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Cairns weather essentials

Month
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Precip
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
Aug
76°F 24°C
61°F 16°C
1 in 2 cm
Sep
79°F 26°C
64°F 17°C
1 in 3 cm
Oct
82°F 27°C
68°F 20°C
2 in 4 cm
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Top-rated hotels

1 Jack & Newell Cairns Luxury Apartm... 5.0 of 5 stars 64 reviews
2 Pullman Reef Hotel Casino 4.5 of 5 stars 544 reviews
3 Getaway On Grafton 4.5 of 5 stars 82 reviews
4 Cairns Coconut Holiday Resort 4.5 of 5 stars 65 reviews
5 Heritage Cairns 4.5 of 5 stars 167 reviews
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Top-rated B&Bs

1 Il Palazzo Boutique Apartments Hot... 4.5 of 5 stars 89 reviews
2 Reef Backpackers 4.0 of 5 stars 12 reviews
3 Rydges Esplanade Holiday Apartment... 4.0 of 5 stars 2 reviews
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Attractions

1 Muddy's Playground 5.0 of 5 stars 49 reviews
2 Cairns Esplanade Swimming Lagoon 4.5 of 5 stars 320 reviews
3 Atherton Tablelands 4.5 of 5 stars 79 reviews

Tours

1 Barefoot Tours 5.0 of 5 stars 168 reviews
2 Aussie Drifterz 5.0 of 5 stars 51 reviews
3 Food Trail Tours 5.0 of 5 stars 21 reviews
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Top-rated restaurants

1 Devine Gelato, 5.0 of 5 stars 97 reviews
2 Gelocchio 4.5 of 5 stars 47 reviews
3 Tamarind 4.5 of 5 stars 76 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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