Environment in Cairns 13 indicators covering environment for Cairns. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly 4 Percentage change 2025 up 174.1% 132nd Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.01 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 unchanged 872nd Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 2.4 Patents 2021 down 4.0% 656th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 32.97 Degrees celsius 2024 down 3.2% 422nd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 26.15 Degrees celsius 2024 down 4.9% 106th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 29.4 Degrees celsius 2024 down 6.1% 203rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 21.87 Degrees celsius 2024 up 0.3% 150th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 15.95 Degrees celsius 2024 down 0.4% 59th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 18.28 Degrees celsius 2024 down 0.4% 73rd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 1.51 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1306th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 48.04 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1242nd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 37.61 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 680th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 28 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 630th