Airlie Beach vs Cairns: which is better, month by month

Airlie Beach beats Cairns in 5 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (75 vs 60) — and they are within 3 points in May to November.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Airlie Beach

🇦🇺 Australia · tropical climate

Best month
September 94/100
Months won
5 of 12

Cairns

🇦🇺 Australia · tropical climate

Best month
October 95/100
Months won
0 of 12

Airlie Beach vs Cairns — all 12 months

MonthAirlie BeachCairnsWinnerGap
January75Bsweltering, soaked, clean air60Csweltering, soaked, clean airAirlie Beach15
February77Bsweltering, soaked, clean air64Csweltering, soaked, clean airAirlie Beach13
March78Bhot, soaked, clean air66Csweltering, soaked, clean airAirlie Beach12
April84Ahot, rainy, clean air80Asweltering, rainy, clean airAirlie Beach4
May86Awarm, a little rain, clean air85Ahot, a little rain, clean airTie1
June88Anice, a little rain, clean air87Awarm, a little rain, clean airTie1
July85Anice, a little rain, clean air88Awarm, a little rain, clean airTie3
August90Swarm, dry, clean air92Swarm, dry, clean airTie2
September94Swarm, dry, clean air94Shot, dry, clean airTie0
October93Shot, a little rain, clean air95Ssweltering, dry, clean airTie2
November91Shot, a little rain, clean air90Ssweltering, a little rain, clean airTie1
December83Asweltering, soaked, clean air72Bsweltering, soaked, clean airAirlie Beach11

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (75 vs 60). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.