Queensland · Australia
Cairns travel guide
Cairns is a city in Queensland, Australia, home to about 147,000 people.
- Best months
- June to September
- Nearest airport
- CNS6 km · Cairns International Airport
- Currency
- AUDAustralian dollar
- Time zone
- Australia/Brisbane
- Language
- Auslan, Australian English, English
When to go
The best time to visit Cairns
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Cairns are June to September. December is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; January is the wettest, with about 434 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Cairns: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Cairns International Airport (CNS), about 5.9 km from the city centre in a straight line.
CNS · Cairns International Airport
Questions
Cairns: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Cairns?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Cairns are June to September. December is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; January is the wettest, with about 434 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Cairns?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Cairns International Airport (CNS), about 5.9 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Cairns?
Australian dollar (AUD).
Nearby
Destinations near Cairns
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.