1,542
Higher than 93% of region (sa4) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Cairns · Region (SA4)
Environment & Climate in Cairns
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Heavy rainfall and warm nights define daily life in Cairns. With an annual average of 1,542mm, the region experiences some of the highest rainfall levels in the country, far exceeding the state average.
1,542
- 0–63: 0 areas
- 63–125: 0 areas
- 125–188: 2 areas
- 188–250: 0 areas
- 250–313: 1 area
- 313–375: 5 areas
- 375–438: 4 areas
- 438–500: 2 areas
- 500–563: 5 areas
- 563–625: 4 areas
- 625–688: 10 areas
- 688–750: 6 areas
- 750–813: 4 areas
- 813–875: 1 area
- 875–938: 6 areas
- 938–1,000: 6 areas
- 1,000–1,063: 2 areas
- 1,063–1,125: 3 areas
- 1,125–1,188: 4 areas
- 1,188–1,250: 6 areas
- 1,250–1,313: 3 areas
- 1,313–1,375: 1 area
- 1,375–1,438: 6 areas
- 1,438–1,500: 2 areas
- 1,500–1,563: 1 area
- 1,563–1,625: 0 areas
- 1,625–1,688: 2 areas
- 1,688–1,750: 2 areas
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Cairns — higher than 93% of areas.
| Cairns | 1,542 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 377 |
| Queensland | 379 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Rainfall is far above the Queensland average, while the typical minimum temperature of 16.5°C is among the highest for similar areas. Maximum temperatures average 26.8°C, which is much higher than most areas but a little below the state figure.
26.8
Higher than 78% of region (sa4) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
16.5
Higher than 91% of region (sa4) 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/sa4/306/cairns/topic/environment-climate