Cairns: weather and best time to visit
Cairns (Australia) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in January at around 30°C; the coolest month is July at around 24°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 | 30° | 26° | 29° | 21 | 10 | 79 | 55 | 39 |
| Feb | 30° | 26° | 29° | 22 | 10 | 79 | 55 | 39 |
| Mar | 29° | 25° | 28° | 21 | 10 | 78 | 57 | 41 |
| Apr | 27° | 24° | 27° | 23 | 10 | 78 | 63 | 47 |
| May | 26° | 22° | 26° | 14 | 10 | 76 | 69 | 55 |
| Jun | 24° | 21° | 24° | 10 | 10 | 76 | 77 | 68 |
| Jul | 24° | 20° | 24° | 11 | 10 | 72 | 76 | 69 |
| Aug | 24° | 20° | 24° | 7 | 10 | 78 | 84 | 76 |
| Sep | 26° | 21° | 25° | 9 | 12 | 83 | 81 | 66 |
| Oct | 27° | 23° | 26° | 11 | 12 | 84 | 73 | 57 |
| Nov | 28° | 24° | 27° | 16 | 11 | 79 | 61 | 45 |
| Dec | 29° | 25° | 29° | 19 | 11 | 79 | 56 | 40 |
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 30°C, nights near 26°C. January is the warmest month of the year. Expect about 21 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for January →
Cairns in February
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 26°C. The sea is at its warmest now. Expect about 22 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for February →
Cairns in March
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 25°C. Expect about 21 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for March →
Cairns in April
Daytime highs around 27°C, nights near 24°C. It is the rainiest month of the year. Expect about 23 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for April →
Cairns in May
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 22°C. Expect about 14 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 26°C.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for May →
Cairns in June
Daytime highs around 24°C, nights near 21°C. Expect about 10 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 24°C.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for June →
Cairns in July
Daytime highs around 24°C, nights near 20°C. July is the coldest month of the year. Expect about 11 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 24°C.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for July →
Cairns in August
Daytime highs around 24°C, nights near 20°C. It is also the driest 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: goodMore destinations for August →
Cairns in September
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 21°C. Expect about 9 rain days and 12 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 23°C. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 11 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 26°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for October →
Cairns in November
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 16 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for November →
Cairns in December
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 25°C. Expect about 19 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for December →
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