Wind statistics for Cairns
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Cairns, Australia — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 9.2 mph
- Average gusts: 23.3 mph
- Average daily rain: 6.3 mm
- Average temperature: 25°C
- Good kite days: 92 a year
- Best month: August (kite score 100/100)
- Windiest month: May (11.9 mph)
- Calmest month: January (6.3 mph)
- Rainiest month: December (17.0 mm)
How Cairns compares
Cairns ranks #28 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 91% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, August, scores 100/100 on the kite scale.
Month by month
See the full breakdown of wind, gusts, rain, temperature and good days for every month, with scores and verdicts:
| Month | Wind | Gusts | Rain | Temp | Good days | Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.3 mph | 17.5 mph | 14.9 mm | 28°C | 2 | 60 | EH… |
| February | 6.9 mph | 18.8 mph | 12.0 mm | 27°C | 1 | 67 | EH… |
| March | 8.8 mph | 22.5 mph | 15.1 mm | 26°C | 3 | 70 | EH… |
| April | 11.2 mph | 27.8 mph | 4.2 mm | 25°C | 7 | 70 | EH… |
| May | 11.9 mph | 29.0 mph | 3.0 mm | 24°C | 9 | 85 | YES |
| June | 10.3 mph | 25.3 mph | 1.8 mm | 22°C | 13 | 85 | YES |
| July | 9.9 mph | 24.7 mph | 1.8 mm | 21°C | 12 | 85 | YES |
| August | 10.1 mph | 25.2 mph | 1.3 mm | 21°C | 13 | 100 | YES |
| September | 10.9 mph | 27.0 mph | 2.1 mm | 23°C | 7 | 85 | YES |
| October | 8.8 mph | 22.4 mph | 1.0 mm | 25°C | 12 | 100 | YES |
| November | 7.3 mph | 19.1 mph | 1.7 mm | 26°C | 9 | 85 | YES |
| December | 7.5 mph | 19.8 mph | 17.0 mm | 27°C | 4 | 70 | EH… |
"Good days" = days with wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and less than 2 mm rain. Scores mirror the live forecast weighting (wind 45%, gusts 25%, rain 20%, temp 10%).
Looking for the single best time to fly a kite? Read the best time to fly a kite in Cairns, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Cairns using Open-Meteo historical data. A good kite day is wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and under 2 mm of rain. See the full kite flying statistics for every city.