Cairns Climate by Month
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Warm all year, with a rainy season from January to April.
Warm all year, with a rainy season from January to April: that's Cairns's climate in short. Afternoon highs range from 78°F (26°C) in July to 89°F (32°C) in January, and July nights average 63°F (17°C). It gets 99 in (2521 mm) of rain a year, 74% of it from January to April.
- Warmest month
- 89°F(32°C)
- Average high, January
- Coldest nights
- 63°F(17°C)
- Average low, July
- Rain per year
- 99 in(2521 mm)
- Wettest: February
- Humidity
- 75%
- Sunniest: October
Best and worst months in Cairns
Best for weatherThe most comfortable weather comes from June to August, with highs around 79°F (26°C) and about 1.4 in (36 mm) of rain a month.
Least pleasantFebruary is the least pleasant month: it's the wettest, with 22 in (548 mm) of rain.
Comfort combines how close the afternoon high is to 75°F (24°C) with how much rain falls and how humid it is. See where the weather is best in July.
Temperature and rain through the year
Highs and lows (°F)
Average highAverage low
Rain (in per month)
Cairns weather by month
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JanJanuary | 89°F(32°C) | 75°F(24°C) | 15 in(393 mm) | 77% | 5.7 |
| FebFebruary | 89°F(32°C) | 76°F(24°C) | 22 in(548 mm) | 80% | 5.1 |
| MarMarch | 87°F(31°C) | 74°F(23°C) | 21 in(531 mm) | 78% | 5.2 |
| AprApril | 85°F(29°C) | 72°F(22°C) | 16 in(396 mm) | 79% | 5.0 |
| MayMay | 82°F(28°C) | 68°F(20°C) | 3.5 in(89 mm) | 78% | 4.6 |
| JunJuneBest | 80°F(26°C) | 65°F(18°C) | 1.7 in(42 mm) | 75% | 3.9 |
| JulJulyBest | 78°F(26°C) | 63°F(17°C) | 1.2 in(30 mm) | 71% | 4.5 |
| AugAugustBest | 80°F(27°C) | 64°F(18°C) | 1.5 in(37 mm) | 71% | 5.1 |
| SepSeptember | 83°F(29°C) | 67°F(19°C) | 2.5 in(63 mm) | 71% | 6.1 |
| OctOctober | 86°F(30°C) | 70°F(21°C) | 3.2 in(82 mm) | 71% | 6.4 |
| NovNovember | 88°F(31°C) | 73°F(23°C) | 4.4 in(112 mm) | 71% | 6.1 |
| DecDecember | 89°F(32°C) | 75°F(24°C) | 7.8 in(198 mm) | 75% | 6.0 |
1991–2020 averages. Sun is solar radiation in kWh/m² per day. Highlighted: the most comfortable months.
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