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Cairns in August

Great month. Inside Cairns's best window: Jun–Oct (dry season, lower humidity).

Key facts

Verdict: Great
Temperature: 27°C (81°F)81°F (27°C) / 17°C (63°F)63°F (17°C); average high / low
Rain days: 5
Crowds: Medium; Australia overall
Prices: Medium; Australia overall

Plan around it

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Cairns

Inside Cairns's best window: Jun–Oct (dry season, lower humidity).

No other month rates higher than August for Cairns in this guide.

Long-term averages

CairnsHighs around 27 °C (81 °F), lows around 17 °C (63 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 81 °F (27 °C), lows around 63 °F (17 °C), rain on about 5 days
Tropical north, Australia · Cairns, Port Douglas, Darwin, Kakadu, Kimberleybest weather
Dry season May–Oct is the window: roads open, no stingers in most of it, waterfalls still flowing early on. Nov–Apr brings humidity, monsoon floods, cyclones and box jellyfish.

Australia overall: Dry and sunny north, whales along the east coast, wildflowers in WA.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Cairns, side by side.

First month

Second month

August: Inside Cairns's best window: Jun–Oct (dry season, lower humidity).

June: Inside Cairns's best window: Jun–Oct (dry season, lower humidity).

Cairns: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.