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Cairns in November

Queensland, Australia · Spring Shoulder Season
6.1/10
Comfort Score for November near annual avg · 0.8 below national November avg
Ranked #151 of 213 cities for November comfort

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

Expect the mercury to hit around 30.2 degrees during the day and settle at 21.7 degrees after dark. The warmth sticks around even after dark.

November is 1.9 degrees warmer than the yearly average here.

Rainfall in November averages 61mm over about 13 days. That means roughly a 43% chance of rain on any given day, pack a compact umbrella just in case.

Solar exposure averages 24.6 MJ/m2 per day in November, with UV levels in the extreme range. Sunscreen, hat, and sunnies are all essential. You can burn in under 10 minutes.

November scores a respectable 6.1/10 for overall comfort.

For your suitcase: light, breathable clothing, a rain jacket or compact umbrella, and SPF 50+ sunscreen and a hat.

Being on the coast is a blessing in November. The afternoon sea breeze is nature's air conditioning.

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

November at a Glance

Average High ▲
30.2°C
Daily maximum
1.9° above annual avg, 3.3° vs national avg
Average Low ▲
21.7°C
Overnight minimum
0.7° above annual avg, 4.9° vs national avg
Rainfall ▼
61mm
13 rain days
138.3mm below annual avg, 29.9mm vs national avg
Rain Probability
43%
Daily chance of rain
Solar Exposure
24.6
MJ/m2 per day
Humidity
56%
Moderate
Comfort ▼
6.1/10
Good

Temperature Range

21.7°C
30.2°C

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

What to Pack

Coming From Overseas?

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

London
About 19 degrees warmer and considerably wetter.
New York
About 17 degrees warmer and considerably drier.
Tokyo
About 13 degrees warmer and considerably drier.

How November Compares

Cairns's monthly climate at a glance. November 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

November in Other Australian Cities

Sydney in November25.2°C, 121mm Melbourne in November23.5°C, 76mm Brisbane in November27.8°C, 290mm Perth in November24.9°C, 25mm Adelaide in November24.3°C, 29mm Gold Coast in November26.9°C, 227mm Newcastle in November25.0°C, 116mm Canberra in November25.4°C, 88mm Sunshine Coast in November27.1°C, 209mm Wollongong in November23.2°C, 138mm Hobart in November19.9°C, 58mm Geelong in November23.2°C, 84mm Townsville in November29.4°C, 69mm Darwin in November31.2°C, 147mm Toowoomba in November26.6°C, 218mm Ballarat in November21.5°C, 77mm Bendigo in November25.2°C, 86mm Albury in November26.9°C, 147mm Launceston in November21.1°C, 145mm Mackay in November28.6°C, 136mm Rockhampton in November31.3°C, 56mm Bundaberg in November28.6°C, 64mm Bunbury in November23.3°C, 23mm Coffs Harbour in November26.0°C, 146mm Wagga Wagga in November28.3°C, 87mm Hervey Bay in November27.7°C, 75mm Shepparton in November27.0°C, 96mm Tamworth in November29.1°C, 84mm Port Macquarie in November24.6°C, 111mm Orange in November23.0°C, 140mm Dubbo in November29.4°C, 104mm Warrnambool in November20.7°C, 85mm Mildura in November28.9°C, 58mm Gladstone in November28.8°C, 54mm Bathurst in November24.8°C, 97mm Geraldton in November26.5°C, 31mm Mount Gambier in November20.9°C, 83mm Nowra in November24.1°C, 113mm Alice Springs in November34.1°C, 46mm Traralgon in November23.4°C, 86mm Lismore in November27.8°C, 227mm Caloundra in November27.1°C, 230mm Armidale in November23.4°C, 102mm Albany in November20.2°C, 35mm Kalgoorlie in November28.7°C, 64mm Emerald in November33.9°C, 97mm Broken Hill in November30.2°C, 81mm Grafton in November27.7°C, 160mm Whyalla in November28.3°C, 36mm Murray Bridge in November26.1°C, 37mm Port Augusta in November30.1°C, 56mm Port Lincoln in November22.3°C, 34mm Port Pirie in November27.7°C, 29mm Victor Harbor in November22.1°C, 61mm Mount Isa in November36.4°C, 75mm Longreach in November36.9°C, 28mm Roma in November31.9°C, 163mm Charleville in November33.7°C, 134mm Broome in November32.1°C, 26mm Karratha in November38.2°C, 3mm Port Hedland in November36.8°C, 2mm Esperance in November21.5°C, 38mm Carnarvon in November28.8°C, 11mm Exmouth in November33.6°C, 1mm Mandurah in November23.7°C, 30mm Rockingham in November23.8°C, 20mm Margaret River in November20.3°C, 35mm Griffith in November29.7°C, 81mm Mudgee in November27.0°C, 91mm Maitland in November27.9°C, 89mm Cessnock in November26.9°C, 94mm Tweed Heads in November26.0°C, 194mm Forster in November25.3°C, 94mm Byron Bay in November25.7°C, 266mm Kiama in November23.6°C, 156mm Katoomba in November21.5°C, 116mm Moree in November31.7°C, 86mm Inverell in November26.9°C, 130mm Cooma in November23.8°C, 94mm Young in November26.6°C, 102mm Parkes in November28.5°C, 103mm Forbes in November29.3°C, 97mm Cowra in November27.9°C, 132mm Goulburn in November24.6°C, 83mm Lithgow in November23.1°C, 89mm Singleton in November29.1°C, 65mm Muswellbrook in November28.3°C, 78mm Narrabri in November31.1°C, 122mm Bourke in November34.2°C, 54mm Lightning Ridge in November33.7°C, 82mm Hay in November29.5°C, 30mm Deniliquin in November28.8°C, 44mm Jindabyne in November22.4°C, 102mm Batemans Bay in November24.2°C, 83mm Ulladulla in November23.3°C, 112mm Merimbula in November22.0°C, 63mm Wodonga in November26.8°C, 158mm Wangaratta in November27.0°C, 137mm Echuca in November28.1°C, 77mm Horsham in November25.1°C, 55mm Hamilton in November22.1°C, 66mm Colac in November21.9°C, 67mm Sale in November23.6°C, 72mm Bairnsdale in November23.4°C, 88mm Lakes Entrance in November21.5°C, 112mm Swan Hill in November28.4°C, 83mm Portland in November19.8°C, 91mm Benalla in November26.4°C, 122mm Wonthaggi in November20.3°C, 74mm Lorne in November21.7°C, 91mm Bright in November25.2°C, 203mm Falls Creek in November15.6°C, 215mm Noosa in November26.6°C, 172mm Maryborough in November29.8°C, 81mm Gympie in November29.0°C, 118mm Warwick in November28.0°C, 165mm Dalby in November29.8°C, 184mm Kingaroy in November27.5°C, 174mm Biloela in November32.1°C, 73mm Yeppoon in November28.6°C, 75mm Bowen in November29.2°C, 59mm Ayr in November30.4°C, 101mm Innisfail in November30.4°C, 154mm Atherton in November28.1°C, 61mm Port Douglas in November28.8°C, 118mm Cooktown in November30.2°C, 24mm Weipa in November36.9°C, 59mm Charters Towers in November34.1°C, 63mm Cloncurry in November37.2°C, 59mm Winton in November37.3°C, 40mm Birdsville in November36.8°C, 76mm Stanthorpe in November24.6°C, 107mm Ceduna in November26.2°C, 14mm Coober Pedy in November32.0°C, 37mm Renmark in November28.5°C, 67mm Berri in November28.4°C, 60mm Clare in November24.7°C, 47mm Barossa Valley in November24.7°C, 38mm Goolwa in November24.2°C, 48mm Kingscote in November23.5°C, 53mm Naracoorte in November24.0°C, 46mm Devonport in November18.7°C, 171mm Burnie in November18.2°C, 162mm Ulverstone in November17.9°C, 142mm St Helens in November19.1°C, 158mm Strahan in November17.3°C, 131mm Cradle Mountain in November13.9°C, 156mm Swansea in November19.8°C, 77mm Queenstown in November18.4°C, 159mm Katherine in November36.7°C, 136mm Tennant Creek in November36.3°C, 82mm Nhulunbuy in November31.8°C, 44mm Yulara in November34.0°C, 43mm Kununurra in November37.9°C, 72mm Newman in November36.8°C, 76mm Tom Price in November35.9°C, 62mm Meekatharra in November33.8°C, 45mm Northam in November27.8°C, 33mm Katanning in November24.3°C, 20mm Denmark in November20.0°C, 49mm Dunsborough in November21.8°C, 15mm Penrith in November27.6°C, 104mm Richmond in November28.0°C, 108mm Campbelltown in November26.4°C, 120mm Gosford in November25.9°C, 95mm Sunbury in November23.1°C, 78mm Bacchus Marsh in November23.9°C, 83mm Ocean Grove in November22.0°C, 86mm Torquay in November22.1°C, 71mm Phillip Island in November20.8°C, 65mm Daylesford in November21.0°C, 75mm Airlie Beach in November27.7°C, 76mm Mission Beach in November28.5°C, 157mm Seventeen Seventy in November28.2°C, 62mm Agnes Water in November28.0°C, 62mm Rainbow Beach in November27.6°C, 128mm Coolangatta in November26.0°C, 200mm Surfers Paradise in November26.9°C, 227mm Thredbo in November16.3°C, 182mm Perisher in November17.0°C, 147mm Nelson Bay in November25.5°C, 122mm Terrigal in November24.5°C, 106mm Lennox Head in November25.8°C, 220mm Yamba in November26.2°C, 174mm Narooma in November23.2°C, 80mm Eden in November22.6°C, 90mm Coral Bay in November30.0°C, 0mm Monkey Mia in November30.9°C, 14mm Kalbarri in November27.6°C, 20mm Jurien Bay in November25.8°C, 23mm Busselton in November23.4°C, 18mm Walpole in November19.3°C, 48mm McLaren Vale in November23.5°C, 44mm Hahndorf in November22.1°C, 57mm Robe in November20.3°C, 48mm Jabiru in November37.3°C, 168mm Mataranka in November36.9°C, 151mm Bicheno in November18.0°C, 121mm Bruny Island in November17.5°C, 72mm Port Arthur in November18.2°C, 64mm White Cliffs in November33.2°C, 26mm Tibooburra in November34.1°C, 23mm Oodnadatta in November34.4°C, 58mm Marree in November33.1°C, 27mm Marble Bar in November40.4°C, 31mm Halls Creek in November36.4°C, 108mm Fitzroy Crossing in November38.4°C, 68mm Wyndham in November37.7°C, 128mm Thursday Island in November32.3°C, 25mm Norfolk Island in November20.4°C, 26mm Christmas Island in November26.6°C, 116mm Lord Howe Island in November21.0°C, 80mm

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