GreenlyLast and first frost dates in Cairns
Australia
Cairns had no frost in 2016–2025, so crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.
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| Last spring frost | none in ten years |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | none in ten years |
Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.
There is no frost season here: crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.
When the soil warms up in Cairns
The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo).
| Soil | Date |
|---|---|
| 5 °C | already in the first week of July |
| 10 °C | already in the first week of July |
| 15 °C | already in the first week of July |
| 18 °C | already in the first week of July |
Frost dates near Cairns
| City | Distance | Last spring frost | First autumn frost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Townsville | 283 km | — | — |
| Rockhampton | 872 km | — | — |
| Toowoomba | 1,343 km | — | — |
| Brisbane | 1,390 km | — | — |
| Alice Springs | 1,451 km | 4 July | 6 June |
Seeds, seedlings and markets in Cairns
Within 15 km of Cairns OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop and 1 market (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Watergardens Nursery, 13 km away.
- Watergardens Nursery — garden centre
Captain Cook Highway 1055 · 13 km · watergardensnursery.com - Rusty's Markets — market
Grafton Street 57-89 · 1 km · rustysmarkets.com.au
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Cairns: weather for the next 7 days
Forecast by Open-Meteo. Nights at or below 0 °C are marked as frost.
Weather in Cairns by month
Average weather in Cairns over 2016–2025: the warmest month is February. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: January–December (25.1–31.3 °C). Months that average 30 °C or more by day: November–March (30.3–31.3 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in August, average 17.8 °C. About 1889 mm of rain falls in a year, on 159 days; January is the wettest month (458 mm) and August the driest (29 mm).
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.1 | 24.2 | 458 | 23 |
| February | 31.3 | 24.4 | 295 | 20 |
| March | 30.3 | 23.8 | 330 | 21 |
| April | 28.9 | 22.5 | 153 | 14 |
| May | 26.8 | 20.5 | 77 | 12 |
| June | 25.5 | 18.7 | 45 | 8 |
| July | 25.1 | 18 | 48 | 8 |
| August | 25.9 | 17.8 | 29 | 7 |
| September | 27.5 | 19.3 | 38 | 8 |
| October | 29.8 | 21.1 | 47 | 9 |
| November | 31 | 22.3 | 56 | 11 |
| December | 31.3 | 23.7 | 313 | 18 |
Average of the daily highs and lows, rain per month and days with at least 1 mm (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, the same grid cell as the frost dates).
