Climate averages 1991–2020
Maitland weather
in August.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a mild month in Maitland: daytime highs average 18.2°C and nights cool to about 8.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 31 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes August a fairly dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 55 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Newcastle, Australia (30 km away). In August its highs average 17.4°C, 0.8°C cooler than Maitland, with 56 mm of rain.
Among the 32 cities listed in Australia, Maitland ranks 14th of 32 for the warmest August highs and 8th of 32 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 32 cities is 17.6°C; Maitland is 0.6°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 3.4°C to 21.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 31 mm to 37 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Maitland climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.0°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 66 | 9.9 | 14.014 h |
| February | 27.9°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 81 | 9.6 | 13.313 h |
| March | 25.7°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 74 | 10.6 | 12.312 h |
| April | 22.8°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 51 | 7.9 | 11.311 h |
| May | 19.5°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 47 | 8.0 | 10.510 h |
| June | 16.9°C9.2°C | 9.2°C | 59 | 8.5 | 10.010 h |
| July | 16.4°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 37 | 6.0 | 10.210 h |
| August, selected | 18.2°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 31 | 5.3 | 10.911 h |
| September | 21.6°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 37 | 6.0 | 11.912 h |
| October | 24.1°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 52 | 7.6 | 12.913 h |
| November | 25.9°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 72 | 9.3 | 13.814 h |
| December | 27.5°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 71 | 10.0 | 14.314 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Newcastle, Australia in AugustAustralia · 30 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 10.8°C · 56 mm rain
- Central Coast in AugustAustralia · 79 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 10.9°C · 49 mm rain
- Sydney in AugustAustralia · 130 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 9.4°C · 53 mm rain
- Blue Mountains in AugustAustralia · 158 kmHigh 11.5°C · Low 1.8°C · 46 mm rain
- Wollongong in AugustAustralia · 198 kmHigh 16.6°C · Low 10.7°C · 63 mm rain
- Coffs Harbour in AugustAustralia · 309 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 11.7°C · 45 mm rain
- Canberra in AugustAustralia · 361 kmHigh 11.4°C · Low 1.6°C · 49 mm rain
- Tuggeranong in AugustAustralia · 376 kmHigh 11.4°C · Low 1.6°C · 57 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Maitland) is explained once on the Maitland year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.