Cairns vs Brisbane Weather Compared

Cairns runs 2.6 degrees warmer than Brisbane on average, 28.3 degrees to 25.7 degrees across the year. Cairns collects 2,391mm of rain a year to Brisbane's 1,581mm, a 810mm gap. On the RefDat Comfort Score, Brisbane edges out Cairns 7.3/10 to 6.1/10.

Summary Comparison

Cairns

Avg Max Temp 28.3°C

Avg Min Temp 21.0°C

Annual Rainfall 2391mm

Days >35°C 1

Frost Days 0

Comfort Score 6.1/10

Brisbane

Avg Max Temp 25.7°C

Avg Min Temp 16.0°C

Annual Rainfall 1581mm

Days >35°C 4

Frost Days 0

Comfort Score 7.3/10

Key Differences

Cairns is 2.6 degrees warmer on average than Brisbane
Cairns receives 810mm more annual rainfall than Brisbane
Brisbane experiences 3 more days above 35C per year
Overall, Brisbane has a higher comfort score (7.3 vs 6.1)

Monthly Comparison

Month	Cairns Max (°C)	Brisbane Max (°C)	Cairns Min (°C)	Brisbane Min (°C)	Cairns Rain (mm)	Brisbane Rain (mm)	Cairns Comfort	Brisbane Comfort
January	31.2	29.4	24.5	21.6	689.0	267.7	3.9	5.1
February	30.5	29.2	24.3	21.2	316.3	130.3	4.1	5.6
March	29.5	27.0	23.8	19.3	513.7	175.1	4.2	6.5
April	28.6	25.6	22.1	16.6	120.7	137.1	5.4	7.5
May	26.1	22.6	20.6	13.5	82.0	34.5	6.2	7.5
June	25.9	21.5	16.7	10.0	18.5	17.9	8.9	8.8
July	24.6	20.1	16.9	9.9	66.5	30.9	8.6	7.5
August	25.6	24.2	17.8	12.5	60.9	63.4	7.6	9.4
September	27.1	25.7	19.1	13.0	59.6	81.3	7.3	8.9
October	29.1	26.4	20.5	15.4	24.6	111.0	7.0	8.2
November	30.2	27.8	21.7	19.0	60.9	290.2	5.9	6.4
December	30.9	29.3	23.6	20.5	378.7	241.7	4.2	6.0