When to go · Cairns
Cairns in October
Great month. Inside Cairns's best window: Jun–Oct (dry season, lower humidity).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 30°C (86°F)86°F (30°C) / 21°C (70°F)70°F (21°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 7
- Crowds
- Medium
- Australia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Australia overall
Verdict
Inside Cairns's best window: Jun–Oct (dry season, lower humidity).
Is another month better than October?
No other month rates higher than October for Cairns in this guide.
Weather in October
- CairnsHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 21 °C (70 °F), rain on about 7 daysHighs around 86 °F (30 °C), lows around 70 °F (21 °C), rain on about 7 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: Warm south, building heat in the north; the good compromise month before stinger season.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Cairns, side by side.
Verdict
Oct: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
Oct: 30 °C (86 °F)86 °F (30 °C)
Jun: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Night low
Oct: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Jun: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Rain days
Oct: 7
Jun: 7
Crowds
Oct: Medium
Jun: Medium
Prices
Oct: Medium
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
Oct: 0
Jun: 0
October: 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.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen