Daintree Rainforest

    Australia

    The oldest continuously surviving tropical rainforest in the world plunges straight into the Great Barrier Reef.

    Warmest month is December at 32°C on average. Coolest is June at 25°C. Driest reading falls in October with 5 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
      5,751 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°6°C17
    February31°6°C17
    March30°6°C17
    April29°5°C14
    May27°4°C10
    June25°4°C8
    July25°4°C6
    August26°4°C6
    September27°5°C7
    October30°5°C5
    November31°5°C6
    December32°6°C12

    What to do

    • Spot the elusive, pre-historic cassowary bird on a forest walk
    • Take a crocodile-spotting cruise down the Daintree River
    • Wander where the jungle meets the sea at Cape Tribulation

    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.