-16.9237° · +145.7661° · ELEV 0m
Cairns
Australia · Queensland
Monthly weather averages for Cairns, Australia — temperature highs and lows, rainfall, sunshine hours by month, and the best time to visit.
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February → AugustClimate Overview
Cairns has a tropical climate. The warmest month is February (30°C average high) and the coolest is July (24°C).
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1776 mm / yearRainfall by Month
Cairns sees 1776 mm of rain a year. The wettest month is January (362 mm); the driest is August (32 mm).
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June–NovemberBest Time to Visit
June–November
18°C – 30°C · 10.7h sun
The best time to visit Cairns is June–November, when temperatures average 18°C–30°C with 10.7 sunshine hours per day.
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12 months · °C · mm · hoursMonthly Breakdown
| January | 30.1°C | 24.4°C | 362 mm | 9.9 h | 05:55 | 18:56 |
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| February | 30.4°C | 24.5°C | 302 mm | 9.8 h | 06:11 | 18:50 |
| March | 29.4°C | 24.0°C | 297 mm | 9.4 h | 06:19 | 18:32 |
| April | 28.0°C | 22.9°C | 204 mm | 10.2 h | 06:25 | 18:08 |
| May | 26.1°C | 20.9°C | 82 mm | 10.0 h | 06:33 | 17:53 |
| June | 24.6°C | 19.4°C | 54 mm | 9.6 h | 06:43 | 17:51 |
| July | 24.0°C | 18.3°C | 52 mm | 9.9 h | 06:46 | 17:58 |
| August | 24.8°C | 18.2°C | 32 mm | 10.2 h | 06:35 | 18:07 |
| September | 26.3°C | 19.6°C | 34 mm | 11.2 h | 06:12 | 18:12 |
| October | 28.2°C | 21.3°C | 47 mm | 11.5 h | 05:48 | 18:16 |
| November | 29.6°C | 22.8°C | 54 mm | 11.5 h | 05:34 | 18:28 |
| December | 30.1°C | 24.0°C | 256 mm | 10.8 h | 05:37 | 18:45 |
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