Climate averages 1991–2020
Maitland weather
in December.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 3rd warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Maitland: daytime highs average 27.5°C and nights cool to about 17.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 71 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 15 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Newcastle, Australia (30 km away). In December its highs average 24.7°C, 2.8°C cooler than Maitland, with 70 mm of rain.
Among the 32 cities listed in Australia, Maitland ranks 11th of 32 for the warmest December highs and 16th of 32 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 32 cities is 26.0°C; Maitland is 1.6°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.5°C to 29.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 71 mm to 66 mm.
The annual picture
December 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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Newcastle, Australia in DecemberAustralia · 30 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 18.6°C · 70 mm rain
- Central Coast in DecemberAustralia · 79 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 18.4°C · 70 mm rain
- Sydney in DecemberAustralia · 130 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 17.8°C · 60 mm rain
- Blue Mountains in DecemberAustralia · 158 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 11.0°C · 121 mm rain
- Wollongong in DecemberAustralia · 198 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 17.5°C · 72 mm rain
- Coffs Harbour in DecemberAustralia · 309 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 19.5°C · 150 mm rain
- Canberra in DecemberAustralia · 361 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 12.1°C · 55 mm rain
- Tuggeranong in DecemberAustralia · 376 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 12.1°C · 81 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.