Maitland, New South Wales in December

Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (heat and humidity), and Steamfest weekend if you want quiet streets.

December is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

• MarchGreatInside Maitland, New South Wales's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
• AprilGreatInside Maitland, New South Wales's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
• MayGreatInside Maitland, New South Wales's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
• SeptemberGreatInside Maitland, New South Wales's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

• Maitland, New South WalesHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 17 °C (63 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 63 °F (17 °C), rain on about 8 days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• New Year big impact

  31 Dec – 1 Jan · Australia

  Sydney Harbour fireworks: vantage points ticketed or claimed from morning; beds book out months ahead.

• Summer school holidays big impact

  Mid-Dec to late Jan · Australia

  Coast, campsites, ferries and Tasmania fill; prices peak.

• Christmas and Boxing Day big impact

  25–26 December · Australia

  Shops closed on Christmas Day; Boxing Day Test in Melbourne and the Sydney–Hobart yacht race start.

Crowds · Australia overall

High

Prices · Australia overall

High

Australia overall: Summer holidays begin; bushfire risk and heatwaves in the south, wet season in the north; book everything early.

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Maitland, New South Wales, side by side.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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