| Cairns has a
typical tropical climate, with
really only two distinct seasons.
'Winter' begins in May and runs through to
November. It is the dry season ¨C a time usually of idyllic
weather, with sunshine, low humidity, little rain and fresh
breezes. 'Summer' extends from December to April.
Temperatures in Cairns are recorded in
Celsius. The average maximum temperature is 31.4C (or 88.5 F)
and the average minimum temperature is 17.0C (or 62.6F). Cairns
has an annual average rainfall of 2010mm (or 62 inches). The
ocean temperature varies from a high of 28.7C (or 83.6 F) in
February to a pleasant low of 23.2C (or 73.7 F) in July.
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|
MONTH |
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (¡ãC) |
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (¡ãC) |
DAILY HOURS OF SUNSHINE |
|
January
|
32
|
24
|
7.1
|
|
February
|
31
|
23
|
6.4
|
|
March
|
30
|
22
|
6.6
|
|
April
|
29
|
21
|
6.2
|
|
May
|
29
|
19
|
6.5
|
|
June
|
26
|
17
|
6.0
|
|
July
|
25
|
16
|
6.9
|
|
August
|
26
|
16
|
7.4
|
|
September
|
28
|
17
|
7.7
|
|
October
|
29
|
20
|
8.4
|
|
November
|
31
|
21
|
8.5
|
|
December
|
32
|
23
|
7.7
|
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