August
Best time
24.8°C / 18.2°C
13 rain days
warm, rainy
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 24.8°C / 77°F)
- outside peak hazard season
- warm evenings without humidity overload
Best time to visit Cairns
Cairns, Australia — ranked month by month from data: temperature, rainfall, snow, and peak hazard seasons. The standouts: August.
Best months to visit
OK — shoulder months
July
OK
24°C / 18.2°C
15 rain days
warm, rainy
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 24°C / 75°F)
- outside peak hazard season
- warm evenings without humidity overload
September
OK
26.4°C / 19.6°C
16 rain days
warm, very wet
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 26.4°C / 80°F)
- outside peak hazard season
- warm evenings without humidity overload
October
OK
28.3°C / 21.3°C
16 rain days
hot, very wet
- outside peak hazard season
- warm evenings without humidity overload
Months to skip
May
Skip
26°C / 20.9°C
19 rain days
warm, very wet
- extremely wet (19 rain days)
June
Skip
24.6°C / 19.4°C
19 rain days
warm, very wet
- extremely wet (19 rain days)
April
Skip
28°C / 22.9°C
25 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (25 rain days)
November
Skip
29.7°C / 22.8°C
21 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (21 rain days)
December
Skip
30.1°C / 24°C
22 rain days
hot, very wet
- very hot (30.1°C)
- extremely wet (22 rain days)
March
Skip
29.4°C / 24°C
25 rain days
⚠ peak season
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (25 rain days)
- peak cyclone season
February
Skip
30.4°C / 24.5°C
24 rain days
⚠ peak season
hot, very wet
- very hot (30.4°C)
- extremely wet (24 rain days)
- peak cyclone season
January
Skip
30.1°C / 24.4°C
28 rain days
⚠ peak season
hot, very wet
- very hot (30.1°C)
- extremely wet (28 rain days)
- peak cyclone season
How we ranked these
Each month is scored on temperature comfort (18–27°C avg high is the sweet spot), rainfall (more rain days = lower score), snow days, and peak hazard seasons (hurricanes, monsoons, etc.). Green-tier months are within ideal range with no major issues. Yellow are workable but with trade-offs. Red has at least one significant problem — extreme heat or cold, heavy rain, or peak storm season.