Weather in Cairns, Australia

Historical monthly conditions · 2021–2025

Monthly averages

Average daily air-temperature lows/highs and peak wind gusts. Rain is the average monthly total.

Monthly average temperatures, rain, cloud cover and wind gusts
MonthAvg lowAvg highRainCloud coverAvg peak gust
January24°C29°C473.0 mm83%34.2 km/h
February24°C28°C445.0 mm82%35.1 km/h
March23°C28°C256.6 mm68%35.7 km/h
April22°C27°C228.1 mm64%40.4 km/h
May20°C25°C66.5 mm55%43.2 km/h
June19°C24°C36.5 mm55%36.8 km/h
July18°C23°C47.2 mm51%37.2 km/h
August18°C23°C45.6 mm43%41.2 km/h
September20°C25°C36.9 mm49%42.7 km/h
October21°C27°C25.7 mm41%38.2 km/h
November23°C28°C67.8 mm53%36.7 km/h
December23°C28°C411.6 mm65%37.1 km/h

Weather match by month

Feels like 15°C–30°C · cloud ≤60% · rain ≤0.1 mm/h · gust ≤50 km/h

Feels-like temperature accounts for humidity and wind in shade. Percentages cover 08:00–20:00 local solar time.

Monthly share of daytime hours that match the weather conditions above
MonthMatch rate
January4.6%
February8.2%
March17.2%
April22.4%
May42.5%
June46.6%
July51.3%
August60.4%
September50.9%
October61.7%
November40.3%
December18.4%
About this location and data
Population
153,075
Elevation
291 m
Coordinates
16.92°S, 145.77°E

2021-2025 recent-weather sample (not a 30-year normal).

How the weather scores are calculated