When to go · Cairns
Cairns in November
Mixed month. Outside 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.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 31°C (88°F)88°F (31°C) / 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- Medium
- Australia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Australia overall
Verdict
Outside 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.
Is another month better than November?
November is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside Cairns's best window: Jun–Oct (dry season, lower humidity).
- JulyGreatInside Cairns's best window: Jun–Oct (dry season, lower humidity).
- AugustGreatInside Cairns's best window: Jun–Oct (dry season, lower humidity).
- SeptemberGreatInside Cairns's best window: Jun–Oct (dry season, lower humidity).
Weather in November
- CairnsHighs around 31 °C (88 °F), lows around 23 °C (73 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 88 °F (31 °C), lows around 73 °F (23 °C), rain on about 9 days
- Tropical north, Australia · Cairns, Port Douglas, Darwin, Kakadu, Kimberleyhot
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.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Australia overall
- Medium
- Prices · Australia overall
- Medium
Australia overall: South is pleasant; the north turns humid with storms, stingers arrive and some roads close.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Cairns, side by side.
Verdict
Nov: Mixed
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
Nov: 31 °C (88 °F)88 °F (31 °C)
Jun: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Night low
Nov: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Jun: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Rain days
Nov: 9
Jun: 7 (better)
Crowds
Nov: Medium
Jun: Medium
Prices
Nov: Medium
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
Nov: 0
Jun: 0
November: Outside 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.
June: Inside Cairns's best window: Jun–Oct (dry season, lower humidity).
Cairns: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen