Cairns vs Sydney Weather Compared

Cairns runs 6.1 degrees warmer than Sydney on average, 28.3 degrees to 22.2 degrees across the year. Cairns collects 2,391mm of rain a year to Sydney's 1,068mm, a 1,323mm gap. On the RefDat Comfort Score, Sydney edges out Cairns 7.0/10 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

Sydney

Avg Max Temp 22.2°C

Avg Min Temp 14.0°C

Annual Rainfall 1068mm

Days >35°C 3

Frost Days 0

Comfort Score 7.0/10

Key Differences

Cairns is 6.1 degrees warmer on average than Sydney
Cairns receives 1323mm more annual rainfall than Sydney
Sydney experiences 2 more days above 35C per year
Overall, Sydney has a higher comfort score (7.0 vs 6.1)

Monthly Comparison

Month	Cairns Max (°C)	Sydney Max (°C)	Cairns Min (°C)	Sydney Min (°C)	Cairns Rain (mm)	Sydney Rain (mm)	Cairns Comfort	Sydney Comfort
January	31.2	26.6	24.5	19.7	689.0	117.9	3.9	7.0
February	30.5	26.5	24.3	19.5	316.3	82.3	4.1	6.8
March	29.5	25.5	23.8	17.2	513.7	58.9	4.2	7.9
April	28.6	21.9	22.1	14.0	120.7	160.4	5.4	7.3
May	26.1	18.8	20.6	11.4	82.0	159.7	6.2	4.9
June	25.9	16.0	16.7	7.7	18.5	139.8	8.9	4.0
July	24.6	16.1	16.9	8.4	66.5	38.4	8.6	4.9
August	25.6	19.4	17.8	10.1	60.9	35.8	7.6	7.3
September	27.1	22.2	19.1	11.0	59.6	59.8	7.3	8.9
October	29.1	21.7	20.5	12.6	24.6	41.2	7.0	8.2
November	30.2	25.2	21.7	17.6	60.9	120.7	5.9	8.0
December	30.9	26.8	23.6	19.1	378.7	53.2	4.2	8.4