Maryborough (10 m) is a weather station located 10 m above sea level, 3 km from Maryborough. Its records go back to 1888: 63 years of temperature are available up to 2025, along with rainfall and a comparison with two reference normals. Over 1991–2020 the annual mean temperature there is 21.5 °C, noticeably higher than over 1961–1990 (20.9 °C): a difference of 0.6 °C. The warmest year of the series is 1998 (22.2 °C) and the coldest 1960 (19.9 °C). The last complete year, 2025, ranks 7 out of 63, from warmest to coldest. Over 1961–2025, the annual mean temperature changes by +0.20 °C per decade. The station ranks 105 out of 227 stations, from the fastest rise to the slowest.
Annual mean temperature since 1888
The first ten years of the series (1957–1969) average 20.5 °C; the last ten (2016–2025) average 21.7 °C, a difference of +1.2 °C. Of the ten warmest years in the series, 7 fall after 1999. The warmest is 1998 (22.2 °C). The ten-year running mean peaks at 21.7 °C (2025) and bottoms out at 20.4 °C (1967).
Annual rainfall since 1888
On average 1128 mm of rain falls per year over the 138 documented years. The wettest year, 1956, received 2248 mm; the driest, 1902, only 324 mm, which is 6.9 times less. The 1991–2020 normal (1012 mm per year) is 124 mm (10.9 %) below the 1961–1990 one (1136 mm). Over 1991–2020, February is on average the wettest month (172 mm) and July the driest (34 mm). Between 2006 and 2025, 9 years out of 20 exceeded the series average.
Monthly normals: 1961–1990 against 1991–2020
The table compares, month by month, the mean temperature and the rainfall total of two thirty-year reference periods. The difference column shows what the recent period changes compared with the earlier one.
| Month | Temp. 1961–1990 | Temp. 1991–2020 | Difference | Rain 1961–1990 | Rain 1991–2020 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.5 °C | 26.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 164 mm | 133 mm | −31 mm |
| February | 25.2 °C | 26.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 163 mm | 172 mm | +9 mm |
| March | 24.2 °C | 24.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 133 mm | 132 mm | −1 mm |
| April | 21.9 °C | 22.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 87 mm | 60 mm | −27 mm |
| May | 18.8 °C | 19.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 78 mm | 75 mm | −3 mm |
| June | 16.0 °C | 16.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 64 mm | 52 mm | −12 mm |
| July | 14.9 °C | 15.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 59 mm | 34 mm | −25 mm |
| August | 16.1 °C | 16.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 45 mm | 40 mm | −5 mm |
| September | 18.5 °C | 19.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 29 mm | 39 mm | +10 mm |
| October | 21.3 °C | 21.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 75 mm | 83 mm | +8 mm |
| November | 23.3 °C | 23.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 105 mm | 69 mm | −36 mm |
| December | 24.8 °C | 25.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 134 mm | 123 mm | −11 mm |
The largest temperature change is in September (+1.1 °C) and the smallest in November (+0.3 °C); over the year the mean difference is +0.6 °C, and 12 months out of twelve are warmer than before. For rainfall, the largest difference is in September (+10 mm) and the smallest in November (−36 mm).
Records at Maryborough (10 m)
- Warmest year: 22.2 °C, in 1998
- Coldest year: 19.9 °C, in 1960
- Driest year: 324 mm, in 1902
- Wettest year: 2248 mm, in 1956
- Warmest month: 27.8 °C, in January 2017
- Coldest month: 12.9 °C, in July 1963
- Wettest month: 900 mm, in February 1971
- Hottest day: 40.6 °C, on 11 December 1979
- Coldest day: −1.4 °C, on 9 July 1972
- Heaviest rain in one day: 359.9 mm, on 5 February 1931
2.3 °C separate the warmest year of the series from the coldest. Between the hottest and the coldest day on record, the range reaches 42.0 °C.
Temperature trend over 1961–2025
The regression line of annual mean temperature changes by +0.20 °C per decade between 1961 and 2025, about +1.3 °C over the whole period. That is faster than the median of the 227 stations (+0.19 °C per decade), by 0.01 °C per decade: the station ranks 105 out of 227.
The last 24 months against the 1991–2020 normal
Over the last 24 months (October 2024 to September 2026), 12 months out of 24 were warmer than the 1991–2020 normal for the same month; the mean departure is +0.3 °C. The highest departure was in October 2025 (+1.7 °C); the lowest, in February 2026 (−0.7 °C). The last twelve months add up to 1014 mm of rain, which is 100 % of the 1991–2020 annual normal (1012 mm).
| Month | Temperature | Departure from normal | Rain | Normal rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | 22.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 77 mm | 83 mm |
| November 2024 | 24.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 91 mm | 69 mm |
| December 2024 | 25.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 313 mm | 123 mm |
| January 2025 | 25.8 °C | −0.3 °C | 142 mm | 133 mm |
| February 2025 | 25.6 °C | −0.4 °C | 59 mm | 172 mm |
| March 2025 | 25.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 199 mm | 132 mm |
| April 2025 | 22.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 68 mm | 60 mm |
| May 2025 | 20.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 71 mm | 75 mm |
| June 2025 | 16.2 °C | −0.6 °C | 30 mm | 52 mm |
| July 2025 | 15.6 °C | −0.3 °C | 41 mm | 34 mm |
| August 2025 | 16.6 °C | −0.2 °C | 57 mm | 40 mm |
| September 2025 | 19.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 27 mm | 39 mm |
| October 2025 | 23.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 45 mm | 83 mm |
| November 2025 | 24.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 155 mm | 69 mm |
| December 2025 | 25.1 °C | −0.1 °C | 120 mm | 123 mm |
| January 2026 | 25.7 °C | −0.4 °C | 69 mm | 133 mm |
| February 2026 | 25.3 °C | −0.7 °C | 128 mm | 172 mm |
| March 2026 | 24.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 287 mm | 132 mm |
| April 2026 | 22.2 °C | −0.2 °C | 43 mm | 60 mm |
| May 2026 | 20.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 56 mm | 75 mm |
| June 2026 | 17.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 24 mm | 52 mm |
| July 2026 | 17.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 28 mm | 34 mm |
| August 2026 | 17.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 37 mm | 40 mm |
| September 2026 | 19.4 °C | −0.2 °C | 22 mm | 39 mm |
Data source and licence
Data source: Bureau of Meteorology (ACORN-SAT) and NOAA NCEI (GHCN-Daily) (dataset “ACORN-SAT v2 daily (homogenised) + GHCN-Daily”), licence CC BY 4.0; Public domain (NOAA NCEI). Last updated: 29 October 2026.
The data for Maryborough (10 m) are shown as the source publishes them; this site does not correct them. A year is kept only if at least eleven months of measurements are available, and a normal is computed only with at least twenty years of data out of its thirty. Temperatures are rounded to 0.1 °C and rainfall to the millimetre. The station is one of 227 stations in Australia: the overview page lets you compare them.
Frequently asked questions
What is the annual mean temperature at Maryborough (10 m)?
Over 1991–2020, the annual mean temperature at Maryborough (10 m) is 21.5 °C. It was 20.9 °C over 1961–1990, a difference of +0.6 °C.
What is the warmest year ever measured at Maryborough (10 m)?
Since records began in 1888, the warmest year at Maryborough (10 m) is 1998, at 22.2 °C on average. The coldest is 1960 (19.9 °C).
Is the climate at Maryborough (10 m) getting warmer?
Yes: at Maryborough (10 m), the annual mean temperature rises by 0.20 °C per decade between 1961 and 2025, +1.3 °C in total. 7 of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999.
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