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Best time to visit Cairns
The best time to visit Cairns is April–November, with daytime temperatures around 28°C.
Cairns at a glance: warmest in December with daytime temperatures around 33°C and coolest in June (27°C). The wettest month is January (442 mm) and the driest September (40 mm), with about 2,040 mm of rain a year. The sea is warmest in February (29°C). Sunniest in September.
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Cairns
10 mWarm
97
28°/16°24°40 mm63 %12 h
A typical mid-August in Cairns
Sunny 18Cloudy 7Rain 5
Daytime temperature (night ☾)
16°26°29°14°37°
Sea temperature
24°14°37°
Daylight (solar time)
06:1317:47
0006121824
11 h 35 m
Precipitation
0450 mm
40 mm
Air feel
FreshComfortableHumidMuggy
RH 57 %
Month by month
| Month | Score | Day | Night | Sea | Rain | Wet days | Sun | Daylight | Feels like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 32° | 23° | 29° | 442 mm | 17 | 36 % | 13 h | Rainy season · hot, showery and muggy |
| February | 34 | 32° | 23° | 29° | 409 mm | 15 | 38 % | 13 h | Rainy season · hot, showery and muggy |
| March | 47 | 31° | 23° | 29° | 376 mm | 12 | 37 % | 12 h | Rainy season · hot, showery and muggy |
| April | 67 | 30° | 21° | 28° | 187 mm | 9 | 47 % | 12 h | Warm |
| May | 84 | 28° | 19° | 26° | 97 mm | 7 | 42 % | 11 h | Warm |
| June | 88 | 27° | 17° | 24° | 75 mm | 7 | 54 % | 11 h | Warm |
| July | 89 | 27° | 16° | 24° | 65 mm | 7 | 55 % | 11 h | Warm |
| August | 97 | 28° | 16° | 24° | 41 mm | 5 | 63 % | 12 h | Warm |
| September | 91 | 30° | 18° | 25° | 40 mm | 4 | 66 % | 12 h | Warm and sunny |
| October | 82 | 31° | 20° | 26° | 48 mm | 5 | 65 % | 13 h | Hot and sunny |
| November | 70 | 32° | 22° | 27° | 81 mm | 6 | 62 % | 13 h | Hot |
| December | 51 | 33° | 23° | 29° | 179 mm | 10 | 50 % | 13 h | Hot |
The score (0–100) combines daytime temperature, rain days, humidity and cloud cover, weighted for a typical warm-weather trip: 20–28 °C, little rain. On the map you can change these preferences.
Climate averages 2016–2025 (ERA5, CRU TS). Sea temperature from ERA5. Not a forecast. Elevation: 11 m. Coordinates: -16.92, 145.77.