CAIRNS, QUEENSLAND

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 49

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		77		82		82		80		78		75		71		71		72		74		77		80		81

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 49

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		84		88		88		87		84		81		78		78		80		82		85		87		88

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 49

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		69		74		75		73		71		68		64		63		63		65		69		72		74

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 49

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		105		105		102		99		98		88		86		86		88		93		96		99		103

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 49

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		43		65		64		65		57		50		43		45		46		52		54		58		63

Average Number of Days Above 95F/35C

Years on Record: 49

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3		1		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1

Average Number of Days Above 86F/30C

Years on Record: 49

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		175		27		24		25		16		4		---		---		1		5		18		26		29

Average Number of Days Below 75F/23C

Years on Record: 49

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		330		21		19		26		29		31		30		31		31		30		30		27		23

Average Number of Days Below 65F/18C

Years on Record: 49

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		87		---		---		---		2		7		17		21		20		14		5		1		---

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 50

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		78.2		16		16.5		17		7.7		3.8		1.9		1.1		0.9		1.3		1.4		3.6		6.9

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		172		19		19		19		19		16		12		11		10		9		10		12		16

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 50

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		16		4		4		2		---		---		---		---		---		---		1		2		3

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 50

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		121		55.8		38.7		44.4		21.7		12.7		5.7		5.7		3.7		4.1		8		14.6		36.2

Average Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		75.8		80		80		80		80		80		75		75		70		70		70		75		75

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 40

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		85		87		88		87		86		85		84		82		83		82		83		84		85

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 40

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		61		66		69		67		66		65		61		58		56		54		57		60		61

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 40

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		66		72		73		71		69		66		61		59		60		62		65		69		71

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 49

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4206.6		496		466.1		465		375		294.5		180		170.5		201.5		255		372		435		496

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 49

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		9685.4		961		889.9		930		825		759.5		630		635.5		666.5		705		837		885		961

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.5		13.4		13		12.5		12.1		11.7		11.5		11.6		11.9		12.4		12.9		13.3		13.5

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 41

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		8		6		6		8		9		9		9		9		9		8		6		6		6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.9		6.8		6		5.8		5.4		4.7		4.4		4.6		5.4		6.6		7.3		7.3		7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		2.2		2.3		2		1.6		1.3		1.2		1.2		1.3		1.4		1.7		2		2.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.2		6.8		5.7		5.8		5.8		5.4		5.2		5.4		6		6.9		7.1		7.1		7.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.5		6.5		5.3		5.5		6.1		5.9		5.8		6		6.6		7.7		8		7.6		7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.9		6.8		6		5.8		5.4		4.7		4.4		4.6		5.4		6.6		7.3		7.3		7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2		2.5		2.5		2.2		1.9		1.6		1.4		1.4		1.6		1.7		1.9		2.5		2.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		7.1		7.9		7.2		7.3		6.7		6.5		5.8		5.9		6.9		7.2		7.5		7.8		8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		8.2		8.5		8.4		8.5		7.7		8		6.9		7.1		8.3		8.5		9		9		8.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5		5.6		4.4		4.5		4.4		3.9		3.7		4.2		4.5		6		6.8		5.8		5.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.4		1.9		1.8		1.4		1.3		0.9		1		1.1		1		1.3		1.5		1.7		1.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.1		5.6		4.2		4.4		4.6		4.4		4.3		4.9		4.9		6.2		6.6		5.6		5.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.6		4.4		2.7		3.3		3.9		4.1		4.2		5.1		4.7		6.4		7.1		4.8		4.5