Cheap flights from Kota Kinabalu to Cairns

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The most popular airlines for this route are AirAsia, Jetstar Airways, Virgin Australia Airlines, Indonesia AirAsia, and Scoot. Kota Kinabalu and Cairns have 401 direct flights per week.

Check-in for a flight from Kota Kinabalu to Cairns

NameCarrier codeIATA CodePassport needed during booking
AirAsiaAXMAKNo
Jetstar AirwaysJSTJQNo
Virgin Australia AirlinesVOZVANo
Indonesia AirAsiaAWQQZYes
ScootTGWTRNo

Weather in Cairns

Average Weather

MonthAverage monthly max temperatureAverage monthly min temperature
January30°C24°C
February30°C24°C
March29°C23°C
April27°C22°C
May25°C20°C
June24°C18°C
July24°C18°C
August24°C17°C
September26°C19°C
October28°C21°C
November29°C22°C
December30°C23°C
Hottest Month
30°C
January
Coldest month
17°C
August
Sunny days
287
days per year

14 day forecast

Tuesday
5 Nov
30°C20°C
12 Nov
87%
28°C21°C
Wednesday
6 Nov
29°C20°C
13 Nov
89%
28°C21°C
Thursday
7 Nov
30°C20°C
14 Nov
84%
28°C20°C
Friday
8 Nov
30°C20°C
15 Nov
29°C19°C
Saturday
9 Nov
31°C22°C
16 Nov
82%
31°C23°C
Sunday
10 Nov
29°C22°C
17 Nov
89%
31°C24°C
Monday
11 Nov
89%
28°C22°C
18 Nov
84%
31°C23°C

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