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When to go · Cairns

Cairns, month by month

The best months for Cairns: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Mar.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jan–Mar (wet season, cyclone risk, marine stingers).32 °C / 24 °C, 15 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
  2. FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jan–Mar (wet season, cyclone risk, marine stingers).32 °C / 24 °C, 16 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  3. MarchAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jan–Mar (wet season, cyclone risk, marine stingers).31 °C / 23 °C, 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  4. AprilGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Oct (dry season, lower humidity)). Across Australia: Autumn colour, Easter holidays; the north begins to dry out late in the month.30 °C / 22 °C, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  5. MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Oct (dry season, lower humidity)). Across Australia: Shoulder month: dry season starts in the north, the Red Centre cools, the south is crisp.28 °C / 20 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
  6. JuneGreatInside Cairns's best window: Jun–Oct (dry season, lower humidity).27 °C / 19 °C, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  7. JulyGreatInside Cairns's best window: Jun–Oct (dry season, lower humidity).26 °C / 17 °C, 6 rain daysCrowds: High
  8. AugustGreatInside Cairns's best window: Jun–Oct (dry season, lower humidity).27 °C / 17 °C, 5 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  9. SeptemberGreatInside Cairns's best window: Jun–Oct (dry season, lower humidity).29 °C / 19 °C, 5 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  10. OctoberGreatInside Cairns's best window: Jun–Oct (dry season, lower humidity).30 °C / 21 °C, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  11. NovemberMixedOutside 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.31 °C / 23 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  12. DecemberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Oct (dry season, lower humidity)). Across Australia: Summer holidays begin; bushfire risk and heatwaves in the south, wet season in the north; book everything early.32 °C / 24 °C, 12 rain daysCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays