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About Cairns

Cairns is the only place in the world with two adjoining World Heritage treasures; 
the Great Barrier Reef and the Australia's Tropical Rainforest.

  
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Location

Cairns is 17 degrees south of the Equator.

A true tropical paradise with world unique environment.
Same parallel as Tahiti and Fiji.
Two World Heritage listed areas, the Great Barrier Reef and Wet Tropics Rainforests.
Cairns provides access to genuine outback and Australian adventure experiences.
Caters for people of all ages and nationalities.
Population - 120,000.
Lifestyle

Cairns is the gateway to Australia's tropical north.

Modern and colourful city with international facilities.
Lifestyle is relaxed and unhurried with wide diversity of accommodation, attractions and activities throughout the region.
Friendly people.
South Pacific location with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture.
Climate

Cairns boasts a superb tropical climate all year round.  This helpful chart details our marvellous weather.

Climate

Cairns has a typical tropical climate, with really only two distinct seasons.

'Winter' begins in May and runs through to November.  It is the dry season – a time usually of idyllic weather, with sunshine, low humidity, little rain and fresh breezes. 'Summer' extends from December to April.

Temperatures in Cairns are recorded in Celsius.  The average maximum temperature is 31.4C (or 88.5 F) and the average minimum temperature is 17.0C (or 62.6F).  Cairns has an annual average rainfall of 2010mm (or 62 inches).  The ocean temperature varies from a high of 28.7C (or 83.6 F) in February to a pleasant low of 23.2C (or 73.7 F) in July.

Month

Maximum temp (°C)

Minimum Temp (°C)

Daily Hours of Sunshine
January
 32
 24
 7.1
February
 31
 23
 6.4
March
 30
 22
 6.6
April
 29
 21
 6.2
May
 29
 19
 6.5
June
 26
 17
 6.0
July
 25
 16
 6.9
August
 26
 16
 7.4
September
 28
 17
 7.7
October
 29
 20
 8.4
November
 31
 21
 8.5
December
 32
 23
 7.7

Great Barrier Reef

Cairns is the closest departure point to the Great Barrier Reef.  The reef is accessible from Cairns, Port Douglas, Palm Cove and Mission Beach .

World Heritage Rainforests

  • The region boasts some of the richest rainforest in the world covering 900,000 hectares.
  • The region's tropical rainforests are protected under World Heritage listing.  Best known - World Heritage rainforests around Mossman, Daintree, Cape Tribulation, Mission Beach and Atherton Tablelands.
  • Easily accessible to visitors by four wheel drive vehicle, luxury coach, scenic flights or river cruises.

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Sarah Leavitt
Event Coordinator
Minerals Council of Australia

PO Box 4497
KINGSTON ACT 2604        

Telephone:  +61 2 6233 0643
Facsimile:    +61 2 6233 0699
Email:         events@minerals.org.au

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