What is the best time to visit North Queensland?

What is the best time to visit North Queensland?

The best time to visit Queensland are the most dry winter months between June and October.

What is the wettest month in Cairns?

* Weather data from: Cairns, Australia. A lot of rain (rainy season) falls in the months: January, February, March, April and December. On average, February is the wettest month with 18.98 inch (482.0 mm) of precipitation. On average, August is the driest month with 0.87 inch (22.0 mm) of precipitation.

What is the rainy season in Cairns?

Cairns is located in the tropics and has a warm, humid climate. Cairns weather has 2 distinct seasons – a dry season from April to October and a wet season from November to March with tropical monsoons that includes tropical cyclones.

Where does it rain the most in Queensland?

Climatic Extremes

Does Queensland have a wet season?

The climate is truly tropical with the dry season, roughly May to October, offering warm days and cool nights with low humidity. November to April is generally the wet season when the heavens frequently open releasing torrential rain, and the days and nights are hotter.

Does Cairns have a wet season?

The summertime wet season in Cairns is generally hot and humid, with an average annual rainfall of around 1992 mm (average of about 396 mm in January). This wet monsoonal season begins to develop in December, peaks in January and lasts through March.

What is the wettest place in Australia?

Bellenden Ker
The wettest regions are around Cairns in far north Queensland and the west coast of Tasmania around Strahan, about 1600 kilometres to the south….Climatic Extremes.

Is it warm enough to swim in Cairns in July?

Is it warm enough to swim in Cairns in July? Average water temperature in Cairns in July is 23.3°C and therefore suitable for comfortable swimming. The warmest sea in Cairns in July is 25.1°C, and the coldest is 21.2°C.

Which is better Townsville or Cairns?

The Cairns area generally has more to do and more to see than the Townsville area, and a wider choice of accommodation. Also easier to get to if flying with many more flights, and generally the airfares are lower to CNS than TSV.

What is the wettest town in Queensland?

Tully
Every year the Queensland towns of Tully and Babinda compete for the coveted Golden Gumboot, signifying the countries highest rainfall. Tully has an average rainfall exceeding 4 metres. They hold the record for the highest ever annual rainfall in a populated area of Australia (7.93 metres in 1950).

Is the wet season good for North Queensland?

North Queensland is beautiful in the wet season. The creeks are flowing, the landscape green and lush, frogs are chirping, birds are calling and the air is fresh, providing a much-needed reprise from the thick humidity. Yet many tourists avoid the wet season out of fear there might be a cyclone or their travel agent has advised against it.

Where are the chances of early rainfall in Queensland?

Most of Queensland and the NT have a greater than 70% chance of an early rainfall onset, with areas in central and south-western Queensland having a greater than 80% likelihood. Areas of WA bordering the NT, and large parts of south-east Queensland have more than a 60% likelihood.

When is the wet season in Cairns Australia?

May to November is the ‘dry’ season and is characterised by warm temperatures, minimal rainfall and very little humidity. Cairns is a popular winter destination for many Australians for exactly these reasons. December to April is the ‘wet’ or rainy season. Temperatures are hot and humidity is high.

When does the rain start in northern Australia?

The southern inland regions of the Northern Territory and Queensland, as well as western parts of Western Australia usually have the latest northern rainfall onset, around mid-January.