Maitland climate — normals and trends
Maitland (Australia) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 699 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is January (23.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (11.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Maitland averages 0 frost days, 41 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 105 rainy days per year.
Maitland has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.7 °C (on 12 February 2017) and the coldest 0.2 °C (on 15 July 1978).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
MaitlandNew South Wales
- coords
- -32.73°, 151.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.6°C
Average daily high
22.8°C
Average daily low
13.3°C
Annual rainfall
699mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
16.1km/h
Seasonal range
11.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
41 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
105 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.3 °C
Average feels-like low
12.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
27 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
42.7 °C
12 February 2017
Coldest day
0.2 °C
15 July 1978
Wettest day
142 mm
11 March 1974
Windiest day
44.5 km/h
9 August 1955
Strongest gust
99.7 km/h
8 June 2007
Hottest feels-like
45.0 °C
2 February 2006
Coldest feels-like
-3.3 °C
15 July 1978
Snowiest day
0.4 cm
4 July 1984
Sunniest day
14.0 h
3 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 138 mm | +64 mm |
| Feb | 28.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 52 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 26.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 156 mm | +78 mm |
| Apr | 24.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 109 mm | +52 mm |
| May | 19.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 153 mm | +103 mm |
| Jun | 17.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 13 mm | -41 mm |
| Jul | 16.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 69 mm | +35 mm |
| Aug | 17.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 172 mm | +130 mm |
| Sep | 23.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 36 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 26.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 23 mm | -32 mm |
| Nov | 28.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 25 mm | -39 mm |
| Dec | 28.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 64 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Maitland?
Maitland has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 699 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maitland?
The hottest day measured in Maitland between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2017, reaching 42.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Maitland?
The coldest day measured in Maitland between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1978, at 0.2 °C.
Does it snow in Maitland?
Almost never: Maitland sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Maitland warmed?
Yes: Maitland warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Maitland?
The wettest day measured in Maitland between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 1974, with 142 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Maitland?
The windiest day measured in Maitland between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1955, with winds reaching 44.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Maitland?
The warmest month in Maitland is January (23.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (11.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Maitland?
Maitland receives on average 699 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 105 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Maitland?
Maitland gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Maitland?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Maitland between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1984, with 0.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Maitland?
Yes: Maitland has on average 27 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maitland?
In Maitland, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.0 °C on 2 February 2006, and the lowest was -3.3 °C on 15 July 1978.
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