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Cairns Monthly Weather Averages

Please click on any column to get detailed information about Cairns weather in that particular month. You will get daily weather information for that month for the last several years.

Day & Night air temperature, °F

jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
0
14
28
42
56
70
84
98
112
84.9
83.8
81.6
77.5
75.8
74.8
75.2
77.5
81.0
84.2
85.4
85.3
75.4
73.2
70.7
67.6
64.7
65.2
66.0
69.0
72.6
74.7
75.5
75.6
Day temperature   
Night temperature

The warmest month in Cairns is february. The average daily temp is 85.4°F. The average nightly temp is 75.5°F.

Sea water temperature, °F

jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
0
14
28
42
56
70
84
98
112
83.6
81.7
79.2
76.1
74
73.4
74.8
78.1
81.8
83.9
84.8
84.6

The warmest sea temperature usually observed in February. Average daily sea water temperature during this month is 84.8°F.

Precipitation total, in.

jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
0.0
1.6
3.1
4.7
6.2
7.8
9.4
10.9
12.5
5.1
1.3
0.9
0.9
0.7
0.9
0.9
1.9
2.2
5.1
6.6
9.1

August is the month with least precipitations during the year. The average precipitation totals for this month is 0.7 in. The month with most precipitation total is January.

Number of rainy days

jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
6
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
3
8
8
11

This chart shows averages for the last three years. It shows medium and heavy rains only, it doesn't show light rains.

Wind speed, mph
jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
6.7
7.1
7
8.8
8.6
8.7
8.8
9.4
8.8
7
6.1
6.1
Sunny, partly cloudy and cloudy days
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
10
5
4
7
7
9
11
13
13
13
11
14
11
12
10
11
8
10
9
10
11
11
10
11
11
13
17
12
16
12
10
9
6
8
7
6
Cloudy days   
Partly cloudy days   
Sunny days
Average sunny hours
jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
6.5
7.6
8.5
7
6.9
6.6
6.6
5.7
4.9
6
5.1
5.7

Sunny hours are calculated based on the average daily number of hours while sunlight can reach the ground. It depends on day length and cloudiness during the day.

* Charts above show average data for the last 3 years.

Best time for vacation in Cairns

Sunniest months:
October 19 days
August 18 days
September 16 days
Warmest months:
December 86.8 °F
January 86.7 °F
February 86.5 °F
Warmest sea temp:
February 84.8 °F
January 84.6 °F
March 83.9 °F
Coldest months:
July 75.8 °F
June 76.2 °F
August 76.6 °F
Rainiest months:
January 10 days
March 9 days
February 8 days
Windiest months:
May 9.7 mph
July 9.3 mph
June 9.1 mph

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24 Hours Forecast
Cairns
Local time: 10:22
February 14, friday
1200
90°F
S
7 mph
1500
88°F
SW
7 mph
1800
79°F
E
6 mph
2100
75°F
NE
6 mph
February 15, saturday
0000
75°F
NE
5 mph
0300
75°F
NE
5 mph
0600
75°F
NE
5 mph
0900
82°F
E
5 mph
Units of measurement: °C / °F