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Winter weather in Cairns

Weather in Cairns in Winter

December January February
Average day temperature: 86.8°F 86.7°F 86.3°F
Average night temperature: 74.4°F 75.1°F 74.9°F
Sea water temperature: 83.6°F 84.6°F 84.8°F
Number of sunny days: 15 days 10 days 9 days
Day length: 13.1 - 13.1 h. 12.9 - 13.1 h. 12.4 - 12.8 h.
Number of rainy days: 5 days 10 days 8 days
Precipitation totals: 4.0 in. 7.4 in. 5.8 in.

Day & Night air temperature, °F

December
January
February
0
14
28
42
56
70
84
98
112
85.3
85.3
84.9
75.5
75.6
75.4
Day temperature   
Night temperature

Sea water temperature, °F

December
January
February
0
14
28
42
56
70
84
98
112
84.8
84.6
83.6

Precipitation total, in.

December
January
February
0.0
1.6
3.1
4.7
6.2
7.8
9.4
10.9
12.5
6.3
9.1
5.1
Sunny, partly cloudy and cloudy days
December
January
February
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
12
14
10
10
11
11
7
6
11
Cloudy days   
Partly cloudy days   
Sunny days
Wind speed, mph
December
January
February
0.0
1.1
2.3
3.4
4.6
5.7
6.9
8.0
6.1
6.1
6.7
Average sunny hours
December
January
February
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
5
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.

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 86.3 °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

Cairns on a weather map

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24 Hours Forecast
Cairns
Local time: 18:13
April 05, saturday
2100
77°F
NW
5 mph
April 06, sunday
0000
75°F
NW
6 mph
0300
75°F
N
6 mph
0600
73°F
N
5 mph
0900
81°F
NW
7 mph
1200
82°F
NW
10 mph
1500
82°F
NW
11 mph
1800
77°F
NW
9 mph
Units of measurement: °C / °F