Cairns climate

Cairns Weather in October

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Cairns Aero (GHCN ASN00031011), 6 km from Cairns

Average highs run from 30°C on October 1 to 31°C on October 31, and lows from 20°C to 22°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 57 mm over about 9 wet days.

October day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Cairns, in °C, with the record for each date.10152025303540151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
30°C
Average low
21°C
Precipitation
57 mm
Record high
36°COct 24, 2002
Record low
12°COct 1, 1946
Daylight
12 h 14 min to 12 h 42 min
Cloud cover
38%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
20°C
Wind
18.0 km/h

Every day of the month

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

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Oct 130°C20°C34°C 201112°C 194622%
Oct 229°C21°C33°C 202114°C 195121%
Oct 329°C21°C32°C 202214°C 194621%
Oct 430°C21°C34°C 200315°C 194820%
Oct 530°C21°C34°C 200916°C 201821%
Oct 630°C20°C33°C 196013°C 198222%
Oct 730°C20°C33°C 197914°C 195923%
Oct 830°C20°C33°C 202416°C 194724%
Oct 930°C20°C33°C 202216°C 200424%
Oct 1030°C20°C32°C 202216°C 197424%
Oct 1130°C21°C34°C 195516°C 195724%
Oct 1230°C21°C33°C 197314°C 198226%
Oct 1330°C21°C34°C 200716°C 198228%
Oct 1430°C21°C33°C 197915°C 198231%
Oct 1530°C21°C33°C 197017°C 198233%
Oct 1630°C21°C34°C 202116°C 200935%
Oct 1730°C21°C34°C 200917°C 202336%
Oct 1830°C21°C33°C 198716°C 197636%
Oct 1930°C21°C34°C 197115°C 197637%
Oct 2030°C21°C33°C 202117°C 199436%
Oct 2130°C21°C33°C 202117°C 197734%
Oct 2230°C21°C32°C 197016°C 194834%
Oct 2330°C21°C33°C 200216°C 194232%
Oct 2430°C22°C36°C 200217°C 194631%
Oct 2530°C21°C35°C 195816°C 200832%
Oct 2630°C21°C33°C 202216°C 195831%
Oct 2731°C21°C34°C 202017°C 201729%
Oct 2831°C21°C35°C 197617°C 200628%
Oct 2930°C22°C33°C 197618°C 199726%
Oct 3031°C22°C33°C 199418°C 197026%
Oct 3131°C22°C34°C 202119°C 197725%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Cairns, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

October 1
sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 6:14 PM
October 31
sunrise 5:40 AM, sunset 6:22 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station ASN00031011, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: 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.