Maryborough climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Maryborough?

Maryborough has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 805 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maryborough?

The hottest day measured in Maryborough between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1979, reaching 39.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Maryborough?

The coldest day measured in Maryborough between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1994, at 2.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Maryborough?

Almost never: Maryborough sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Maryborough warmed?

Yes: Maryborough warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Maryborough?

The wettest day measured in Maryborough between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1942, with 251 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Maryborough?

The windiest day measured in Maryborough between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1972, with winds reaching 48.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Maryborough?

The warmest month in Maryborough is January (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Maryborough?

Maryborough receives on average 805 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 99 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Maryborough?

Maryborough gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Maryborough (Australia) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 805 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 (25.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.

Maryborough averages 0 frost days, 42 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 99 rainy days per year.

Maryborough has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 11 December 1979) and the coldest 2.8 °C (on 1 August 1994).

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

MaryboroughQueensland

coords: -25.54°, 152.70°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthFebruaryDriest monthSeptember

Mean daily temperature

20.8°C

Average daily high

25.4°C

Average daily low

17.0°C

Annual rainfall

805mm

Sunshine / day

10.5h

Mean relative humidity

73%

Average peak wind

15.5km/h

Seasonal range

9.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

42 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

99 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.3 °C

Average feels-like low

17.3 °C

Average peak gust

36.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

117 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.9 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

39.5 °C

11 December 1979

Coldest day

2.8 °C

1 August 1994

Wettest day

251 mm

19 February 1942

Windiest day

48.1 km/h

11 February 1972

Strongest gust

114.5 km/h

11 February 1972

Hottest feels-like

42.9 °C

27 January 1940

Coldest feels-like

-1.2 °C

1 August 1994

Sunniest day

13.6 h

2 January 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	37.5 °C16 January 2025	4.4 °C13 June 2025	21.6 °C	947 mm	68
2024	34.3 °C22 January 2024	5.2 °C30 July 2024	21.7 °C	1,025 mm	67
2023	34.1 °C13 February 2023	5.7 °C1 July 2023	21.4 °C	692 mm	74
2022	34.4 °C2 February 2022	4.6 °C10 June 2022	20.8 °C	1,408 mm	33
2021	35.7 °C22 February 2021	4.6 °C12 June 2021	21.1 °C	1,024 mm	51
2020	33.2 °C3 February 2020	5.8 °C5 July 2020	21.5 °C	722 mm	74
2019	34.5 °C16 December 2019	5.6 °C15 July 2019	21.6 °C	358 mm	86
2018	35.7 °C15 February 2018	4.4 °C22 August 2018	21.2 °C	663 mm	52
2017	34.1 °C21 January 2017	6.0 °C10 August 2017	21.7 °C	889 mm	84
2016	34.2 °C24 November 2016	4.8 °C26 June 2016	21.6 °C	949 mm	54
2015	34.1 °C1 February 2015	4.7 °C18 July 2015	21.1 °C	835 mm	42
2014	33.4 °C6 January 2014	4.1 °C12 July 2014	21.1 °C	677 mm	42
2013	33.2 °C2 February 2013	4.4 °C23 August 2013	21.2 °C	1,044 mm	39
2012	33.4 °C5 December 2012	4.2 °C3 August 2012	20.4 °C	1,025 mm	32
2011	34.9 °C18 January 2011	4.4 °C10 July 2011	20.3 °C	887 mm	30
2010	35.2 °C19 January 2010	5.8 °C14 August 2010	20.9 °C	1,269 mm	26
2009	33.0 °C1 January 2009	2.9 °C12 June 2009	21.1 °C	829 mm	30
2008	36.7 °C23 February 2008	3.9 °C12 August 2008	20.5 °C	944 mm	26
2007	34.0 °C12 March 2007	3.1 °C20 July 2007	21.0 °C	813 mm	37
2006	33.5 °C4 February 2006	6.2 °C25 May 2006	20.9 °C	616 mm	47
2005	34.1 °C18 December 2005	4.7 °C13 August 2005	21.3 °C	820 mm	59
2004	34.8 °C22 February 2004	4.2 °C8 July 2004	21.0 °C	705 mm	47
2003	34.8 °C29 October 2003	4.2 °C1 August 2003	20.8 °C	681 mm	23
2002	36.0 °C9 January 2002	4.7 °C2 July 2002	21.1 °C	621 mm	52
2001	35.2 °C26 December 2001	2.9 °C9 July 2001	20.9 °C	727 mm	50
2000	33.8 °C20 January 2000	4.8 °C28 July 2000	20.5 °C	534 mm	14
1999	33.6 °C30 January 1999	3.8 °C18 June 1999	20.5 °C	1,109 mm	24
1998	38.1 °C23 February 1998	4.0 °C31 July 1998	21.5 °C	785 mm	63
1997	33.7 °C3 December 1997	3.3 °C26 August 1997	20.8 °C	630 mm	48
1996	34.6 °C1 February 1996	4.2 °C29 June 1996	20.9 °C	879 mm	50
1995	36.7 °C19 December 1995	3.8 °C10 August 1995	21.0 °C	725 mm	41
1994	35.4 °C6 January 1994	2.8 °C1 August 1994	20.5 °C	675 mm	42
1993	35.7 °C1 March 1993	5.9 °C14 June 1993	21.0 °C	708 mm	40
1992	37.2 °C14 January 1992	4.6 °C26 June 1992	20.7 °C	817 mm	51
1991	35.0 °C15 December 1991	5.0 °C31 July 1991	21.2 °C	630 mm	52
1990	35.7 °C3 February 1990	4.1 °C29 June 1990	20.8 °C	1,066 mm	66
1989	35.3 °C20 October 1989	4.3 °C15 July 1989	20.6 °C	751 mm	37
1988	34.9 °C24 November 1988	6.9 °C10 August 1988	21.3 °C	988 mm	42
1987	35.6 °C22 January 1987	5.9 °C30 June 1987	21.1 °C	616 mm	57
1986	32.8 °C10 March 1986	5.7 °C11 July 1986	21.0 °C	732 mm	44
1985	35.6 °C3 January 1985	3.2 °C25 June 1985	20.8 °C	772 mm	62
1984	35.3 °C15 December 1984	5.7 °C7 July 1984	20.6 °C	732 mm	30
1983	36.0 °C12 January 1983	6.5 °C10 June 1983	20.9 °C	1,211 mm	32
1982	36.1 °C18 February 1982	5.7 °C23 June 1982	20.6 °C	504 mm	45
1981	35.6 °C8 December 1981	5.5 °C12 July 1981	20.9 °C	707 mm	61
1980	37.9 °C16 January 1980	5.7 °C8 July 1980	21.3 °C	766 mm	50
1979	39.5 °C11 December 1979	7.5 °C1 July 1979	21.1 °C	603 mm	45
1978	35.8 °C7 February 1978	5.6 °C13 July 1978	20.6 °C	968 mm	39
1977	36.6 °C18 January 1977	4.9 °C30 July 1977	20.6 °C	691 mm	24
1976	35.7 °C28 December 1976	7.1 °C6 July 1976	20.5 °C	1,135 mm	36
1975	32.7 °C24 January 1975	7.9 °C11 July 1975	20.5 °C	740 mm	24
1974	33.4 °C20 December 1974	6.0 °C15 July 1974	19.8 °C	1,036 mm	17
1973	34.8 °C14 March 1973	7.6 °C19 July 1973	21.2 °C	1,265 mm	43
1972	34.1 °C25 December 1972	4.7 °C10 July 1972	20.3 °C	1,058 mm	23
1971	35.2 °C4 January 1971	6.0 °C27 June 1971	20.5 °C	1,069 mm	31
1970	33.5 °C12 March 1970	6.9 °C21 July 1970	20.6 °C	907 mm	36
1969	35.6 °C10 February 1969	8.5 °C24 July 1969	20.9 °C	699 mm	47
1968	34.7 °C19 November 1968	5.5 °C28 July 1968	20.7 °C	748 mm	45
1967	34.9 °C31 December 1967	6.1 °C4 August 1967	20.4 °C	1,026 mm	28
1966	34.1 °C15 February 1966	6.5 °C18 July 1966	20.4 °C	724 mm	31
1965	35.0 °C11 February 1965	5.3 °C19 July 1965	20.5 °C	601 mm	34
1964	35.8 °C17 December 1964	5.5 °C13 August 1964	21.2 °C	458 mm	53
1963	34.5 °C5 January 1963	6.5 °C19 July 1963	20.4 °C	758 mm	17
1962	34.1 °C12 February 1962	6.6 °C23 August 1962	20.6 °C	806 mm	36
1961	33.2 °C29 December 1961	6.3 °C23 June 1961	20.3 °C	769 mm	23
1960	35.8 °C3 February 1960	6.7 °C6 August 1960	20.3 °C	581 mm	28
1959	33.1 °C21 February 1959	7.3 °C30 July 1959	20.2 °C	906 mm	22
1958	37.4 °C31 October 1958	6.2 °C24 July 1958	20.9 °C	914 mm	41
1957	34.5 °C27 December 1957	5.5 °C12 August 1957	21.0 °C	448 mm	50
1956	37.0 °C11 December 1956	5.4 °C14 August 1956	20.4 °C	1,193 mm	42
1955	34.3 °C19 November 1955	5.7 °C3 August 1955	20.9 °C	899 mm	35
1954	33.3 °C20 March 1954	6.4 °C12 June 1954	20.6 °C	836 mm	29
1953	34.9 °C10 December 1953	4.9 °C18 August 1953	20.5 °C	890 mm	36
1952	34.6 °C8 January 1952	5.4 °C7 July 1952	20.9 °C	585 mm	63
1951	33.8 °C10 November 1951	3.3 °C22 July 1951	20.2 °C	351 mm	39
1950	34.4 °C15 December 1950	8.0 °C29 June 1950	20.5 °C	1,019 mm	26
1949	35.2 °C2 January 1949	4.5 °C24 June 1949	20.4 °C	702 mm	44
1948	34.7 °C27 February 1948	6.8 °C29 June 1948	20.5 °C	414 mm	35
1947	35.2 °C30 January 1947	6.5 °C20 July 1947	20.2 °C	521 mm	21
1946	34.9 °C6 January 1946	4.5 °C20 July 1946	20.4 °C	619 mm	36
1945	33.1 °C21 November 1945	6.5 °C22 July 1945	20.8 °C	519 mm	43
1944	34.1 °C10 March 1944	6.7 °C22 July 1944	20.5 °C	333 mm	50
1943	36.4 °C15 January 1943	5.4 °C26 June 1943	20.2 °C	514 mm	41
1942	37.0 °C5 January 1942	8.1 °C6 August 1942	20.4 °C	1,569 mm	28
1941	33.3 °C6 December 1941	5.8 °C9 July 1941	20.0 °C	1,208 mm	20
1940	36.2 °C27 January 1940	8.2 °C25 May 1940	20.7 °C	601 mm	39

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.5 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

68 d/yr

+26

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

947 mm

+142 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.3 °C	+0.9 °C	114 mm	+7 mm
Feb	29.8 °C	+0.9 °C	43 mm	-82 mm
Mar	29.0 °C	+1.1 °C	160 mm	+66 mm
Apr	27.0 °C	+1.0 °C	99 mm	+44 mm
May	24.3 °C	+1.0 °C	80 mm	+26 mm
Jun	21.7 °C	+0.7 °C	37 mm	-6 mm
Jul	21.8 °C	+1.3 °C	50 mm	+13 mm
Aug	22.0 °C	+0.2 °C	62 mm	+29 mm
Sep	24.8 °C	+0.8 °C	26 mm	+0 mm
Oct	28.2 °C	+2.3 °C	53 mm	-9 mm
Nov	29.4 °C	+1.9 °C	119 mm	+45 mm
Dec	29.4 °C	+0.6 °C	104 mm	+10 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.5 °C

16 Jan 2025

Coldest day

4.4 °C

13 Jun 2025

Wettest day

41.9 mm

11 Jan 2025

Windiest day

32.0 km/h

2 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

73.4 km/h

2 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.2 °C

16 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

1.1 °C

13 Jun 2025

Sunniest day

13.6 h

29 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Maryborough?

Maryborough has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 805 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maryborough?

The hottest day measured in Maryborough between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1979, reaching 39.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Maryborough?

The coldest day measured in Maryborough between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1994, at 2.8 °C.

Does it snow in Maryborough?

Almost never: Maryborough sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Maryborough warmed?

Yes: Maryborough warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Maryborough?

The wettest day measured in Maryborough between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1942, with 251 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Maryborough?

The windiest day measured in Maryborough between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1972, with winds reaching 48.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Maryborough?

The warmest month in Maryborough is January (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Maryborough?

Maryborough receives on average 805 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 99 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Maryborough?

Maryborough gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Maryborough?

Yes: Maryborough has on average 117 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maryborough?

In Maryborough, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 27 January 1940, and the lowest was -1.2 °C on 1 August 1994.

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