Best time to visit Cairns

The best times to visit Cairns, Queensland are in August and September based on our default weather conditions. Update your weather preferences to see which months best match.

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When is the best time to visit Cairns?

The best times to visit Cairns, Queensland are in August and September based on the following average weather conditions.

Maximum daytime temperature = 22 - 30°C [remove]
Daily hours of sunshine = 8 hours or more [remove]

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Max Day Temperature (°C)

  • 31°C maximum daytime temperature in January in Cairns31
    Jan
  • 31°C maximum daytime temperature in February in Cairns31
    Feb
  • 30°C maximum daytime temperature in March in Cairns30
    Mar
  • 29°C maximum daytime temperature in April in Cairns29
    Apr
  • 27°C maximum daytime temperature in May in Cairns27
    May
  • 25°C maximum daytime temperature in June in Cairns25
    Jun
  • 25°C maximum daytime temperature in July in Cairns25
    Jul
  • 26°C maximum daytime temperature in August in Cairns26
    Aug
  • 27°C maximum daytime temperature in September in Cairns27
    Sep
  • 29°C maximum daytime temperature in October in Cairns29
    Oct
  • 30°C maximum daytime temperature in November in Cairns30
    Nov
  • 31°C maximum daytime temperature in December in Cairns31
    Dec

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Best time to visit

The weather guide for Queensland (Cairns) shows long term weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia) & today's weather forecast provided by meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

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