Cairns has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw), with Jan highs around 89°F and Jul lows near 63°F, and about 74 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: on the water, mountains in the distance, mixed greenery. A typical home costs about $120k (estimate).
Explore Cairns on the mapTempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 4°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (64 in vs 74 in), falling mostly in summer, like Cairns, no snow.
ScenerySame mixed greenery look from above, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Cairns, near the coast, Cairns is on the water.
TempsSummer afternoons 4°F cooler, winter nights 4°F milder.
Rain & snow28% less rain (53 in vs 74 in), spread through the year, unlike Cairns's summer rains, no snow.
SceneryForested where Cairns is mixed greenery, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Cairns, both on the water.
TempsSummer afternoons 2°F hotter, winter nights 8°F colder.
Rain & snow30% less rain (52 in vs 74 in), falling mostly in summer, like Cairns, no snow.
SceneryLush and green where Cairns is mixed greenery, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Cairns, both on the water.
TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 5°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (62 in vs 74 in), spread through the year, unlike Cairns's summer rains, no snow.
SceneryLush and green where Cairns is mixed greenery, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Cairns, both on the water.
TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snow38% less rain (46 in vs 74 in), spread through the year, unlike Cairns's summer rains, no snow.
SceneryLush and green where Cairns is mixed greenery, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Cairns, both on the water.
TempsSummer afternoons 5°F cooler, winter nights 2°F milder.
Rain & snowAbout half the rain (37 in vs 74 in), spread through the year, unlike Cairns's summer rains, no snow.
SceneryLush and green where Cairns is mixed greenery, both have mountains in the distance, both on the water.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 89° | 75° | 14.0 |
| Feb | 89° | 75° | 14.6 |
| Mar | 88° | 74° | 14.6 |
| Apr | 85° | 72° | 8.1 |
| May | 82° | 68° | 4.6 |
| Jun | 80° | 65° | 2.4 |
| Jul | 79° | 63° | 1.5 |
| Aug | 81° | 63° | 1.3 |
| Sep | 84° | 66° | 1.5 |
| Oct | 86° | 69° | 1.5 |
| Nov | 88° | 72° | 3.4 |
| Dec | 89° | 75° | 6.3 |