2,830
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Cairns · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Cairns
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Heavy rain and warm nights shape daily life in Cairns, where the city sees far more rainfall than most of the state. It is a tropical environment with a typical maximum temperature of 28.0 °C, making it much warmer than most Australian areas.
2,830
- 0–71: 0 areas
- 71–143: 6 areas
- 143–214: 17 areas
- 214–286: 31 areas
- 286–357: 45 areas
- 357–429: 42 areas
- 429–500: 34 areas
- 500–571: 42 areas
- 571–643: 36 areas
- 643–714: 62 areas
- 714–786: 42 areas
- 786–857: 27 areas
- 857–929: 21 areas
- 929–1,000: 24 areas
- 1,000–1,071: 13 areas
- 1,071–1,143: 10 areas
- 1,143–1,214: 13 areas
- 1,214–1,286: 11 areas
- 1,286–1,357: 7 areas
- 1,357–1,429: 13 areas
- 1,429–1,500: 10 areas
- 1,500–1,571: 8 areas
- 1,571–1,643: 6 areas
- 1,643–1,714: 4 areas
- 1,714–1,786: 1 area
- 1,786–1,857: 4 areas
- 1,857–1,929: 0 areas
- 1,929–2,000: 16 areas
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Cairns — higher than 99% of areas.
| Cairns | 2,830 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 377 |
| Queensland | 379 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Cairns is one of the wettest areas at this level, with an average annual rainfall of 2,830mm, which is far above the Queensland figure. While its average maximum temperature is a little below the state average, the typical minimum temperature of 18.7 °C is a little above.
28.0
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
18.7
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily minimum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
Sources
- SILO gridded climate data — Queensland Government (Long Paddock), 2019–2023 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Cairns [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32080/cairns/topic/environment-climate