16.9200°S/145.7700°E
When to plant in Cairns
Queensland, Australia · Tropical monsoon (Köppen Am)
Wet season
Dec 1–Apr 30
Main planting window
Dry season
May 1–Nov 30
Irrigate or hold
Regime
Tropical
No frost
Climate zone
Tropical monsoon
Köppen Am
67/100 confidence
◇ Modeled
The frost date shown is the safe date (~10% frost risk); the typical median is shown alongside. Your microclimate can shift things ±1–2 weeks.
Full crop calendar
Same climate — Tropical monsoon
Source: Curated · based on NASA POWER (modeled) 1991–2020 · Köppen–Geiger classification (Beck et al. 2023) · crop windows from FAO ECOCROP references. How we calculate this →
Also see frost dates for Cairns.