Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities in Cairns
Cairns: Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities was 2.3 Degrees celsius in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities in Cairns, 1981–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Degrees celsius.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in Cairns is 2.3 Degrees celsius, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 226.3% on the previous year and up 587.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in Cairns peaked at 2.3 Degrees celsius in 2025 and was at its lowest, -0.6878 Degrees celsius, in 1982.
Cairns ranks 347th of 1314 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities in Cairns, year by year
| Year | Degrees celsius | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.1485 Degrees celsius | — |
| 1982 | -0.6878 Degrees celsius | -563.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2534 Degrees celsius | -136.8% |
| 1984 | -0.2515 Degrees celsius | -199.2% |
| 1985 | -0.2628 Degrees celsius | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1589 Degrees celsius | -160.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0663 Degrees celsius | -58.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4042 Degrees celsius | +509.3% |
| 1989 | -0.1544 Degrees celsius | -138.2% |
| 1990 | -0.0296 Degrees celsius | -80.9% |
| 1991 | -0.2352 Degrees celsius | +695.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1725 Degrees celsius | -173.3% |
| 1993 | -0.3449 Degrees celsius | -300.0% |
| 1994 | -0.3376 Degrees celsius | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2637 Degrees celsius | -178.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0069 Degrees celsius | -97.4% |
| 1997 | -0.5016 Degrees celsius | -7420.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8684 Degrees celsius | -273.1% |
| 1999 | -0.3227 Degrees celsius | -137.2% |
| 2000 | -0.4261 Degrees celsius | +32.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1897 Degrees celsius | -144.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1829 Degrees celsius | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2875 Degrees celsius | +57.2% |
| 2004 | -0.0001 Degrees celsius | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2797 Degrees celsius | -302093.0% |
| 2006 | -0.2869 Degrees celsius | -202.6% |
| 2007 | -0.2185 Degrees celsius | -23.8% |
| 2008 | -0.1057 Degrees celsius | -51.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2205 Degrees celsius | -308.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6623 Degrees celsius | +200.3% |
| 2011 | -0.3277 Degrees celsius | -149.5% |
| 2012 | -0.1225 Degrees celsius | -62.6% |
| 2013 | 0.314 Degrees celsius | -356.4% |
| 2014 | -0.0415 Degrees celsius | -113.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3352 Degrees celsius | -908.6% |
| 2016 | 1.03 Degrees celsius | +207.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5531 Degrees celsius | -46.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4075 Degrees celsius | -26.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0983 Degrees celsius | -75.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5528 Degrees celsius | +462.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6971 Degrees celsius | +26.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8695 Degrees celsius | +24.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4568 Degrees celsius | -47.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7059 Degrees celsius | +54.5% |
| 2025 | 2.3 Degrees celsius | +226.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.0361 Degrees celsius | -0.6878 Degrees celsius | 0.4042 Degrees celsius | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.046 Degrees celsius | -0.5016 Degrees celsius | 0.8684 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0123 Degrees celsius | -0.4261 Degrees celsius | 0.2875 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2909 Degrees celsius | -0.3277 Degrees celsius | 1.03 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9309 Degrees celsius | 0.4568 Degrees celsius | 2.3 Degrees celsius | 6 |
More climate change data for Cairns
- Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities 24.79 Degrees celsius (2025)
- Climate projections by scenario, 2030–2060 – Cities and FUAs 25.73 Degrees celsius (2060)
- Climate projections by scenario, 2030–2060 – Cities and FUAs 2.36 Degrees celsius (2060)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.03 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.09 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.08 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from power 0 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from road 0.03 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions total 0.15 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in Cairns?
- Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in Cairns was 2.3 Degrees celsius in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities recorded in Cairns?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3 Degrees celsius in 2025.
- What is the lowest air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities recorded in Cairns?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6878 Degrees celsius in 1982.
- How does Cairns rank for air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities?
- Cairns ranks 347th out of 1314 regions with data for 2025.
- Is air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities rising or falling in Cairns?
- Over the last ten years it is up 587.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cairns data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities and FUAs — Change in air temperature at 2 meters from 1981–2010 period. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides indicators of air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days. Data sources and methodology Indicators are estimated using ERA5-Land data. Air temperature indicators correspond to the average annual air temperature at a height of 2 meters. Hot days correspond to the number of days when the maximum temperature exceeds 35°C. Tropical nights correspond to the days when the minimum temperature is above 20°C, and icing days to the number of days when the maximum temperature is below 0°C. ERA5-Land is used as it provides harmonised, globally consistent coverage at fine spatial resolution (0.1 degree), enabling the production of comparable subnational indicators also where national meteorological data are not available at the required scale. These estimates may differ from official subnational climate statistics due to differences in methodological approaches, such as the use of reanalysis based top down modelling versus in situ observations, along with variations in input data sources, spatial resolution, and the models and algorithms used to generate temperature estimates. Defining FUAs and cities The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised definition of functional urban areas (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns (OECD, 2012). FUAs consist of: A city – defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city. A commuting zone – including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city. The delineation process includes: Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA. Excluding non-contiguous municipalities. The correspondence table between SAUs and FUAs/cities is available in parquet and csv format. The definition identifies 1 272 FUAs and 1 269 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and three accession countries. Cite this dataset OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - FUAs), http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email CitiesStat@oecd.org