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  1. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E

    Now in Cairns

    Updated at 17:40 EST

    23.4 °C

    Feels like 25.4 °C
    Dew Point
    22.9 °C
    Gusts
    20km/h
    Relative Humidity
    97%
    Pressure
    1014.8hPa
    Wind
    S 17km/h
    Rainfall
    6.0mm

    Cairns Monday Forecast

    Showers
    Showers
    22 °C
    29 °C
    80%
    1-5mm
    Cairns for Monday
    Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Winds SE 20 to 30 km/h.
    Fire Danger
    No Rating

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  3. Cairns 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE
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  5. 7 day forecast

    Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Winds SE 20 to 30 km/h.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
    Summary Showers Clearing shower Late shower Possible shower Possible shower Showers Possible shower
    Minimum 22° 23° 23° 23° 23° 22° 22°
    Maximum 29° 29° 29° 29° 29° 29° 29°
    Chance of rain 80% 50% 70% 60% 40% 70% 50%
    Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm
    UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High
    Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - -
    Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
      9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm
    Wind speed 22
    (km/h)
    34
    (km/h)
    25
    (km/h)
    32
    (km/h)
    23
    (km/h)
    31
    (km/h)
    26
    (km/h)
    33
    (km/h)
    25
    (km/h)
    31
    (km/h)
    22
    (km/h)
    27
    (km/h)
    20
    (km/h)
    27
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
    Relative humidity 79% 71% 81% 64% 76% 71% 80% 71% 78% 68% 79% 71% 76% 68%
    Dew point 22°C 22°C 22°C 20°C 21°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 21°C 21°C 22°C 22°C 21°C 21°C
  6. Sunrise and sunset times

    Sunrise / Sunset for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
    First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon
    6:07am EST 6:29am EST 6:00pm EST 6:22pm EST 10:15pm EST 11:02am EST Waning gibbous Last quarter May 01 New moon May 08 First quarter May 15 Full moon May 23
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  10. Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Thursday
    Apr 25
    20.2 °C 29.3 °C
    3.6 mm
    Friday
    Apr 26
    18.9 °C 29.0 °C
    0.0 mm
    Saturday
    Apr 27
    22.0 °C 29.2 °C
    5.4 mm
    Sunday
    Apr 28
    22.2 °C 28.2 °C
    7.8 mm
    Monday
    Apr 29
    22.5 °C 28.3 °C
    18.8 mm
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    Cairns minimum temp history (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 32.9° 09/04/2024 Coldest this month 18.4° 12/04/2024
    Hottest on record Coldest on record
    Hottest this year 37.4° 30/01/2024 Coldest this year 18.4° 12/04/2024
    Long term average 30.1° Long term average 21.9°
    Average this month 30.1° Average this month 22.7°
    Hottest - On Record Avg. max. temp. - - Coldest - on record Avg. min. temp. - -
    Cairns rainfall history (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 116.4mm 16/04/2024 Total This Month 310.4mm
    21.0 days
    Long Term Average 257.1mm 16.2 days Wettest - on record - -
    Driest on record 35.0mm 2020
  12. Cairns Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Apr 1485.4mm 72.8 day(s)
    Total For 2024 1908.6mm 91.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2023 1439.8mm 74.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 163.4mm Feb18
    Lowest Temperature 18.4°C Apr12
    Highest Temperature 37.4°C Jan30