O que acontece em Cairns (Great Barrier Reef), Austrália, ao longo do ano

Lotação máxima — Christmas and Boxing Day, Summer holidays em Austrália

Nada novo começa em janeiro.

Ainda em andamento: Stinger season (1 Nov – 31 Mai), Cyclone season (1 Nov – 30 Abr), Christmas and Boxing Day (24 Dez – 1 Jan)

Tranquilo — um dos piores meses em clima

Nada novo começa em fevereiro.

Ainda em andamento: Stinger season (1 Nov – 31 Mai), Cyclone season (1 Nov – 30 Abr)

Tranquilo — um dos piores meses em clima

• Feriado

  Easter long weekend

  3–6 AbrPáscoa e Semana SantaLotadoReserve cedo

  Good Friday to Easter Monday is a four-day national long weekend, usually next to or inside the autumn school holidays. Australians travel in large numbers, so flights, campsites and accommodation book out early and cost more, and most shops close on Good Friday. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Stinger season (1 Nov – 31 Mai), Cyclone season (1 Nov – 30 Abr)

Lotação máxima — Easter long weekend, Autumn / Easter break em Austrália

Nada novo começa em abril.

Ainda em andamento: Easter long weekend (3–6 Abr), Stinger season (1 Nov – 31 Mai), Cyclone season (1 Nov – 30 Abr)

Movimentado — Dry season

• Temporada

  Dry season

  1 Mai – 31 OutLotado

  May to October is the settled half of the year: the reef boats run most days, the roads to the Daintree and up to the Tablelands stay open, and the town is at its busiest.

Ainda em andamento: Stinger season (1 Nov – 31 Mai)

Lotação máxima — Dry season, Winter (July) break em Austrália

• Natureza

  Dwarf minke whales

  1 Jun – 31 Jul · normalmenteTemporada de baleiasReserve cedo

  Dwarf minkes turn up on the Ribbon Reefs north of here for June and July, the only place in the world permitted to snorkel with them. It takes a liveaboard, not a day boat.

Ainda em andamento: Dry season (1 Mai – 31 Out)

Lotação máxima — Dry season, Winter (July) break em Austrália

• Festival

  Cairns Indigenous Art Fair

  9–12 JulFestival de artes

  Four days of Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, fashion and dance on the Esplanade, with the galleries in town programming around it. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Dry season (1 Mai – 31 Out), Dwarf minke whales (1 Jun – 31 Jul (normalmente))

Movimentado — Dry season, férias escolares em 2 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

Nada novo começa em agosto.

Ainda em andamento: Dry season (1 Mai – 31 Out)

Lotação máxima — Dry season, Spring break em Austrália

Nada novo começa em setembro.

Ainda em andamento: Dry season (1 Mai – 31 Out)

Lotação máxima — Dry season, Spring break em Austrália

• Natureza

  Coral spawning

  25 Out – 10 Dez · normalmenteTemporada de mergulho

  The corals release on a few nights after a full moon in late spring, inshore reefs usually ahead of the outer ones. The dive boats run night trips on an educated guess.

Ainda em andamento: Dry season (1 Mai – 31 Out)

Meia-estação — um mês comum

• Risco

  Stinger season

  1 Nov – 31 MaiInsetos e doenças

  Box jellyfish and irukandji are in coastal water from November to May. The northern beaches have netted enclosures, the reef boats hand out suits, and the city lagoon needs neither. Fonte ↗

• Risco

  Cyclone season

  1 Nov – 30 Abr

  November to April is the cyclone half of the year. The rain that comes with it cuts the inland roads for days at a time, and reef trips stop when the swell gets up. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Coral spawning (25 Out – 10 Dez (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Christmas and Boxing Day, Summer holidays em Austrália

• Feriado

  Christmas and Boxing Day

  24 Dez – 1 JanNatal e Ano-NovoFechamentosLotado

  Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day are public holidays at the start of the long summer break: many shops, cafes and tours close on Christmas Day, Boxing Day sales fill the shopping centres, and much of the country is away on holiday until late January. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Coral spawning (25 Out – 10 Dez (normalmente)), Stinger season (1 Nov – 31 Mai), Cyclone season (1 Nov – 30 Abr)