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°C86°F / 21°C70°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 7
- Crowds
- Medium
- Australia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Australia overall
Verdict
GreatBest and avoid months for Cairns
Inside Cairns's best window: Jun–Oct (dry season, lower humidity).
Weather in October
- CairnsHighs around 30 °C, lows around 21 °C, rain on about 7 daysHighs around 86 °F, lows around 70 °F, 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.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen