Monthly Cairns water temperature chart
The bar chart below shows the average monthly sea temperatures at Cairns over the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| °C | 29.4 | 29.3 | 28.4 | 27.7 | 26.1 | 24.5 | 23.8 | 24.0 | 24.8 | 26.3 | 27.5 | 28.9 |
| °F | 84.9 | 84.7 | 83.1 | 81.9 | 79 | 76.1 | 74.8 | 75.2 | 76.6 | 79.3 | 81.5 | 84 |
Monthly average max / min water temperatures
The graph below shows the range of monthly water temperatures over several years.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min °C | 27.9 | 27.9 | 27.3 | 26.5 | 24.4 | 22.9 | 22.4 | 23.1 | 23.2 | 24.5 | 26.1 | 27.8 |
| Max °C | 31 | 30.8 | 29.6 | 28.9 | 27.9 | 26.1 | 25.2 | 24.9 | 26.5 | 28.2 | 29 | 30.1 |
| Min °F | 83.4 | 83.3 | 82 | 80.7 | 77.3 | 74.5 | 73.4 | 74.3 | 75 | 77.5 | 80.1 | 82.9 |
| Max °F | 86.5 | 86.2 | 84.3 | 83.1 | 80.8 | 77.7 | 76.2 | 76.1 | 78.3 | 81.2 | 83 | 85.2 |