Weather in Cairns in February 2025
- February is usually the wettest month of the year in Cairns;
Average weather
Average temperature in Cairns in February
Going from a maximum of +37°C during the day to a minimum of +22°C during the night, the temperature in February averages around +32°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 20% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +31°C to +34°C.
Is Cairns warm or cold in February?
Cairns is typically warm in February.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +29°C to +29°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +25°C to +25°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
February is one of the warmest months in Cairns, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Cairns in February
| January | February | March | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +29°C | +28°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +20°C | +19°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +40°C | +39°C | +36°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 281 mm | 259 mm | 222 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 79% | 80% | 79% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1006 HPa | 1006 HPa | 1008 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 13 | 10 | 14 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | 13 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
February weather is still as ok as in January. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +29°C for average maximum temperature during the day. As February arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 281 mm to 259 mm. Humidity rises from 79% to 80%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during February, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 2 sunny days during the month.
March brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Cairns is gradually increasing during February, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last February in Cairns?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Cairns in February has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+28°C) and the highest in 2013 (+38°C). The driest year was 1990 with only 25 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 659 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Cairns, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.