Maitland weather in August

In August, Maitland sees average daytime highs of 89°F and overnight lows near 75°F, with 6.5 in of rain across 22.9 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 89°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Maitland's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maitland's year-round climate.

Daytime high
89°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
75°
12th coldest
Rainfall
6.5 in
22.9 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:59 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
71%
12th clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Maitland is city in Orange County, Florida, United States.

Density
1,051/km²
people per km²
Founded
1872

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 89°F through the month.

A typical August day in Maitland reaches about 89°F in the afternoon and slips back to 75°F overnight — a 14°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 86°F and 93°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°F warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Maitland

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Maitland weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan69° / 50°2.16.410.47.1
Feb72° / 53°2.06.6117.2
Mar76° / 57°2.36.311.87.6
Apr81° / 62°2.17.112.76.9
May86° / 68°2.89.413.45.2
Jun89° / 73°5.819.913.83.3
Jul89° / 75°5.921.913.62.9
Aug89° / 75°6.522.9132.8
Sep87° / 74°5.218.412.23.7
Oct82° / 67°2.710.511.36.1
Nov76° / 59°1.35.410.67.7
Dec71° / 53°2.05.310.27.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43268
53268
63268
73268
83268
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Maitland gets around 6.5 in of rain over 22.9 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 73% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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274
375
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674
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973
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3170

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
117821
217821
327622
427523
527523
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727325
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937126
1037027
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
14calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:50 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:507:13
213.45:517:12
313.35:517:12
413.35:527:11
513.35:527:10
613.35:537:09
713.25:547:08
813.25:547:08
913.25:557:07
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1113.25:567:05
1213.15:567:04
1313.15:577:03
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Maitland

In seasonPeak

In August, Maitland sits inside its atlantic hurricane and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Maitland sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Maitland's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Maitland?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Maitland.

What to pack for Maitland in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Maitland sees daytime highs around 89°F and nights near 75°F. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Maitland in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Maitland peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 11Dec 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Maitland in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Maitland is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1019 µg/m³Dec 137 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Maitland?

Maitland sits at 28.6°N, 81.4°W, 89 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Altamonte Springs, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around Maitland

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Maitland.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Maitland has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 ft around an average of 95 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 ft.

The land around Maitland is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 2 miles, trees (56%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 10 miles, and trees (57%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
92 ft
10 miles
190 ft
50 miles
322 ft
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Altamonte Springs 2.5 mi · Winter Park 2.5 mi · Casselberry 4.3 mi · Winter Springs 6.2 mi · Wekiwa Springs 6.2 mi · Orlando 6.2 mi · Pine Hills 7.5 mi · Lake Mary 9.3 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

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 Maitland (28.6278°, -81.3631°, elevation 89 ft), 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). UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).