What to plant in Cairns in October
A typical October in Cairns brings days around 29°C, nights around 19°C and about 70 mm of rain over 7 or so wet days. Your nights run about 4°C cooler and your days run about 5°C cooler than the rest of the Tropical zone in October, so we have sorted the list below to suit your patch, not just the zone. The records show no frost in Cairns in any month, so that is one worry you can cross off.
Averages 1991 to 2026 for postcode 4870, from the SILO climate record (Queensland Government, CC BY 4.0).
Good to plant this month
These are happy with your weather right now. Tap any one for our growing guide.
Put these in my garden planBiggest price moves this month
We keep an eye on supermarket veggie prices for you. When something you can sow now is getting dearer, growing your own saves you even more.
- Strawberries up 71%
- Avocado up 23%, and you can plant it now
- Zucchini up 23%, and you can plant it now
- Broccoli down 14%
- Raspberry up 14%
More for Cairns gardeners
Our Tropical growing guides walk you through every crop for your zone, month by month.
Other towns in your zone: Townsville, Darwin.