Tourist Guide Cairns
With a population of 130,594, Cairns is the most famous city in Queensland, Australia. It is located at about 2,500 km from Sydney on the eastern coast of the Cape York Peninsula.
Cairns has a tropical climate with the maximum temperature rising to 31.4 °C and the minimum temperature falling to 17°C. Winters are mild and dry, while summers are warm and wet. Owing to its tropical climate, one can enjoy several outdoor activities as well.
Cairns was declared a town in the year 1876 and is named after the then Governor of Queensland, William Wellington Cairns. The most striking feature about Cairns is that it houses two of the world’s greatest natural attractions, the Great Barrier Reef and Wet Tropical Rain Forests, both being World’s Heritage Sites.
Mt .Bartle Frere, the highest mountain in Queensland, is also located in Cairns.
Max: 84° F
Min: 77° FRelated Contents
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