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The climate is comfortable tropical all year
with maximum temperatures of 31º C in the summer and 26° C in the
winter. Most of all pack lightly - at 16 degrees south of the
Equator, the climate here is like Tahiti. During the Winter months,
on very rare evenings, a wrap is required.
During the cooler, dry season the days are balmy and the evenings
pleasantly cool (26 - 17 degrees Celsius). Summertime, or the green
season, means warmer days and restorative rain. The rainforest
revitalises itself and the streams are replenished. Sea temperatures
range from 23.2 C in July to 28.7C in February.
There are generally only two seasons in the Tropics, ‘the green’ and
‘the dry’. The green season begins with the first monsoonal rains,
usually around November, and ends around May. About 75 to 90% of the
annual rainfall is recorded then, with the highest falls between
Cairns and Tully around the Bellenden Ker and and Bartle Frere
Mountains.
Average green season temperatures usually occur in January and the
lowest in June, July and August.
The green season is often dramatic, wildly beautiful and eagerly
awaited by the flora and fauna of the tropical rainforests. Without
our annual rainfall, there would be no rainforest and, as many
visitors discover, our ‘liquid sunshine’ doesn’t interfere with
diving, snorkeling or touring.
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