Weather in Cairns in Winter
December | January | February | ||||
Average day temperature: | 86.8°F | 86.7°F | 86.5°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 | 10 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. | 6.0 in. |
Day & Night air temperature, °F
December
January
February
0
14
28
42
56
70
84
98
112
85.4
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
6.6
9.1
5.1
Sunny, partly cloudy and cloudy days
December
January
February
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
11
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
5.1
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.
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Places in Australia:
Name
°F
24 Hours Forecast
Cairns
Local time: 15:00
February 14, friday
1800
![](https://core.weather-stats.com/img/weather/medium/4.png)
81°F
E
2 mph
2 mph
2100
![](https://core.weather-stats.com/img/weather/medium/25.png)
75°F
E
6 mph
6 mph
February 15, saturday
0000
![](https://core.weather-stats.com/img/weather/medium/6.png)
73°F
NE
6 mph
6 mph
0300
![](https://core.weather-stats.com/img/weather/medium/6.png)
73°F
NE
6 mph
6 mph
0600
![](https://core.weather-stats.com/img/weather/medium/6.png)
75°F
E
6 mph
6 mph
0900
![](https://core.weather-stats.com/img/weather/medium/1.png)
82°F
NE
6 mph
6 mph
1200
![](https://core.weather-stats.com/img/weather/medium/1.png)
91°F
E
3 mph
3 mph
1500
![](https://core.weather-stats.com/img/weather/medium/2.png)
93°F
SE
6 mph
6 mph