Average monthly hours of sunshine in Cairns

The monthly total of sunhours over the year in Cairns (Queensland), Australia.

On average, October is the sunniest month with 272 hours of sunshine.
February has on average the lowest amount of sunshine with 171 hours.
On average, the total annual amount of sun is 2720 hours.

Weather Forecasts for Cairns

Sat Apr 27

29°C | 22°C

22 km/h

0.9 mm

partly cloudy and chance of slight rain

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Sun Apr 28

27°C | 22°C

22 km/h

6.5 mm

broken clouds and rain

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Mon Apr 29

29°C | 22°C

25 km/h

2.2 mm

partly cloudy and slight rain

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