Maitland weather
Temperature, rain and wind in Maitland (New South Wales, Australia), a city of about 89,597 people: how it is right now, hour by hour into tomorrow, the next 7 days and what each month of the year is like.
Right now
Friday 16 October, 12:00 (Australia/Sydney)
20 °C
Rain
Feels like
20 °C
Humidity
58%
Wind
15 km/h
ESE · Beaufort 3
Dew point
11 °C
Cloud cover
99%
Pressure
1,030 hPa
Hour by hour
Next 24 hours, in the city’s local time.
| Time | Conditions | Temperature | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Rain | 20 °C | 0.3 mm | 15 km/h |
| 13:00 | Cloudy | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 17 km/h |
| 14:00 | Cloudy | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 18 km/h |
| 15:00 | Partly cloudy | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 18 km/h |
| 16:00 | Partly cloudy | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 19 km/h |
| 17:00 | Partly cloudy | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 20 km/h |
| 18:00 | Fair | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 18 km/h |
| 19:00 | Partly cloudy | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 13 km/h |
| 20:00 | Partly cloudy | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 9 km/h |
| 21:00 | Partly cloudy | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 km/h |
| 22:00 | Partly cloudy | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 km/h |
| 23:00 | Partly cloudy | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 7 km/h |
| 00:00 | Fair | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 km/h |
| 01:00 | Fair | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 10 km/h |
| 02:00 | Partly cloudy | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 9 km/h |
| 03:00 | Partly cloudy | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 7 km/h |
| 04:00 | Cloudy | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 6 km/h |
| 05:00 | Partly cloudy | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 km/h |
| 06:00 | Partly cloudy | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 km/h |
| 07:00 | Cloudy | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 km/h |
| 08:00 | Light rain showers | 16 °C | 0.2 mm | 7 km/h |
| 09:00 | Rain | 17 °C | 0.3 mm | 13 km/h |
| 10:00 | Rain | 18 °C | 0.3 mm | 14 km/h |
| 11:00 | Cloudy | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 14 km/h |
Next 7 days
| Day | Conditions | Low | High | Rain outlook |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 16/10 | Rain | 13 °C | 20 °C | rain unlikely · 0.3 mm |
| Sat 17/10 | Cloudy | 11 °C | 20 °C | rain unlikely · 0.9 mm |
| Sun 18/10 | Light rain showers | 11 °C | 22 °C | rain unlikely · 0.5 mm |
| Tue 20/10 | Partly cloudy | 13 °C | 24 °C | rain possible · 1.1 mm |
| Wed 21/10 | Cloudy | 13 °C | 25 °C | rain possible · 0.7 mm |
| Thu 22/10 | Clear sky | 14 °C | 25 °C | rain possible · 2.0 mm |
| Fri 23/10 | Fair | 14 °C | 27 °C | rain possible · 1.6 mm |
This column is our own reading: the global model does not publish a probability of precipitation for this region, so we classify the day from the forecast symbol and the total in millimetres. It is not an official probability figure.
Australia/Sydney
What each number means
- Rain (mm)
- 1 millimetre of rain is 1 litre of water per square metre. Up to 2 mm in a day is drizzle; from 10 mm it is proper rain; more than 50 mm in a few hours is the amount that floods streets.
- Humidity
- Relative humidity is how much water vapour the air holds compared with the most it can hold at that temperature. Above 80% sweat evaporates slowly and heat feels worse; below 30% your throat and eyes dry out.
- Dew point
- The dew point is the temperature at which the air would start to condense. The closer it is to the air temperature, the muggier it feels. Above 20 °C the air already feels heavy.
- Feels like
- "Feels like" combines temperature, wind and humidity: strong wind carries heat away from the body, so it feels colder than the thermometer; high humidity in the heat makes it feel warmer.
- Wind
- Wind is given as a speed and the direction it blows from. Up to 20 km/h you barely notice it; at 40 km/h it moves branches and parasols; above 60 km/h it brings down trees and roof tiles.
- Cloud cover
- Cloud cover as a percentage is how much of the sky is covered. Up to 20% is a clear sky; above 80% the sun barely gets through.
- Chance of rain
- The model does not publish a probability of precipitation for this region. This column is our own reading: the global model does not publish a probability of precipitation for this region, so we classify the day from the forecast symbol and the total in millimetres. It is not an official probability figure.
Month-by-month climate
In October, Maitland averages 18 °C and about 59 mm of rain over the month, on the 25-year Meteorological and Solar Monthly & Annual Climatologies (January 2001 - December 2025) climatology.
Warmest month
January
Coldest month
July
Wettest month
February
Driest month
July
| Month | Mean temperature | Rain | Mean humidity |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25 °C | 77 mm | 61% |
| February | 23 °C | 109 mm | 68% |
| March | 21 °C | 98 mm | 73% |
| April | 17 °C | 60 mm | 74% |
| May | 13 °C | 45 mm | 74% |
| June | 11 °C | 73 mm | 82% |
| July | 10 °C | 37 mm | 78% |
| August | 11 °C | 37 mm | 70% |
| September | 15 °C | 41 mm | 65% |
| October | 18 °C | 59 mm | 61% |
| November | 21 °C | 82 mm | 62% |
| December | 23 °C | 83 mm | 62% |
Frequently asked questions
- Will it rain tomorrow in Maitland?
- rain unlikely. Rain: 0.9 mm. Low 11 °C, High 20 °C.
- What is the temperature in Maitland right now?
- 20 °C, rain. Feels like: 20 °C. Humidity: 58%.
- What will the weather be like at the weekend in Maitland?
- Sat 17/10: cloudy, 11 °C / 20 °C, rain unlikely. Sun 18/10: light rain showers, 11 °C / 22 °C, rain unlikely.
- Which is the wettest month in Maitland?
- February — ~109 mm (25-year Meteorological and Solar Monthly & Annual Climatologies (January 2001 - December 2025), NASA POWER).
- How far ahead does this Maitland forecast go?
- This page shows 7 days. The model run used here is from 16/10/2026, 01:17 UTC, and the page fetches a new one every 30 minutes.
Nearby cities
Forecasts for places near Maitland:
- Cessnock 22 km
- Newcastle 30 km
- Central Coast 79 km
- Muswellbrook 82 km
- Umina Beach 91 km
- Pittwater 106 km
- Hornsby 116 km
- Dee Why 116 km
How to read this page
How to read the min and the max
The week’s high (27 °C) arrives in the afternoon, about two hours after solar noon; the low (11 °C) just before sunrise. Both are air temperature in the shade, two metres above ground — in direct sun or over asphalt a thermometer reads higher.
Where this number comes from
The Maitland forecast comes from MET Norway, a partir do ECMWF HRES e, na área nórdica, do MEPS, run of 16/10/2026, 01:17 UTC. The month-by-month climate comes from NASA POWER, climatology of 25-year Meteorological and Solar Monthly & Annual Climatologies (January 2001 - December 2025). Both are credited in full at the foot of this page.
What a forecast cannot promise
Out to two days accuracy is high; by day seven the trend matters more than the exact figure. For Maitland the model publishes no rain probability, so the expectation column is our reading.
Severe weather warnings
This page is informational. For official warnings of storms, gales or flooding affecting Maitland, go to your national weather service through the World Meteorological Organization warning portal.
Understanding the weather and climate of Maitland
Is this week in Maitland above or below the October normal?
The average of the next 7 days in Maitland works out at 18 °C, against a normal of 18 °C for October over 25-year Meteorological and Solar Monthly & Annual Climatologies (January 2001 - December 2025). The gap is under one degree, so the week sits squarely inside what the season normally brings.
Within the week the highest maximum lands on Fri 23/10 (27 °C) and the lowest minimum on Sun 18/10 (11 °C). Forecast rain adds up to 7.1 mm, roughly 12% of everything Maitland gets in an average October (59 mm). The wettest day is Thu 22/10, with 2.0 mm.
When is the wettest and the driest month in Maitland?
On the 25-year Meteorological and Solar Monthly & Annual Climatologies (January 2001 - December 2025) climatology, the wettest month in Maitland is February, at about 109 mm, and the driest is July, at 37 mm. February takes 2.9 times more than July, so rain in Maitland has a real season even though it never stops altogether. For October, the month you are reading this in, the average is 59 mm.
What does the dew point say about how Maitland feels?
Right now in Maitland the air is at 20 °C with a dew point of 11 °C and relative humidity of 58%. That distance between temperature and dew point is the comfortable band: the body can cool itself by evaporation without effort.
What is the climate of Maitland like through the year?
The warmest month in Maitland is January (25 °C on average) and the coldest is July (10 °C), a swing of about 15 °C around an annual mean of 17 °C. A swing of this size means a genuinely temperate climate: summer and winter call for different clothes, different housing and different habits.
Because Maitland lies in the southern hemisphere, at 32.73° south, summer falls in December, January and February — which is why the warmest month shows up at either end of the calendar.
How far is Maitland from Newcastle?
The nearest large city to Maitland is Newcastle, about 30 km away in a straight line, to the south-east, with 508,437 inhabitants. In that band the temperature of the two rarely differs by more than a degree or two, but a summer downpour can hit one and miss the other: heat showers are only a few kilometres wide. Being larger, Newcastle shows up in more searches, and plenty of people end up reading its forecast assuming it covers Maitland.
Words on this page
Apparent temperature
The temperature the body actually feels, rather than the one on the thermometer. It combines air temperature with wind, which carries heat away faster, and humidity, which slows the evaporation of sweat. That is why 30 °C in dry air with a breeze is easier than 28 °C in still, muggy air.
Dew point
The temperature air would have to cool to, at constant pressure and moisture, for water to start condensing. The closer the dew point sits to the air temperature, the less room the vapour has and the muggier the day feels.
Millimetre of rain
The depth of water rain would leave on a flat surface with no run-off. One millimetre is one litre per square metre, no matter how large the area measured is.
Standard definition by World Meteorological Organization (WMO) · Millimetre of rain
Climate normal
The average of a climate element — temperature, rainfall, humidity — computed over a long, standardised period, usually thirty years. It does not predict anything: it says what is typical for that place in that month, and gives you a ruler for calling a week warm or wet.
Standard definition by World Meteorological Organization (WMO) · Climate normal
Forecast model
A program that solves the equations of the atmosphere on a grid of points and steps forward in time from the state observed now. Your city forecast is the model value at the nearest grid point, which is why two neighbouring towns get almost the same numbers.
Standard definition by MET Norway (Meteorologisk institutt) · Forecast model
Model run
The time the model was executed with the latest observations. Every forecast belongs to a run, and runs age: one from six hours ago knows nothing about the shower that started afterwards. It is the first thing to check when two sources disagree.
Standard definition by MET Norway (Meteorologisk institutt) · Model run
Source, model and licence
- Model
- MET Norway, a partir do ECMWF HRES e, na área nórdica, do MEPS
- Model run
- 16/10/2026, 01:17 UTC
- Source
- MET Norway (Meteorologisk institutt) — Locationforecast 2.0 — Based on data from MET Norway. Licence: CC BY 4.0 / NLOD 2.0.
- Month-by-month climate
- NASA POWER — Climatology (MERRA-2, 2001–2020) — The data was obtained from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project — Climatology API v2. Dados públicos da NASA, citação obrigatória.
- Cities, coordinates and population
- Dados de cidades: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
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