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
Jun 1–Oct 31
Irrigate or hold
Regime
Tropical
No frost
Climate zone
Tropical monsoon
Köppen Am
66/100 confidence
◇ ModeledNASA POWER (modeled) · 1991–2020
Frost dates are probabilities, not guarantees — your microclimate can shift them ±1–2 weeks.
Source: 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.