The climate is one of the best things about Tropical North Queensland - you can have a great holiday any time of year.
In the tropics, you’ll enjoy warm days all year. Regular rainfall over summer and autumn keeps the days pleasant (with the mercury only just tipping 30ºC on average) and decorates the landscape a rich green. The rainforest is at its most lush and waterfalls are full and spectacular. Although rain and storms are more common throughout this period, it very rarely rains all day and you’ll usually enjoy sunny days with a storm in the afternoon or evening. In winter and spring, experience the further reaches of Tropical North Queensland like Cape York and The Savannah Way, or ‘lax by the beach with typically drier days, while temperatures hover around the mid-twenties and rarely dip below 17ºC along the coast.
SUMMER (Dec-Feb)
Average Cairns temperatures: 23.6ºC / 31.4ºC
Summer in the tropics is when nature comes alive. Like a time-lapse before your eyes, the landscape can quickly transform from the warm tones of spring to fresh green tones of summer with warm, therapeutic rain. Due to lower winds and calmer seas, water clarity on the Great Barrier Reef is amazing through summer.
AUTUMN (Mar-May)
Average Cairns temperatures: 21.6ºC / 29.2ºC
Let summer live on in Autumn in Tropical North Queensland. The landscape is lush, the creeks and rivers are full and waterfall chasing is spectacular. If you’re lucky, you might even get to see Barron Falls at its most iconic.
WINTER (Jun-Aug)
Average Cairns temperatures: 17.5ºC / 26.2ºC
Welcome to the place where your typical idea of winter doesn’t really exist. Daytime temperatures hover in the mid-twenties, the beach is the place to be and camping is a favourite winter pastime.
SPRING (Sep-Nov)
Average Cairns temperatures: 20.5ºC / 29.5ºC
Kickstart your summer early with a tropical spring. Sunny days call for relaxing in cool waters; bright flowers bloom and with them, flocks of colourful birds feeding on their nectar arrive; and the reef comes alive at the annual coral spawning. Tropical North Queensland gives you that traditional summer feeling, just that little bit early.
