When to go · Cooktown

Cooktown in February

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Apr (wet season; road flooding and stingers).

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 31°C (88°F)88°F (31°C) / 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C); average high / low
Rain days: 17
Crowds: Medium; Australia overall
Prices: Medium; Australia overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Cooktown

Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Apr (wet season; road flooding and stingers).

February is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

CooktownHighs around 31 °C (88 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 17 daysHighs around 88 °F (31 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 17 days

Australia overall: Schools back, still hot and settled in the south; Tasmania at its best; avoid the tropics.

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

First month

Second month

February: Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Apr (wet season; road flooding and stingers).

May: Inside Cooktown's best window: May–Oct (dry season).

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