Half marathonRoad🇦🇺 Cairns, Australia

Cairns Half Marathon

Sunday, 11 July 2027In 9 months · Start 05:45

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Two flat laps of the Cairns Esplanade and city streets in the cool of a tropical winter morning.

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Facts checked 10 Oct 2026 against cairnsmarathon.com.au.

Elevation gain

15 m

Flat · ↓ 15 m

Start altitude

8 m

above sea level, from terrain data

Temp at start

19°C

Peaks around 23°C

Entry fee

≈ $120

Open entry

Finishers

—

typical year

Course

Multiple laps

3.5h cut-off

Getting thereFly into CNS (Cairns), about 6 km from the start

Course map

A detailed route is not available for this race yet. The marker shows the race location.

Elevation profile

Flat: about 15 m of climbing and 15 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

19°C

Peak during race

23°C

Humidity

80%

Chance of rain

13%

Wind

11 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 11 July ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 05:45 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

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