When to go · Cairns
Cairns in February
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jan–Mar (wet season, cyclone risk, marine stingers).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 32°C90°F / 24°C75°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 16
- Crowds
- Medium
- Australia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Australia overall
Verdict
AvoidBest and avoid months for Cairns
Listed as a month to avoid: Jan–Mar (wet season, cyclone risk, marine stingers).
Weather in February
- CairnsHighs around 32 °C, lows around 24 °C, rain on about 16 daysHighs around 90 °F, lows around 75 °F, rain on about 16 days
- Tropical north, Australia · Cairns, Port Douglas, Darwin, Kakadu, Kimberleystorm or typhoon risk
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: Schools back, still hot and settled in the south; Tasmania at its best; avoid the tropics.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
- A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries