Weather in Maitland in November

A good month. November is a solid month to be in Maitland. Highs average 29.8 °C, lows 15.7 °C, and rain falls on 10 days — nothing in the month is working against you.

November ranks 9 of 12 in Maitland: past the worst of the year but short of September, which is the month to book if the dates are open.

Rain on 10 days, 3 of them heavy. Enough to need a plan B, not enough to need a plan around it. Pack for 29.8 °C days and 15.7 °C nights; the spread matters more here than any single number.

What the averages hide

Averages flatten a month, and this one hides a few things: 5 days clear 35 °C, so a serious heatwave is normal rather than notable. Across the twenty years measured, the hottest November day reached 44.6 °C and the coldest night fell to 8.2 °C, and the wettest single day dropped 60 mm — roughly 73% of the month's rain in one day.

November is moderately variable: 27 mm in the driest year against 179 mm in the wettest, around an average of 82 mm. Roughly two Novembers in three land near that average, and the third does something else entirely.

Wind is light at 4.8 km/h, so the temperature on the page is close to the temperature on your skin, and humidity is unremarkable at 62%.

How November sits in the year

The month is on the way up: 2.7 °C warmer than October, and December adds another 1.7 °C. Late in the month feels noticeably different from the start of it, which is worth knowing if the trip is short.

Daylight in November

November is at or near the longest days of Maitland's year: 13.8 hours of daylight, gaining 0.8 hours across the month. Evenings are the real gain — dinner outdoors still happens in full light.

Sea temperature

The sea sits at about 21.1 °C in November — comfortable for a proper swim. The sea peaks at 24.5 °C in February and bottoms out at 19.3 °C — water lags the air by a month or two, which is why the best swimming often comes after the best weather.

How busy it gets

Shoulder. The value months — prices ease off and you get the place closer to itself.

Crowd levels are estimated from climate desirability and school-holiday calendars, not from visitor numbers.

November in Maitland versus nearby

If Maitland is one option among several, the nearby comparison is worth making. Central Coast is a better bet in November — 3.8 °C cooler, 1 day more rain. Sydney is a better bet in November — 6.9 °C cooler, 1 day more rain.

So: November is a compromise. September is 20 points better and is what Maitland is actually like at its best — worth moving the trip for if that is possible, and worth adjusting expectations for if it is not.

Every month in Maitland

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