Cairns vs Kakadu: which is better, month by month

Cairns beats Kakadu in all 12 months — its lead peaks in October (95 vs 37).

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Cairns vs Kakadu — all 12 months

MonthCairnsKakaduWinnerGap
January60Csweltering, soaked, clean air35Fsweltering, soaked, clean airCairns25
February64Csweltering, soaked, clean air40Fsweltering, soaked, clean airCairns24
March66Csweltering, soaked, clean air42Fsweltering, soaked, clean airCairns24
April80Asweltering, rainy, clean air51Dsweltering, a little rain, clean airCairns29
May85Ahot, a little rain, clean air62Csweltering, dry, clean airCairns23
June87Awarm, a little rain, clean air70Bhot, dry, clean airCairns17
July88Awarm, a little rain, clean air71Bhot, dry, clean airCairns17
August92Swarm, dry, clean air61Csweltering, dry, clean airCairns31
September94Shot, dry, clean air48Fsweltering, dry, clean airCairns46
October95Ssweltering, dry, clean air37Fsweltering, a little rain, clean airCairns58
November90Ssweltering, a little rain, clean air33Fsweltering, rainy, clean airCairns57
December72Bsweltering, soaked, clean air36Fsweltering, soaked, clean airCairns36

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is October (95 vs 37). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Cairns

🇦🇺 Australia · tropical climate

Best month
October 95/100
Months won
12 of 12

Kakadu

🇦🇺 Australia · tropical climate

Best month
July 71/100
Months won
0 of 12

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