Cairns

    Australia

    The humid, party-loving gateway to both the Great Barrier Reef and the ancient Daintree Rainforest.

    Warmest month is January at 31°C on average. Coolest is June at 26°C. Driest reading falls in August with 4 rain days.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $6.00 (~$4.00)
      Country-level price estimate for Australia, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • BeerWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $8.00 (~$5.25)
      Country-level price estimate for Australia, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Flight timeMethodology
      20h from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
      5,785 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    • FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11
      No specific FCDO warnings against travel.
      Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
    • Tap waterCDC / WHO guidance
      Tap water is generally safe to drink.
    MonthAvg highDaily spreadRain days
    January31°4°C17
    February31°5°C15
    March31°4°C15
    April30°4°C12
    May28°4°C10
    June26°3°C6
    July26°4°C6
    August27°4°C4
    September28°3°C5
    October30°3°C4
    November31°3°C6
    December31°4°C11

    What to do

    • Bungee jump deep in the surrounding tropical rainforest
    • Take the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway to Kuranda village
    • Cool off in the massive Esplanade swimming lagoon

    How we know this

    Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.