What is the best time of the year to visit Cairns?

Answer 1

Cairns can be visited at any time of the year although it's best to avoid the hotter and/or wetter months between October and March. Generally, it is hotter late in the year and not as hot, but much wetter, around January to March. The best time for those not accustomed to heat is the southern winter, approx. May to September with July being the optimum month. It can rain in Cairns at any time of the year, as showers come in off the ocean in the prevailing SE trade winds, however, in winter they are usually light.

Travel in the cooler and drier part of the year also allows a traveller to see much more of the countryside as some roads, especially north of Cairns, are unsealed and impassable after heavy rain.