Cairns: weather and best time to visit
Cairns (Australia) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in January at around 29°C; the coolest month is July at around 23°C. The sea is warmest in February at about 29°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
Things to do in Cairns
Tours, tickets and activities for your trip.
Cairns climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29° | 25° | 29° | 21 | 11 | 80 | 57 | 41 |
| Feb | 29° | 25° | 29° | 21 | 10 | 80 | 57 | 41 |
| Mar | 28° | 24° | 28° | 18 | 10 | 80 | 60 | 44 |
| Apr | 27° | 23° | 27° | 14 | 10 | 80 | 68 | 52 |
| May | 25° | 21° | 26° | 10 | 10 | 82 | 79 | 66 |
| Jun | 24° | 20° | 24° | 7 | 10 | 81 | 85 | 78 |
| Jul | 23° | 19° | 24° | 7 | 10 | 78 | 86 | 82 |
| Aug | 24° | 19° | 24° | 6 | 11 | 81 | 88 | 81 |
| Sep | 26° | 20° | 25° | 5 | 11 | 90 | 90 | 75 |
| Oct | 27° | 22° | 26° | 7 | 12 | 90 | 81 | 65 |
| Nov | 28° | 23° | 27° | 11 | 12 | 85 | 69 | 53 |
| Dec | 29° | 24° | 29° | 16 | 11 | 80 | 57 | 41 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
Cairns in January
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 25°C. January is the warmest month of the year. It is the rainiest month of the year. Expect about 21 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for January →
Cairns in February
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 25°C. The sea is at its warmest now. Expect about 21 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for February →
Cairns in March
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 18 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for March →
Cairns in April
Daytime highs around 27°C, nights near 23°C. Expect about 14 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for April →
Cairns in May
Daytime highs around 25°C, nights near 21°C. Expect about 10 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 26°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for May →
Cairns in June
Daytime highs around 24°C, nights near 20°C. Expect about 7 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 24°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for June →
Cairns in July
Daytime highs around 23°C, nights near 19°C. July is the coldest month of the year. Expect about 7 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 24°C.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for July →
Cairns in August
Daytime highs around 24°C, nights near 19°C. Expect about 6 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 24°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for August →
Cairns in September
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 20°C. It is also the driest month of the year. Expect about 5 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 25°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for September →
Cairns in October
Daytime highs around 27°C, nights near 22°C. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 7 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 26°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for October →
Cairns in November
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 23°C. Expect about 11 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for November →
Cairns in December
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 16 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for December →
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