When to go · Cooktown
Cooktown, month by month
The best months for Cooktown: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Dec–Apr (wet season; road flooding and stingers).32 °C / 24 °C, 17 rain days90 °F / 75 °F, 17 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Dec–Apr (wet season; road flooding and stingers).31 °C / 24 °C, 17 rain days88 °F / 75 °F, 17 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Dec–Apr (wet season; road flooding and stingers).31 °C / 23 °C, 16 rain days88 °F / 73 °F, 16 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Dec–Apr (wet season; road flooding and stingers).30 °C / 22 °C, 11 rain days86 °F / 72 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGreatInside Cooktown's best window: May–Oct (dry season).28 °C / 20 °C, 8 rain days82 °F / 68 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneGreatInside Cooktown's best window: May–Oct (dry season).27 °C / 18 °C, 6 rain days81 °F / 64 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyGreatInside Cooktown's best window: May–Oct (dry season).26 °C / 17 °C, 5 rain days79 °F / 63 °F, 5 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Cooktown's best window: May–Oct (dry season).27 °C / 17 °C, 4 rain days81 °F / 63 °F, 4 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- SeptemberGreatInside Cooktown's best window: May–Oct (dry season).29 °C / 19 °C, 4 rain days84 °F / 66 °F, 4 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Cooktown's best window: May–Oct (dry season).31 °C / 21 °C, 5 rain days88 °F / 70 °F, 5 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberMixedOutside the best window (May–Oct (dry season)). Across Australia: South is pleasant; the north turns humid with storms, stingers arrive and some roads close.32 °C / 23 °C, 9 rain days90 °F / 73 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Dec–Apr (wet season; road flooding and stingers).32 °C / 24 °C, 14 rain days90 °F / 75 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays