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Cairns weather essentials

Month
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Precip
Feb
85°F 29°C
73°F 22°C
17 in 42 cm
Mar
84°F 28°C
72°F 22°C
18 in 45 cm
Apr
81°F 27°C
70°F 21°C
9 in 22 cm
May
79°F 26°C
66°F 18°C
4 in 11 cm
Jun
76°F 24°C
64°F 17°C
2 in 5 cm
Jul
76°F 24°C
61°F 16°C
1 in 3 cm
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Top-rated hotels

1 Cairns Coconut Holiday Resort 4.5 of 5 stars 48 reviews
2 Jack & Newell Cairns Luxury Apartm... 4.5 of 5 stars 41 reviews
3 Pullman Reef Hotel Casino 4.5 of 5 stars 477 reviews
4 Getaway On Grafton 4.5 of 5 stars 74 reviews
5 Heritage Cairns 4.5 of 5 stars 157 reviews
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1 Il Palazzo Boutique Apartments Hot... 4.5 of 5 stars 84 reviews
2 Reef Backpackers 4.0 of 5 stars 10 reviews
3 Rydges Esplanade Holiday Apartment... 4.0 of 5 stars 1 review
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Attractions

1 Muddy's Playground 5.0 of 5 stars 24 reviews
2 Cairns Esplanade Swimming Lagoon 4.5 of 5 stars 205 reviews
3 Atherton Tablelands 4.5 of 5 stars 51 reviews

Tours

1 Barefoot Tours 5.0 of 5 stars 134 reviews
2 Aussie Drifterz 5.0 of 5 stars 45 reviews
3 Ocean Free and Ocean Freedom 4.5 of 5 stars 213 reviews
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1 Devine Gelato, 4.5 of 5 stars 80 reviews
2 Gelocchio 5.0 of 5 stars 19 reviews
3 El Mundo Tapas 4.5 of 5 stars 37 reviews

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Cairns overview

This friendly Queensland city of 130,000 is a gateway to the Great Barrier Reef, Daintree National Park, Cape Tribulation, Cooktown and the rest of Cape York Peninsula. Within the city, several attractions stand out, including Rainforestation Nature Park, Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park and Skyrail Cableway. Eco-adventures, food trail tours, cultural encounters and adrenalin-pumping adventures are all on the itinerary. Even December through April’s monsoon season can’t dampen Cairns’ delights.

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