Cairns

Cairns is an Australian, touristic city. It is on the beach with a good climate to spend a holiday there.

The location of Cairns is on the north-west coast, in Queensland. The distance is 1700 km from Brisbane and 2500 km from Sydney. Approximately, about 123.760 people live in this city. Also, there are about 25 State primary schools, a Large TAFE Campus and a small University which is called James Cook University.

The climate in Cairns is tropical but it is the safest tropical city in world. In winter the average of the temperature is 24-28⁰C, but in summer it is 30-35⁰C. July is the coldest month, the temperature is 16⁰C minimum. Frequent thunderstorms happen usually on October-December. Summer is often wet and very humid. It often rains late afternoon or night.

The most important industries in Cairns are tourism and fishing, but many Australian and international tourists visit Cairns in winter because it is preferred to swim on this season. The popular tourist activities in Cairns are diving and river rafting. Most tourists go there because they admire the Great Barrier Reef, to have excellent diving on a very clear and warm water. Also, they like the beautiful beaches there. Cairns is a beautiful and interesting city to visit it.