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Cairns in February

Queensland, Australia · Summer Off-Peak
3.4/10
Comfort Score for February 2.8 below annual avg · 2.9 below national February avg
Ranked #178 of 213 cities for February comfort

February is right in the heart of summer for Cairns, and the weather has a definite personality this time of year.

The average daily maximum is 30.5 degrees with overnight lows of 24.3 degrees. The warmth sticks around even after dark.

February is 2.2 degrees warmer than the yearly average here.

Rainfall in February averages 316mm over about 25 days. That means roughly a 83% chance of rain on any given day, so definitely bring rain gear.

Solar exposure averages 19.4 MJ/m2 per day in February, with UV levels in the very high range. You'll want SPF 50+ and a decent hat.

With a Comfort Score of 3.4/10, February is not the most comfortable time to visit.

For your suitcase: light, breathable clothing, waterproof gear, and serious sun protection.

The sea breeze usually kicks in by early afternoon in February, which is genuinely welcome. It can knock 3 to 5 degrees off the feels-like temperature.

Check the data table below for the full picture, or compare Cairns in February with another destination.

February at a Glance

Average High ▲
30.5°C
Daily maximum
2.2° above annual avg, 1.2° vs national avg
Average Low ▲
24.3°C
Overnight minimum
3.3° above annual avg, 5.2° vs national avg
Rainfall ▲
316mm
25 rain days
117.1mm above annual avg, 241.3mm vs national avg
Rain Probability
86%
Daily chance of rain
Solar Exposure
19.4
MJ/m2 per day
Humidity
70%
Moderate
Comfort ▼
3.4/10
Tough

Temperature Range

24.3°C
30.5°C

Daily temperature range in February. The bar shows the typical spread between overnight lows and afternoon highs.

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Coming From Overseas?

How February in Cairns stacks up against major cities around the world.

London
About 22 degrees warmer and considerably wetter.
New York
About 26 degrees warmer and considerably wetter.
Tokyo
About 20 degrees warmer and considerably wetter.

How February Compares

Cairns's monthly climate at a glance. February is highlighted.

Month Max Min Rain Comfort
Jan 31.2 24.5 689mm 2.9
Feb 30.5 24.3 316mm 3.4
Mar 29.5 23.8 514mm 3.7
Apr 28.6 22.1 121mm 5.4
May 26.1 20.6 82mm 6.9
Jun 25.9 16.7 18mm 9.0
Jul 24.6 16.9 66mm 9.2
Aug 25.6 17.8 61mm 8.6
Sep 27.1 19.1 60mm 7.9
Oct 29.1 20.5 25mm 7.3
Nov 30.2 21.7 61mm 6.1
Dec 30.9 23.6 379mm 3.5

February in Other Australian Cities

Sydney in February26.5°C, 82mm Melbourne in February26.3°C, 10mm Brisbane in February29.2°C, 130mm Perth in February33.2°C, 18mm Adelaide in February28.1°C, 0mm Gold Coast in February28.4°C, 139mm Newcastle in February27.1°C, 97mm Canberra in February26.4°C, 51mm Sunshine Coast in February28.8°C, 191mm Wollongong in February25.0°C, 123mm Hobart in February23.9°C, 16mm Geelong in February26.4°C, 1mm Townsville in February29.9°C, 474mm Darwin in February30.4°C, 275mm Toowoomba in February27.6°C, 75mm Ballarat in February25.2°C, 4mm Bendigo in February28.6°C, 1mm Albury in February30.6°C, 21mm Launceston in February25.4°C, 49mm Mackay in February29.3°C, 260mm Rockhampton in February32.2°C, 48mm Bundaberg in February30.3°C, 72mm Bunbury in February31.1°C, 2mm Coffs Harbour in February27.6°C, 119mm Wagga Wagga in February31.5°C, 38mm Hervey Bay in February29.9°C, 78mm Shepparton in February30.7°C, 4mm Tamworth in February31.7°C, 64mm Port Macquarie in February27.1°C, 184mm Orange in February25.4°C, 50mm Dubbo in February32.2°C, 51mm Warrnambool in February21.8°C, 10mm Mildura in February34.0°C, 1mm Gladstone in February30.1°C, 70mm Bathurst in February26.8°C, 60mm Geraldton in February35.5°C, 19mm Mount Gambier in February24.4°C, 2mm Nowra in February25.8°C, 119mm Alice Springs in February37.1°C, 10mm Traralgon in February27.2°C, 5mm Lismore in February29.4°C, 117mm Caloundra in February28.5°C, 208mm Armidale in February25.0°C, 73mm Albany in February25.1°C, 7mm Kalgoorlie in February35.1°C, 15mm Emerald in February31.9°C, 75mm Broken Hill in February34.2°C, 24mm Grafton in February30.0°C, 68mm Whyalla in February33.4°C, 0mm Murray Bridge in February29.9°C, 1mm Port Augusta in February35.7°C, 0mm Port Lincoln in February25.1°C, 1mm Port Pirie in February33.4°C, 0mm Victor Harbor in February23.2°C, 4mm Mount Isa in February31.2°C, 132mm Longreach in February35.7°C, 63mm Roma in February32.4°C, 54mm Charleville in February32.7°C, 147mm Broome in February31.5°C, 10mm Karratha in February38.8°C, 6mm Port Hedland in February36.8°C, 2mm Esperance in February26.5°C, 15mm Carnarvon in February34.8°C, 10mm Exmouth in February36.3°C, 9mm Mandurah in February32.1°C, 2mm Rockingham in February31.6°C, 10mm Margaret River in February27.4°C, 3mm Griffith in February32.7°C, 37mm Mudgee in February28.9°C, 51mm Maitland in February29.7°C, 94mm Cessnock in February28.8°C, 79mm Tweed Heads in February28.1°C, 166mm Forster in February27.8°C, 125mm Byron Bay in February27.7°C, 201mm Kiama in February25.3°C, 120mm Katoomba in February23.0°C, 97mm Moree in February34.1°C, 18mm Inverell in February29.0°C, 58mm Cooma in February25.3°C, 57mm Young in February28.4°C, 72mm Parkes in February30.8°C, 46mm Forbes in February31.8°C, 57mm Cowra in February30.0°C, 52mm Goulburn in February25.3°C, 56mm Lithgow in February24.1°C, 74mm Singleton in February30.7°C, 78mm Muswellbrook in February29.6°C, 75mm Narrabri in February34.1°C, 30mm Bourke in February36.4°C, 32mm Lightning Ridge in February35.8°C, 24mm Hay in February33.0°C, 7mm Deniliquin in February33.0°C, 2mm Jindabyne in February24.4°C, 29mm Batemans Bay in February25.4°C, 62mm Ulladulla in February25.2°C, 85mm Merimbula in February23.7°C, 60mm Wodonga in February30.6°C, 29mm Wangaratta in February31.0°C, 28mm Echuca in February32.4°C, 4mm Horsham in February30.4°C, 0mm Hamilton in February26.9°C, 1mm Colac in February26.2°C, 2mm Sale in February26.5°C, 2mm Bairnsdale in February25.9°C, 10mm Lakes Entrance in February24.2°C, 13mm Swan Hill in February32.7°C, 1mm Portland in February22.2°C, 5mm Benalla in February31.0°C, 21mm Wonthaggi in February23.1°C, 10mm Lorne in February23.9°C, 4mm Bright in February29.6°C, 45mm Falls Creek in February19.2°C, 60mm Noosa in February28.3°C, 150mm Maryborough in February30.4°C, 78mm Gympie in February30.1°C, 105mm Warwick in February29.0°C, 46mm Dalby in February30.7°C, 39mm Kingaroy in February28.8°C, 106mm Biloela in February32.7°C, 80mm Yeppoon in February29.8°C, 112mm Bowen in February30.2°C, 198mm Ayr in February30.4°C, 453mm Innisfail in February30.1°C, 477mm Atherton in February26.8°C, 182mm Port Douglas in February29.5°C, 278mm Cooktown in February30.4°C, 205mm Weipa in February30.5°C, 336mm Charters Towers in February30.1°C, 294mm Cloncurry in February31.6°C, 193mm Winton in February33.6°C, 89mm Birdsville in February37.2°C, 62mm Stanthorpe in February26.5°C, 38mm Ceduna in February29.5°C, 1mm Coober Pedy in February37.9°C, 0mm Renmark in February33.7°C, 0mm Berri in February33.8°C, 1mm Clare in February30.5°C, 2mm Barossa Valley in February30.1°C, 0mm Goolwa in February25.3°C, 1mm Kingscote in February26.2°C, 1mm Naracoorte in February28.8°C, 1mm Devonport in February22.6°C, 23mm Burnie in February22.1°C, 18mm Ulverstone in February21.8°C, 18mm St Helens in February23.5°C, 80mm Strahan in February19.1°C, 77mm Cradle Mountain in February15.7°C, 66mm Swansea in February24.6°C, 22mm Queenstown in February19.9°C, 103mm Katherine in February33.2°C, 296mm Tennant Creek in February34.5°C, 215mm Nhulunbuy in February31.0°C, 201mm Yulara in February39.1°C, 0mm Kununurra in February34.0°C, 184mm Newman in February41.5°C, 0mm Tom Price in February40.6°C, 6mm Meekatharra in February41.0°C, 2mm Northam in February35.7°C, 16mm Katanning in February31.7°C, 6mm Denmark in February24.8°C, 16mm Dunsborough in February29.7°C, 3mm Penrith in February28.3°C, 90mm Richmond in February29.1°C, 70mm Campbelltown in February27.7°C, 99mm Gosford in February27.4°C, 105mm Sunbury in February25.3°C, 6mm Bacchus Marsh in February26.8°C, 7mm Ocean Grove in February24.3°C, 5mm Torquay in February24.5°C, 2mm Phillip Island in February23.5°C, 7mm Daylesford in February24.6°C, 2mm Airlie Beach in February29.0°C, 247mm Mission Beach in February28.9°C, 826mm Seventeen Seventy in February29.6°C, 76mm Agnes Water in February29.4°C, 76mm Rainbow Beach in February28.8°C, 92mm Coolangatta in February28.1°C, 166mm Surfers Paradise in February28.4°C, 139mm Thredbo in February19.5°C, 42mm Perisher in February20.0°C, 53mm Nelson Bay in February28.3°C, 84mm Terrigal in February26.5°C, 119mm Lennox Head in February27.6°C, 181mm Yamba in February28.1°C, 98mm Narooma in February24.9°C, 80mm Eden in February23.8°C, 31mm Coral Bay in February33.7°C, 18mm Monkey Mia in February38.1°C, 40mm Kalbarri in February36.5°C, 33mm Jurien Bay in February34.4°C, 21mm Busselton in February31.3°C, 2mm Walpole in February24.6°C, 13mm McLaren Vale in February27.6°C, 0mm Hahndorf in February26.0°C, 1mm Robe in February22.2°C, 6mm Jabiru in February32.6°C, 345mm Mataranka in February32.7°C, 254mm Bicheno in February22.2°C, 42mm Bruny Island in February21.0°C, 25mm Port Arthur in February21.5°C, 23mm White Cliffs in February34.6°C, 82mm Tibooburra in February35.4°C, 76mm Oodnadatta in February39.1°C, 1mm Marree in February38.4°C, 0mm Marble Bar in February43.4°C, 0mm Halls Creek in February34.8°C, 137mm Fitzroy Crossing in February38.5°C, 59mm Wyndham in February34.9°C, 242mm Thursday Island in February30.1°C, 291mm Norfolk Island in February23.8°C, 10mm Christmas Island in February27.8°C, 44mm Lord Howe Island in February24.6°C, 62mm

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