When to go · Cairns
Cairns, month by month
The best months for Cairns: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Mar.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jan–Mar (wet season, cyclone risk, marine stingers).32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 15 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 15 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jan–Mar (wet season, cyclone risk, marine stingers).32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 16 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 16 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jan–Mar (wet season, cyclone risk, marine stingers).31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 15 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Oct (dry season, lower humidity)). Across Australia: Autumn colour, Easter holidays; the north begins to dry out late in the month.30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 12 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Oct (dry season, lower humidity)). Across Australia: Shoulder month: dry season starts in the north, the Red Centre cools, the south is crisp.28 °C (82 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 9 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneGreatInside Cairns's best window: Jun–Oct (dry season, lower humidity).27 °C (81 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 7 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyGreatInside Cairns's best window: Jun–Oct (dry season, lower humidity).26 °C (79 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 6 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 6 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Cairns's best window: Jun–Oct (dry season, lower humidity).27 °C (81 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 5 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 5 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- SeptemberGreatInside Cairns's best window: Jun–Oct (dry season, lower humidity).29 °C (84 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 5 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 5 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Cairns's best window: Jun–Oct (dry season, lower humidity).30 °C (86 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 7 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Oct (dry season, lower humidity)). Across Australia: South is pleasant; the north turns humid with storms, stingers arrive and some roads close.31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 9 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- DecemberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Oct (dry season, lower humidity)). Across Australia: Summer holidays begin; bushfire risk and heatwaves in the south, wet season in the north; book everything early.32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Cairns, side by side.
Verdict
Jun: Great
Jul: Great
Daytime high
Jun: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Jul: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Night low
Jun: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Jul: 17 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17 °C)
Rain days
Jun: 7
Jul: 6 (better)
Crowds
Jun: Medium
Jul: High
Prices
Jun: Medium
Jul: High
Festivals listed
Jun: 0
Jul: 0
June: Inside Cairns's best window: Jun–Oct (dry season, lower humidity).
July: Inside Cairns's best window: Jun–Oct (dry season, lower humidity).
Cairns: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.