South Wales climate
Cfa Humid subtropical
Maitland has a mildly seasonal mild-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is January with an average daily high near 30°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 5°C at night. Around 819 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in February (106 mm) and easing off in August (38 mm).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsMaitland climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 78 | 106 | 79 | 70 | 60 | 83 | 44 | 38 | 49 | 58 | 94 | 62 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 18 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 78 | 106 | 79 | 70 | 60 | 83 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 18 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 |
| Avg low (°C) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 44 | 38 | 49 | 58 | 94 | 62 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | 0.8 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.1 | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0.4 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.4 | 1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 0.8 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 2 | 2 | 0.1 | — | — | — |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 60 | 61 | 57 | 52 | 49 | 52 | 46 | 41 | 44 | 55 | 62 | 61 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 67 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 80 | 76 | 70 | 66 | 65 | 67 | 66 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 60 | 61 | 57 | 52 | 49 | 52 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 67 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 80 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 46 | 41 | 44 | 55 | 62 | 61 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 76 | 70 | 66 | 65 | 67 | 66 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 18 years of daily observations at Maitland Visitors Centre, a weather station, about 1 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.