Cairns climate

Cairns Weather in February

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Cairns, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 29°C on February 1 to 28°C on February 28, and lows from 27°C to 27°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 455 mm over about 23 wet days.

February day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Cairns, in °C, with the record for each date.2426283032341510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

February at a glance

Average high
28°C
Average low
27°C
Precipitation
455 mm
Reanalysis high
34°CFeb 15, 2020
Reanalysis low
25°CFeb 19, 1993
Daylight
12 h 51 min to 12 h 27 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
25°C
Wind
16.2 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Feb 129°C27°C31°C 200226°C 199378%
Feb 229°C27°C31°C 201526°C 199379%
Feb 329°C27°C31°C 201526°C 199380%
Feb 429°C27°C30°C 200225°C 201279%
Feb 529°C27°C30°C 200226°C 199779%
Feb 629°C27°C30°C 201625°C 201479%
Feb 729°C27°C31°C 201626°C 201478%
Feb 829°C27°C31°C 200225°C 200778%
Feb 929°C27°C33°C 200225°C 200779%
Feb 1029°C27°C32°C 200226°C 199380%
Feb 1128°C27°C32°C 202026°C 199381%
Feb 1228°C27°C32°C 202026°C 201882%
Feb 1329°C27°C32°C 202025°C 201981%
Feb 1429°C27°C33°C 202026°C 201480%
Feb 1529°C27°C34°C 202026°C 201480%
Feb 1629°C27°C32°C 201626°C 201180%
Feb 1728°C27°C33°C 201626°C 200180%
Feb 1828°C27°C32°C 201625°C 199380%
Feb 1928°C27°C32°C 201625°C 199381%
Feb 2028°C27°C31°C 201925°C 199382%
Feb 2128°C27°C31°C 201925°C 199383%
Feb 2228°C27°C30°C 201925°C 199384%
Feb 2328°C27°C30°C 200325°C 200184%
Feb 2428°C27°C30°C 200325°C 199383%
Feb 2528°C27°C29°C 200326°C 200082%
Feb 2628°C27°C30°C 200326°C 199182%
Feb 2728°C27°C30°C 201326°C 200182%
Feb 2828°C27°C30°C 202026°C 200181%
Feb 2928°C27°C30°C 201626°C 200081%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Cairns, in percent.02040608010011020
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+10).

February 1
sunrise 6:05 AM, sunset 6:56 PM
February 28
sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 6:43 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.