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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
CAIRNS POST OFFICE
An extended list of climate statistics recorded is provided below. There is also a summary table for printing with the commonly requested statistics and a map showing the location of this site. Monthly statistics are only included if there are more than 10 years of suitable data.
Note: Many statistics are updated quarterly and recent weather events may not be represented in the statistics below. For more current information on recent extreme values, please refer to the corresponding Daily rainfall, Maximum temperature and Minimum temperature data tables for this site, and our Australian Climate and Weather Extremes Monitoring System. Missing observations associated with the observer being unavailable (where observations are undertaken manually), a failure in the observing equipment, or when an event has produced suspect data may result in an extreme event not being recorded.Site details
| Site name: CAIRNS POST OFFICE | Site number: 031010 | Commenced: 1882 | Map | |
| Latitude: 16.93° S | Longitude: 145.78° E | Elevation: 2 m | Operational status: Closed 31 Dec 1957 | |
| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
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| Mean maximum temperature (°C) | 31.8 | 31.3 | 30.5 | 29.2 | 27.4 | 25.9 | 25.6 | 26.3 | 28.0 | 29.7 | 30.7 | 31.8 | 29.0 | 63 | 1889 1953 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 43.2 | 42.2 | 37.8 | 34.7 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 35.0 | 31.7 | 37.4 | 36.7 | 37.2 | 40.6 | 43.2 | 63 | 1889 1953 |
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| Date | 31 Jan 1923 | 01 Feb 1923 | 15 Mar 1907 | 07 Apr 1907 | 01 May 1905 | 01 Jun 1905 | 26 Jul 1905 | 26 Aug 1906 | 17 Sep 1902 | 27 Oct 1902 | 20 Nov 1900 | 16 Dec 1929 | 31 Jan 1923 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 23.3 | 23.3 | 23.2 | 22.8 | 20.0 | 14.7 | 14.3 | 17.3 | 21.3 | 23.2 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 14.3 | 63 | 1889 1953 |
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| Date | 31 Jan 1935 | 05 Feb 1933 | 30 Mar 1949 | 16 Apr 1950 | 24 May 1935 | 16 Jun 1936 | 03 Jul 1938 | 11 Aug 1899 | 19 Sep 1894 | 04 Oct 1917 | 12 Nov 1928 | 21 Dec 1921 | 03 Jul 1938 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 28.9 | 28.7 | 27.9 | 26.8 | 25.1 | 23.6 | 23.3 | 23.9 | 25.8 | 27.5 | 28.4 | 29.6 | 63 | 1889 1953 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 34.4 | 33.6 | 32.8 | 31.7 | 29.7 | 28.1 | 27.8 | 28.6 | 30.2 | 31.7 | 33.0 | 34.1 | 63 | 1889 1953 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 25.2 | 21.8 | 20.7 | 10.6 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 13.3 | 20.4 | 26.4 | 145.9 | 64 | 1889 1953 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 64 | 1889 1953 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 64 | 1889 1953 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 23.5 | 23.3 | 22.6 | 21.1 | 18.9 | 17.3 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 17.8 | 19.7 | 21.3 | 22.7 | 20.1 | 57 | 1897 1953 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 18.8 | 17.8 | 15.7 | 12.2 | 9.4 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 12.5 | 11.1 | 15.7 | 6.1 | 57 | 1897 1953 |
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| Date | 10 Jan 1943 | 19 Feb 1920 | 27 Mar 1901 | 29 Apr 1929 | 26 May 1953 | 22 Jun 1946 | 12 Jul 1932 | 02 Aug 1919 | 13 Sep 1929 | 03 Oct 1923 | 17 Nov 1905 | 07 Dec 1908 | 12 Jul 1932 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 28.9 | 29.4 | 26.7 | 26.0 | 24.7 | 23.1 | 24.2 | 23.3 | 25.0 | 25.4 | 26.8 | 27.7 | 29.4 | 57 | 1897 1953 |
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| Date | 29 Jan 1927 | 15 Feb 1935 | 11 Mar 1915 | 05 Apr 1915 | 12 May 1915 | 14 Jun 1952 | 30 Jul 1900 | 11 Aug 1951 | 25 Sep 1913 | 17 Oct 1907 | 23 Nov 1913 | 16 Dec 1900 | 15 Feb 1935 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 21.7 | 21.7 | 20.7 | 18.4 | 15.4 | 12.8 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 14.6 | 16.7 | 19.1 | 20.6 | 57 | 1897 1953 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 25.0 | 24.9 | 24.4 | 23.2 | 21.4 | 20.6 | 19.7 | 19.4 | 20.6 | 22.2 | 23.3 | 24.4 | 57 | 1897 1953 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 64 | 1889 1953 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 64 | 1889 1953 |
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| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
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| Mean rainfall (mm) | 419.3 | 422.4 | 459.6 | 263.8 | 110.5 | 72.5 | 39.1 | 41.7 | 43.5 | 50.1 | 97.9 | 202.6 | 2222.9 | 76 | 1882 1957 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 1093.7 | 1052.6 | 1651.0 | 1328.6 | 333.8 | 399.8 | 198.6 | 289.1 | 300.5 | 446.5 | 523.9 | 965.5 | 4433.8 | 76 | 1882 1957 |
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| Date | 1900 | 1891 | 1887 | 1911 | 1901 | 1886 | 1886 | 1885 | 1885 | 1930 | 1889 | 1886 | 1886 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 31.0 | 50.2 | 82.7 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.9 | 1119.5 | 76 | 1882 1957 |
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| Date | 1884 | 1900 | 1907 | 1893 | 1925 | 1904 | 1917 | 1900 | 1948 | 1926 | 1913 | 1890 | 1915 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 122.2 | 157.2 | 169.8 | 75.8 | 35.5 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 17.3 | 32.0 | 76 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 399.8 | 382.6 | 388.5 | 217.2 | 92.0 | 55.2 | 32.4 | 30.2 | 25.8 | 33.4 | 67.4 | 120.8 | 76 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 779.8 | 769.1 | 822.0 | 509.3 | 205.4 | 155.8 | 75.8 | 88.2 | 105.3 | 114.8 | 196.0 | 471.9 | 76 | n/a n/a |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 354.1 | 385.3 | 343.2 | 512.1 | 137.2 | 156.2 | 44.5 | 69.9 | 48.8 | 213.9 | 240.0 | 204.2 | 512.1 | 71 | 1882 1957 |
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| Date | 31 Jan 1913 | 11 Feb 1911 | 04 Mar 1928 | 02 Apr 1911 | 01 May 1913 | 22 Jun 1894 | 24 Jul 1930 | 06 Aug 1947 | 14 Sep 1953 | 04 Oct 1930 | 22 Nov 1889 | 28 Dec 1932 | 02 Apr 1911 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 16.7 | 16.1 | 18.2 | 15.5 | 12.5 | 9.1 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 9.3 | 11.6 | 137.7 | 71 | 1882 1957 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 13.9 | 13.7 | 15.0 | 12.8 | 10.2 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 6.9 | 9.4 | 110.4 | 71 | 1882 1957 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 45.3 | 71 | 1882 1957 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 20.7 | 71 | 1882 1957 |
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 21.9 | 20.4 | 19.8 | 18.4 | 16.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 19.1 | 22.3 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 23.3 | 20.2 | 35 | 1990 2025 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 10.1 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 85.9 | 53 | 1889 1953 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 10.7 | 9.5 | 10.7 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 88.4 | 53 | 1889 1953 |
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| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
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| Mean 9am temperature (°C) | 28.2 | 27.5 | 26.7 | 25.3 | 23.3 | 21.3 | 20.6 | 21.4 | 23.8 | 26.1 | 27.5 | 28.4 | 25.0 | 62 | 1889 1953 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 24.9 | 24.6 | 24.0 | 22.6 | 20.6 | 18.8 | 17.9 | 18.3 | 20.1 | 21.9 | 23.3 | 24.4 | 21.8 | 62 | 1889 1953 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 23.4 | 23.2 | 22.8 | 21.2 | 19.0 | 17.1 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 17.8 | 19.5 | 21.1 | 22.4 | 20.0 | 63 | 1889 1953 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 76 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 74 | 62 | 1889 1953 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 63 | 1889 1953 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 63 | 1889 1953 |
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| 9am wind speed vs direction plot |  |
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| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
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| Mean 3pm temperature (°C) | 29.9 | 29.8 | 29.0 | 27.8 | 26.0 | 24.5 | 24.0 | 24.7 | 26.2 | 27.9 | 29.1 | 30.0 | 27.4 | 53 | 1898 1953 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 25.6 | 25.5 | 24.9 | 23.5 | 21.7 | 20.5 | 19.6 | 19.9 | 21.1 | 22.7 | 23.9 | 25.0 | 22.8 | 53 | 1898 1953 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 23.8 | 23.7 | 23.0 | 21.3 | 19.3 | 17.9 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 18.0 | 19.7 | 21.3 | 22.7 | 20.3 | 53 | 1898 1953 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 71 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 53 | 1898 1953 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 53 | 1889 1953 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 50 | 1898 1953 |
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Product IDCJCM0036 Prepared at Thu 09 Oct 2025 00:47:23 AM AEDT
Monthly statistics are only included if there are more than 10 years of data. The number of years (provided in the 2nd last column of the table) may differ between elements if the observing program at the site changed. More detailed data for individual sites can be obtained by contacting the Bureau.
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- Data file (csv): http://www.bom.gov.au/clim_data/cdio/tables/text/IDCJCM0036_031010.csv
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- Bureau of Meteorology website: http://www.bom.gov.au
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