Climate and average weather in Maryborough
In Maryborough, the summers are humid, hot, showery, and partly cloudy and the winters are mild and mostly clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Maryborough typically varies from 11°C to 30°C, and is rarely below 6°C or above 32°C. January is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Maryborough for warm-weather activities is from early April to late November.
- Hottest
- Jan
- 30°
- Coldest
- Jul
- 11°
- Wettest
- Feb
- 128 mm
- Driest
- Jul
- 28 mm
- Rain / yr
- 787 mm
- 90 wet days
- Daylight
- 10.4–13.6 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 11 m
- 25.5°S
- Clearest
- Sep
- 33% cloud
Maryborough is city in Queensland, Australia.
- Founded
- 1847
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Maryborough weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early April to late November.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Maryborough, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 4.3 months, from November 19 to March 28, with daily high temperatures above 28°C. The hottest month of the year in Maryborough is January, with an average high of 30°C and low of 22°C.
The cool season lasts 3.0 months, from May 28 to August 26, with daily high temperatures below 23°C. The coldest month of the year in Maryborough is July, with an average low of 11°C and high of 21°C.
Days typically run about 9°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 11°C) in August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 |
| Avg low (°C) | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30 | 22 |
| Feb | 29 | 22 |
| Mar | 28 | 21 |
| Apr | 26 | 18 |
| May | 24 | 15 |
| Jun | 22 | 12 |
| Jul | 21 | 11 |
| Aug | 22 | 11 |
| Sep | 25 | 14 |
| Oct | 26 | 17 |
| Nov | 28 | 19 |
| Dec | 29 | 21 |
How hot and cold Maryborough really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Maryborough feels like about 32°C (around January 27). About 10 days a year carry some heat stress, peaking in January.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 32 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 30 |
| Air high (°C) | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
| Air low (°C) | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 30 | 22 | 22 |
| Feb | 31 | 29 | 22 | 22 |
| Mar | 30 | 28 | 21 | 21 |
| Apr | 26 | 26 | 18 | 18 |
| May | 24 | 24 | 15 | 15 |
| Jun | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 |
| Jul | 21 | 21 | 11 | 11 |
| Aug | 22 | 22 | 11 | 11 |
| Sep | 25 | 25 | 14 | 14 |
| Oct | 26 | 26 | 17 | 17 |
| Nov | 28 | 28 | 19 | 19 |
| Dec | 30 | 29 | 21 | 21 |
Average hourly temperature in Maryborough
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on January afternoons, near 30°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 11°C.
Maryborough weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30° / 22° | 108 | 11.1 | 13.4 | 5.1 |
| Feb | 29° / 22° | 128 | 11.6 | 12.9 | 5.0 |
| Mar | 28° / 21° | 92 | 10.8 | 12.2 | 5.9 |
| Apr | 26° / 18° | 48 | 7.7 | 11.4 | 7.1 |
| May | 24° / 15° | 53 | 6.9 | 10.8 | 7.6 |
| Jun | 22° / 12° | 51 | 5.2 | 10.4 | 7.6 |
| Jul | 21° / 11° | 28 | 4.1 | 10.6 | 7.8 |
| Aug | 22° / 11° | 35 | 3.8 | 11.1 | 8.2 |
| Sep | 25° / 14° | 30 | 4.5 | 11.8 | 8.3 |
| Oct | 26° / 17° | 64 | 6.8 | 12.6 | 7.5 |
| Nov | 28° / 19° | 56 | 7.5 | 13.2 | 6.8 |
| Dec | 29° / 21° | 95 | 9.6 | 13.6 | 5.7 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Maryborough gets about 787 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is some rain, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 5.7 months, from around Oct 22 to Apr 12, peaking in February at about 43% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Aug 7.
February is the wettest month by volume, with 128 mm over about 12 wet days; July is the driest, with 28 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 35 | 41 | 35 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 31 |
| Rain days | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35 | 11 |
| Feb | 41 | 12 |
| Mar | 35 | 11 |
| Apr | 26 | 8 |
| May | 23 | 7 |
| Jun | 17 | 5 |
| Jul | 13 | 4 |
| Aug | 12 | 4 |
| Sep | 15 | 5 |
| Oct | 22 | 7 |
| Nov | 26 | 8 |
| Dec | 31 | 10 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Maryborough collects about 787 mm of rain across 90 wet days — roughly 66 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. February is the wettest month with 128 mm, while July is the driest at just 28 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 42% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 108 | 128 | 92 | 48 | 53 | 51 | 28 | 35 | 30 | 64 | 56 | 95 |
| Rain days | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 108 | 11 |
| Feb | 128 | 12 |
| Mar | 92 | 11 |
| Apr | 48 | 8 |
| May | 53 | 7 |
| Jun | 51 | 5 |
| Jul | 28 | 4 |
| Aug | 35 | 4 |
| Sep | 30 | 5 |
| Oct | 64 | 7 |
| Nov | 56 | 8 |
| Dec | 95 | 10 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Maryborough, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around June 14 and lasts for 4.4 months, ending around October 24. The clearest month is September, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 80% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around October 25 and lasts for 4.9 months, ending around March 23. The cloudiest month is February, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 48% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 52 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 67 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 80 | 71 | 63 | 56 |
| Cloudier (%) | 48 | 48 | 38 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 37 | 44 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 52 | 48 |
| Feb | 52 | 48 |
| Mar | 62 | 38 |
| Apr | 70 | 30 |
| May | 67 | 33 |
| Jun | 68 | 32 |
| Jul | 76 | 24 |
| Aug | 79 | 21 |
| Sep | 80 | 20 |
| Oct | 71 | 29 |
| Nov | 63 | 37 |
| Dec | 56 | 44 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around January 1, brings about 13 h 36 min of light; the shortest, around June 10, only 10 h 24 min — a swing of roughly 3 h 12 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 13.4 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 11.1 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 13.6 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:16 | 5:37 | 5:53 | 6:07 | 6:23 | 6:37 | 6:38 | 6:20 | 5:48 | 5:16 | 4:56 | 4:58 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:41 | 6:31 | 6:04 | 5:31 | 5:08 | 5:02 | 5:11 | 5:26 | 5:39 | 5:53 | 6:12 | 6:33 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.4 | 5:16 | 6:41 |
| Feb | 12.9 | 5:37 | 6:31 |
| Mar | 12.2 | 5:53 | 6:04 |
| Apr | 11.4 | 6:07 | 5:31 |
| May | 10.8 | 6:23 | 5:08 |
| Jun | 10.4 | 6:37 | 5:02 |
| Jul | 10.6 | 6:38 | 5:11 |
| Aug | 11.1 | 6:20 | 5:26 |
| Sep | 11.8 | 5:48 | 5:39 |
| Oct | 12.6 | 5:16 | 5:53 |
| Nov | 13.2 | 4:56 | 6:12 |
| Dec | 13.6 | 4:58 | 6:33 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Maryborough averages about 13 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 8 and 20 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 4.4 months, from around Jun 11 to Oct 23. The sunniest month is August, with roughly 18 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is January, down near 8 sunny days — about 54% fewer than the August peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Sky | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | Mixed |
| Feb | 8 | Mixed |
| Mar | 10 | Mixed |
| Apr | 12 | Mixed |
| May | 13 | Mixed |
| Jun | 14 | Mixed |
| Jul | 18 | Bright |
| Aug | 18 | Bright |
| Sep | 18 | Bright |
| Oct | 15 | Mixed |
| Nov | 12 | Mixed |
| Dec | 10 | Mixed |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Maryborough, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 6.1 months, from around October 26 to April 30. The muggiest month is February, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 99% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around May 1 to October 25, and August is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 91% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 56 | 73 | 73 | 45 | 19 | 6 | 1 |
| Comfortable (%) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 36 | 33 | 21 | 18 | 30 | 33 | 20 | 8 |
| Humid (%) | 20 | 16 | 34 | 46 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 37 | 30 |
| Muggy (%) | 44 | 45 | 43 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 39 |
| Oppressive (%) | 31 | 35 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 20 |
| Miserable (%) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 3 | 20 | 44 | 31 | 3 |
| Feb | 0 | 1 | 16 | 45 | 35 | 2 |
| Mar | 0 | 3 | 34 | 43 | 18 | 1 |
| Apr | 6 | 21 | 46 | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| May | 29 | 36 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 56 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 73 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 73 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 45 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct | 19 | 33 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov | 6 | 20 | 37 | 30 | 7 | 0 |
| Dec | 1 | 8 | 30 | 39 | 20 | 1 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Wind in Maryborough is steady company: average speeds sit near 11 km/h — calm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | calm |
| Feb | 12 | calm |
| Mar | 12 | calm |
| Apr | 11 | calm |
| May | 10 | calm |
| Jun | 10 | calm |
| Jul | 10 | calm |
| Aug | 10 | calm |
| Sep | 10 | calm |
| Oct | 11 | calm |
| Nov | 11 | calm |
| Dec | 11 | calm |
Hazard calendar for Maryborough
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Maryborough sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.
Maryborough's rainy season runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.
Best time to visit Maryborough
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Maryborough throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid April, Maryborough is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Maryborough for general outdoor tourist activities is from early April to late November, with a peak score in the second week of August.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 5.7 |
| Rating | fair | fair | good | good | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | good | good | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.1 | fair |
| Feb | 5.0 | fair |
| Mar | 5.9 | good |
| Apr | 7.1 | good |
| May | 7.6 | ideal |
| Jun | 7.6 | ideal |
| Jul | 7.9 | ideal |
| Aug | 8.2 | ideal |
| Sep | 8.2 | ideal |
| Oct | 7.5 | good |
| Nov | 6.8 | good |
| Dec | 5.7 | good |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Maryborough for hot-weather activities is from late August to late May, with a peak score in the last week of September.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Maryborough, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around January (highs near 30°C), the essentials are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. In the cold season around July (highs near 21°C), pack a light layer.
In January, Maryborough sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Maryborough
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 43 km away) is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in August near 21°C.
The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Comfort | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Warm |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | Warm |
| Feb | 27 | Warm |
| Mar | 26 | Warm |
| Apr | 25 | Warm |
| May | 24 | Refreshing |
| Jun | 22 | Refreshing |
| Jul | 21 | Refreshing |
| Aug | 21 | Refreshing |
| Sep | 22 | Refreshing |
| Oct | 23 | Refreshing |
| Nov | 24 | Refreshing |
| Dec | 25 | Warm |
UV index (midday) in Maryborough by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Maryborough peaks around February 9 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 5 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 14 | Extreme |
| Mar | 11 | Extreme |
| Apr | 9 | Very high |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 5 | Moderate |
| Jul | 5 | High |
| Aug | 7 | High |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 11 | Extreme |
| Nov | 12 | Extreme |
| Dec | 14 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Maryborough
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in February the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 9 | 8.5 | 8 | 7 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 7 | 8 | 8.5 | 9 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 7 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5.5 | 6 | 7 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | 7 |
| Feb | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Mar | 8 | 5.5 |
| Apr | 7 | 4.5 |
| May | 5.5 | 0 |
| Jun | 4.5 | 0 |
| Jul | 4.5 | 0 |
| Aug | 5.5 | 2 |
| Sep | 7 | 4 |
| Oct | 8 | 5.5 |
| Nov | 8.5 | 6 |
| Dec | 9 | 7 |
Growing season
Maryborough is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Maryborough banks about 4,117 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around January.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 492 | 439 | 445 | 358 | 283 | 205 | 187 | 210 | 278 | 355 | 402 | 463 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 492 |
| Feb | 439 |
| Mar | 445 |
| Apr | 358 |
| May | 283 |
| Jun | 205 |
| Jul | 187 |
| Aug | 210 |
| Sep | 278 |
| Oct | 355 |
| Nov | 402 |
| Dec | 463 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Maryborough receives about 5.0 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.2 and 6.5 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.3 months, from around Sep 7 to Mar 17. The brightest month is November, averaging about 6.3 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is June, down near 3.2 kWh/m² — roughly 49% less than the November peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| Level | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.3 | Intense |
| Feb | 5.5 | Bright |
| Mar | 5.0 | Bright |
| Apr | 4.3 | Bright |
| May | 3.6 | Moderate |
| Jun | 3.2 | Moderate |
| Jul | 3.5 | Moderate |
| Aug | 4.3 | Bright |
| Sep | 5.4 | Bright |
| Oct | 5.9 | Bright |
| Nov | 6.4 | Intense |
| Dec | 6.4 | Intense |
Where is Maryborough?
Maryborough sits at 25.5°S, 152.7°E, 11 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Hervey Bay, 29 km away.
Topography around Maryborough
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Maryborough.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Maryborough has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 725 m.
The land around Maryborough is covered by grassland (31%), artificial surfaces (29%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and water (31%) within 80 km.
Australia travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 1
- Exercise Normal Precautions
- Power plugs
- Type I
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 90% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $65,130
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.9 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Homicide rate
- 0.9
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 4.9
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Maryborough (-25.5407°, 152.7049°, elevation 11 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).