Cairns Weather: August
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Average Day Temperature: | 79.5°F |
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Average Night Temperature: | 65.7°F |
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Sea Water Temperature: | 76.6°F |
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Number of Sunny Days: | 18 days |
Sunshine Hours: | 11.4 - 11.8 hours | |
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Number of Rainy Days: | 1 day |
Precipitation Totals: | 0.6 in | |
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14 day weather
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Cairns |
Sea Water
Temperature
Temperature
Cairns |
Air Temperature in August, °F
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3
5
7
9
11
13
15
17
19
21
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25
27
29
31
0
14
28
42
56
70
84
98
112
Day Temperature | Night Temperature |
The highest day temperature in August 2024 was 84°F. The lowest night temperature was 61°F. The average values for day and night temperatures during August were 79.8°F и 64.8°F respectivly.
Cairns Water Sea Temperature in August, °F
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3
5
7
9
11
13
15
17
19
21
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25
27
29
31
70
72
74
76
78
80
82
84
The average sea surface temperature in August 2024 for Cairns was 76.8°F. The maximum and minimum values were 75.2°F and 78.6°F respectively.
Sunny, Cloudy and Gloomy days
Sunny days | |
Cloudy days | |
Gloomy days |
58%
26%
16%
Most of the days in August are sunny but you can also expect cloudy and gloomy days.
Precipitation Totals in August, in
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
0.0
1.3
2.5
3.8
5.0
6.3
7.6
8.8
Precipitation total in August for Cairns is 0.6 in. It makes august the least rainy month of the year.
Wind Speed in August, mph
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
0.0
1.7
3.3
5.0
6.6
8.3
9.9
11.6
13.3
The average wind speed in August is 8.8 mph.
Average Sunny Hours Per Day
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
0.0
1.6
3.1
4.7
6.2
7.8
9.3
10.9
We are using day length and cloud cover information for each day of the month to calculate averages for this chart. Average sunny hours for Cairns in August is 8.1 hours.
Australia Resorts:
NAME
F°
Adelaide | ![]() |
+62 |
Brisbane | ![]() |
+72 |
Cairns | ![]() |
+80 |
Canberra | ![]() |
+46 |
Darwin | ![]() |
+86 |
Fraser | ![]() |
+78 |
Gold Coast | ![]() |
+74 |
Melbourne | ![]() |
+58 |
Perth | ![]() |
+80 |
Sydney | ![]() |
+64 |
Tasmania | ![]() |
+50 |
Countries:
NAME
POPULARITY
24 Hours Weather Forecast
Cairns
Local time: 20:42
05 apr, saturday
2100 | ![]() |
80°F | NW 5 mph |
06 apr, sunday
0000 | ![]() |
78°F | NW 6 mph |
0300 | ![]() |
78°F | N 6 mph |
0600 | ![]() |
76°F | N 5 mph |
0900 | ![]() |
84°F | NW 7 mph |
1200 | ![]() |
86°F | NW 10 mph |
1500 | ![]() |
86°F | NW 11 mph |
1800 | ![]() |
80°F | NW 9 mph |