How warm does Cairns get?

Typical daytime highs in Cairns are Mar–May 28°C (83°F), Jun–Aug 25°C (77°F), Sep–Nov 29°C (83°F), Dec–Feb 30°C (87°F).

On the ground, Cairns is mid-range.

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Q: What sort of trip is Cairns good for?

Cairns is good for sunshine and salt water, landscape doing the heavy lifting, the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing, moving about and doing things.

Cairns · Australia · Cairns

The Great Barrier Reef a boat ride away rather than a flight, rainforest older than the Amazon starting almost at the airport fence, and a lagoon pool on the esplanade for when the actual ocean is full of things that sting.

The best time to visit Cairns is Jun–Oct, when typical daytime highs reach about 30°C (87°F). Local time there is 19:34 (UTC+10).

Best time to go

Jun–Oct

Budget on the ground

$$ · mid-range

Nearest airport

CNS · Cairns

Good for

sunshine and salt water landscape doing the heavy lifting the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing moving about and doing things

In season

June July August September October

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High16 to 40°C61 to 104°F Rain0 to 540mm0 to 21.3in

June · high 78°F · rain 1.3in · 11.1h of daylight · in the recommended window

shaded columns are the recommended window

Cairns month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	30°C86°F	536mm21.1in	13.0h13.0h
February	31°C87°F	304mm12.0in	12.7h12.7h
March	30°C85°F	249mm9.8in	12.2h12.2h
April	29°C83°F	258mm10.2in	11.7h11.7h
May	26°C80°F	75mm3.0in	11.3h11.3h
June	25°C78°F	32mm1.3in	11.1h11.1h	in the recommended window
July	25°C76°F	53mm2.1in	11.2h11.2h	in the recommended window
August	25°C78°F	35mm1.4in	11.6h11.6h	in the recommended window
September	27°C80°F	31mm1.2in	12.0h12.0h	in the recommended window
October	29°C84°F	28mm1.1in	12.5h12.5h	in the recommended window
November	30°C86°F	50mm2.0in	12.9h12.9h
December	30°C86°F	360mm14.2in	13.1h13.1h

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