Cairns vs Melbourne Weather Compared

Cairns runs 8.4 degrees warmer than Melbourne on average, 28.3 degrees to 19.9 degrees across the year. Cairns collects 2,391mm of rain a year to Melbourne's 727mm, a 1,664mm gap. On the RefDat Comfort Score, Melbourne edges out Cairns 6.6/10 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

Melbourne

Avg Max Temp 19.9°C

Avg Min Temp 10.7°C

Annual Rainfall 727mm

Days >35°C 11

Frost Days 5

Comfort Score 6.6/10

Key Differences

Cairns is 8.4 degrees warmer on average than Melbourne
Cairns receives 1664mm more annual rainfall than Melbourne
Melbourne experiences 10 more days above 35C per year
Cairns is frost-free, while Melbourne experiences 5 frost days annually

Monthly Comparison

Month	Cairns Max (°C)	Melbourne Max (°C)	Cairns Min (°C)	Melbourne Min (°C)	Cairns Rain (mm)	Melbourne Rain (mm)	Cairns Comfort	Melbourne Comfort
January	31.2	24.5	24.5	14.8	689.0	141.4	3.9	9.3
February	30.5	26.3	24.3	14.5	316.3	10.2	4.1	9.4
March	29.5	24.8	23.8	13.9	513.7	20.4	4.2	9.8
April	28.6	18.0	22.1	10.2	120.7	92.6	5.4	5.3
May	26.1	16.3	20.6	7.7	82.0	40.0	6.2	4.6
June	25.9	13.1	16.7	5.8	18.5	35.7	8.9	2.9
July	24.6	12.3	16.9	6.1	66.5	99.4	8.6	1.1
August	25.6	16.9	17.8	8.5	60.9	37.7	7.6	5.7
September	27.1	16.9	19.1	8.8	59.6	61.6	7.3	5.5
October	29.1	19.8	20.5	9.9	24.6	65.3	7.0	7.4
November	30.2	23.5	21.7	13.0	60.9	76.1	5.9	9.2
December	30.9	26.0	23.6	14.7	378.7	46.2	4.2	8.5