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Cairns October Weather

Averages and records for weather in Cairns, Queensland in the month of October.

Typical Cairns October Weather 1991–2020
Average daily high	29.9 °C
Average daily low	20.9 °C
Average monthly precipitation	5.8 cm
Daily chance of precipitation	28.9%

Cairns October Weather Records 1882–2023
Highest temperature	36.7 °C	October 4, 1905
Lowest temperature	12.4 °C	October 1, 1946
Highest daily low	26.1 °C	October 26, 2005
Lowest daily high	23.0 °C	October 3, 1896
Hottest average high temperature	32.1 °C	1905
Coldest average high temperature	27.5 °C	1914
Most daily precipitation	13.8 cm	October 6, 1930
Most monthly precipitation	23.3 cm	1930

Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after

Day	Average (°C)		Record (°C)
Day	High	Low	High	Low
October 1	29.4	19.8	33.9	12.4
October 2	29.5	19.9	32.5	13.9
October 3	29.5	20.0	32.7	12.5
October 4	29.5	20.0	36.7	13.3
October 5	29.6	20.1	34.2	13.9
October 6	29.6	20.2	32.9	12.8
October 7	29.6	20.3	33.3	13.3
October 8	29.6	20.3	33.6	15.0
October 9	29.7	20.4	33.9	14.4
October 10	29.7	20.5	33.9	15.8
October 11	29.7	20.6	34.1	15.6
October 12	29.8	20.6	33.3	13.9
October 13	29.8	20.7	33.7	14.4
October 14	29.8	20.7	33.8	12.8
October 15	29.9	20.8	33.6	12.7
October 16	29.9	20.8	34.2	13.9
October 17	29.9	20.9	33.7	16.1
October 18	30.0	20.9	33.3	15.7
October 19	30.0	21.0	33.8	15.4
October 20	30.1	21.0	32.7	15.4
October 21	30.1	21.1	35.6	13.8
October 22	30.1	21.1	34.8	15.6
October 23	30.2	21.2	33.5	16.1
October 24	30.2	21.3	36.0	16.1
October 25	30.2	21.3	35.6	16.0
October 26	30.3	21.4	35.0	16.1
October 27	30.3	21.4	36.7	16.7
October 28	30.3	21.5	35.4	15.0
October 29	30.4	21.5	35.7	15.3
October 30	30.4	21.6	35.6	15.0
October 31	30.5	21.7	34.4	15.6

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1943–2023	Cairns Aero	location
1882–1942	Cairns Post Office	location