Cairns QLD Lowest Temperature Each Year

Here's where you'll find answers to your questions about the lowest temperatures and coldest days in Cairns, Queensland Australia. For instance: When was the last time Cairns got colder than 9 °C? How chilly did Cairns get in 2018 or a hundred years ago?

This page gives the lowest temperature for each year in Cairns and the date that it happened. A date with a plus sign beside it means the lowest temperature also occurred on at least one other day earlier that year.

These records go back to 1890, with a few years missing data. The lowest temperature measured during that time was 6 degrees Celsius (43 Fahrenheit) on June 23, 1946; July 12, 1932 and August 2, 1919.

Since 1945 the temperature extremes were observed at Cairns Airport. Before then, the weather station was at downtown Cairns.

Lowest Cairns temperatures in recent years
Min °F	Date	Min °C
55	August 16, 2023	13
51	July 14, 2022	11
55	June 21, 2021	13
49	July 17, 2020	9
48	August 23, 2019	9
52	June 05, 2018	11
55	June 08, 2017	13
57	August 05, 2016	14
49	August 07, 2015	9
50	July 19, 2014	10
50	July 02, 2013	10
50	August 12, 2012	10
49	June 19, 2011	9
52	August 14, 2010	11

Lowest temperature recorded at Cairns each year
Min °F	Date	Min °C
53	July 05, 2009	12
48	July 30, 2008	9
48	July 10, 2007 +	9
50	August 05, 2006	10
54	August 14, 2005	12
49	June 19, 2004	9
56	August 01, 2003	13
48	July 05, 2002 +	9
46	July 29, 2001	8
48	July 14, 2000	9
50	July 21, 1999	10
54	July 02, 1998	12
51	June 17, 1997	11
51	July 16, 1996	11
50	August 09, 1995	10
54	August 11, 1994 +	12
52	August 01, 1993	11
52	July 22, 1992	11
53	July 15, 1991 +	12
50	August 03, 1990	10
49	August 19, 1989	9
54	June 17, 1988	12
54	July 16, 1987	12
54	August 07, 1986	12
49	June 23, 1985	9
47	July 02, 1984	8
49	July 09, 1983	9
48	June 22, 1982	9
55	June 20, 1981	13
54	June 21, 1980	12
48	July 31, 1979	9
49	June 16, 1978	9
48	June 28, 1977	9
50	June 21, 1976	10
52	June 15, 1975	11
49	July 10, 1974	9
57	July 21, 1973	14
53	July 09, 1972	12
48	July 26, 1971	9
53	July 27, 1970	12
54	September 25, 1969	12
53	July 25, 1968 +	12
53	July 06, 1967	12
52	July 29, 1966	11
45	July 19, 1965	7
53	July 16, 1964	12
49	June 27, 1963	9
52	July 28, 1962	11
53	August 12, 1961	12
49	July 16, 1960	9
48	July 27, 1959	9
49	July 02, 1958	9
51	May 23, 1957	11
50	July 01, 1956 +	10
55	August 17, 1955	13
52	July 14, 1954	11
46	August 07, 1953	8
49	July 29, 1952	9
55	August 25, 1951	13
52	June 25, 1950	11
49	June 06, 1949	9
50	August 29, 1948	10
54	August 26, 1947	12
43	June 23, 1946	6
47	July 18, 1945	8
53	August 14, 1944	12
48	June 24, 1943	9
50	July 28, 1942	10
45	August 16, 1941	7
50	July 19, 1940	10
46	August 05, 1939	8
51	July 05, 1938	11
48	June 07, 1937	9
48	June 30, 1936 +	9
49	August 06, 1935 +	9
49	August 07, 1934	9
50	August 01, 1933	10
43	July 12, 1932	6
49	July 09, 1931	9
48	August 05, 1930	9
–	1929	–
48	June 28, 1928	9
49	July 26, 1927	9
52	August 10, 1926	11
48	July 13, 1925	9
49	July 25, 1924	9
46	August 07, 1923	8
45	August 06, 1922	7
48	August 03, 1921	9
51	July 24, 1920	11
43	August 02, 1919	6
48	July 17, 1918	9
48	June 22, 1917	9
52	July 01, 1916	11
52	June 13, 1915	11
50	July 13, 1914	10
48	June 12, 1913	9
51	July 21, 1912	11
47	July 26, 1911	8
47	July 20, 1910	8
45	August 01, 1909	7
47	July 06, 1908	8
51	August 05, 1907 +	11
–	1906	–
–	1905	–
47	July 13, 1904	8
52	September 22, 1903 +	11
52	August 16, 1902	11
45	July 31, 1901	7
53	August 07, 1900	12
45	July 05, 1899	7
46	July 23, 1898	8
49	August 09, 1897	9
–	1896	–
45	July 28, 1895	7
50	July 24, 1894	10
46	July 08, 1893	8
47	July 16, 1892	8
49	June 26, 1891	9
49	June 26, 1890	9

Cairns - Lowest Temperature for Each Year

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