Wet Tropics of Queensland
Australia UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Wet Tropics of Queensland is a natural landscape and natural cultural heritage site in Australia. It is a World Heritage Site and is listed on the Australian National Heritage List.
Planning a visit
The area has a tropical climate. The wettest months are January, February, and March, which see over 570 mm of rain and about 20 to 23 rainy days each. The driest period is from June to October, with the lowest rainfall in August at about 96 mm and the lowest temperatures in July, when daily highs reach 19 °C and lows are 15 °C.
Cairns International Airport is the nearest airport, located 36 km away. The site is about 2,039 km from Canberra. It is one of the 62 sights of Australia listed on this site and is ranked 58th in popularity among the country's sights based on English Wikipedia lookups.
Weather by month
The warmest month is January, with an average high of 27 °C. The wettest is March, with about 632 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 |
| Average low, °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 |
| Rainfall, mm | 579 | 618 | 632 | 395 | 224 | 142 | 130 | 96 | 94 | 111 | 205 | 283 |
| Rainy days | 23 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
