Average Weather in Maitland Australia

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In Maitland, the summers are warm, the winters are cold, and it is windy and mostly clear year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 45°F to 79°F and is rarely below 39°F or above 92°F.

The warm season lasts for 3.5 months, from December 5 to March 19, with an average daily high temperature above 74°F. The hottest day of the year is February 3, with an average high of 79°F and low of 65°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.2 months, from May 26 to September 3, with an average daily high temperature below 61°F. The coldest day of the year is July 23, with an average low of 45°F and high of 56°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

In Maitland, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Maitland begins around December 14 and lasts for 3.6 months, ending around April 3. On February 10, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 77% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 23% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 3 and lasts for 8.4 months, ending around December 14. On May 31, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 40% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 61% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Maitland varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 5.1 months, from May 5 to October 9, with a greater than 14% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 26% on July 2.

The drier season lasts 6.9 months, from October 9 to May 5. The smallest chance of a wet day is 1% on January 4.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 26% on July 2.

The length of the day in Maitland varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2017, the shortest day is June 21, with 9 hours, 51 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 14 hours, 28 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:57 AM on September 30, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 34 minutes later at 7:31 AM on April 1. The earliest sunset is at 5:15 PM on June 12, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 20 minutes later at 8:35 PM on January 7.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Maitland during 2017, starting in the spring on October 1 and ending in the fall on April 2.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Maitland, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 2% of 2% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Maitland experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 9.1 months, from June 14 to March 16, with average wind speeds of more than 6.9 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is January 16, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.7 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 2.9 months, from March 16 to June 14. The calmest day of the year is May 1, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.3 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Maitland varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 2.8 months, from May 7 to July 31, with a peak percentage of 38% on July 12. The wind is most often from the west for 2.1 months, from July 31 to October 3, with a peak percentage of 38% on August 10. The wind is most often from the south for 7.1 months, from October 3 to May 7, with a peak percentage of 57% on January 1.

Maitland is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.5 months, from December 20 to April 6, with an average temperature above 68°F. The day of the year with the warmest water is February 10, with an average temperature of 71°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.4 months, from June 17 to September 30, with an average temperature below 59°F. The day of the year with the coolest water is August 9, with an average temperature of 56°F.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from November 5 to February 20, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.1 kWh. The brightest day of the year is January 4, with an average of 8.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from April 29 to August 16, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.6 kWh. The darkest day of the year is June 19, with an average of 2.4 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Maitland are -34.374 deg latitude, 137.673 deg longitude, and 548 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Maitland contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 266 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 555 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (784 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,427 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Maitland is covered by cropland (88%), within 10 miles by cropland (98%), and within 50 miles by water (56%) and cropland (40%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Maitland, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Maitland.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Maitland according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Maitland is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Maitland and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are: RAAF Base Edinburgh (51%, 94 kilometers, southeast); Whyalla Airport (27%, 147 kilometers, north); and Port Lincoln Airport (22%, 167 kilometers, west).

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for aiports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © Esri, with data from National Geographic, Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, UNEP-WCMC, USGS, NASA, ESA, METI, NRCAN, GEBCO, NOAA, and iPC.