| Month | Average (°C) | Record (°C) | Average (cm) | ||
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| High ☀️ | Low 🌙 | High ☀️ | Low 🌙 | Precipitation 💧 | |
| January | 31.7 | 24.0 | 43.2 | 17.2 | 38.0 |
| February | 31.5 | 24.1 | 42.2 | 17.8 | 48.0 |
| March | 30.9 | 23.3 | 37.8 | 15.7 | 34.9 |
| April | 29.6 | 22.0 | 36.8 | 12.2 | 17.9 |
| May | 28.0 | 20.1 | 33.3 | 10.1 | 8.2 |
| June | 26.6 | 18.5 | 33.3 | 6.2 | 4.3 |
| July | 26.2 | 17.2 | 35.0 | 6.1 | 3.5 |
| August | 27.0 | 17.3 | 36.7 | 6.2 | 2.7 |
| September | 28.7 | 18.8 | 37.4 | 7.8 | 2.9 |
| October | 29.9 | 20.9 | 36.7 | 12.4 | 5.8 |
| November | 31.1 | 22.5 | 38.8 | 12.2 | 9.3 |
| December | 31.8 | 23.7 | 40.6 | 15.7 | 17.2 |
| Entire year | 29.4 | 21.0 | 43.2 | 6.1 | 191.4 |
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More Cairns Weather Records
1882–2023
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| Highest daily low | 29.4 °C | February 15, 1935 |
| Lowest daily high | 17.3 °C | August 11, 1899 |
| Greatest daily range (Difference of high and low) |
25.0 °C | August 9, 1905 |
| Greatest difference in daily high over two conscutive days |
11.6 °C | Sep 16–17, 1902 |
| Most daily precipitation | 51.2 cm | April 2, 1911 |
| Most monthly precipitation | 141.7 cm | January 1981 |
| Most yearly precipitation | 403.1 cm | 1911 |
| Most yearly days with precipitation | 205 | 2010 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 20 °C | 366 | 2016 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 25 °C | 362 | 2010 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 30 °C | 212 | 1915 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 35 °C | 26 | 1924 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 40 °C | 3 | 1923 |
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Cairns Weather Streaks
Most consecutive days...
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| With precipitation | 37 days | Mar 20 – Apr 25, 2006 |
| Without precipitation | 60 days | Sep 4 – Nov 2, 1923 |
| High temperature ≥ 20 °C | 10348 days | Sep 2, 1995 – Dec 31, 2023 |
| High temperature ≥ 25 °C | 362 days | Jul 27, 2009 – Jul 23, 2010 |
| High temperature ≥ 30 °C | 108 days | Mar 1 – Jun 16, 1930 |
| High temperature ≥ 35 °C | 13 days | Jan 20 – Feb 1, 1924 |
| High temperature ≥ 40 °C | 3 days | Jan 30 – Feb 1, 1923 |