Weather in Cairns in December 2024
- December is usually the hottest month of the year in Cairns;
Average weather
Average temperature in Cairns in December
The temperature in December is +88°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +95°F during the day and a minimum of +68°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 13% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +84°F to +88°F.
Is Cairns warm or cold in December?
Cairns is typically warm in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +82°F to +84°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +75°F to +77°F.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
December is the hottest month in Cairns, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Cairns in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +82°F | +84°F | +84°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +63°F | +66°F | +70°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +106°F | +100°F | +104°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 69 mm | 155 mm | 281 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 74% | 76% | 79% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1010 HPa | 1008 HPa | 1006 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 18 | 17 | 13 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 6 | 10 | 16 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December typically has worse weather conditions compared to November. It’s getting warmer as December arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +82°F to +84°F during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 69 mm to 155 mm. Humidity rises from 74% to 76%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 6 sunny days in November to 4 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Cairns is gradually decreasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Cairns?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Cairns in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1983 (+81°F) and the highest in 2019 (+98°F). The driest year was 2017 with only 21 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2018 with 830 mm.
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Monthly weather in Cairns
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.