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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 – 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.
|
MONTH
|
MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE (°C) |
MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE (°C) |
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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