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  2. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E
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    Updated at 05:30 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    15.6 °C

    Feels like 15.5 °C
    Dew Point
    14.3 °C
    Gusts
    9km/h
    Relative Humidity
    92%
    Pressure
    1015.7hPa
    Wind
    SW 7km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Cairns Monday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    18 °C
    29 °C
    20%
    < 1mm
    Cairns for Monday
    Mostly sunny. The chance of fog in the S early this morning. Slight chance of a shower near the coast this morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 24 to 31.
    Fire Danger
    Moderate
    DAM LEVELS

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  4. Cairns 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE

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  6. 7 day forecast

    Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of fog in the S early this morning. Slight chance of a shower near the coast this morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 24 to 31.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
    Summary Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly cloudy Mostly sunny
    Minimum 18° 17° 17° 17° 18° 19° 19°
    Maximum 29° 29° 29° 31° 31° 31° 29°
    Chance of rain 20% 10% 5% 5% 10% 5% 20%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Extreme Very High
    Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - -
    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 20
    (km/h)     		25
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		8
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		8
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		24
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		29
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SE ESE SSE ESE SSE E NNW NE SE ENE SSE SE SSE SE
    Relative humidity 64% 54% 66% 49% 62% 53% 65% 59% 65% 55% 64% 46% 53% 50%
    Dew point 17°C 17°C 17°C 16°C 16°C 17°C 18°C 20°C 18°C 19°C 19°C 17°C 15°C 16°C

  7. 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 First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon
    6:07am EST 6:29am EST 6:09pm EST 6:31pm EST 7:35am EST 7:51pm EST Waxing crescent First quarter Aug 31 Full moon Sep 08 Last quarter Sep 14 New moon Sep 22

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  11. Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Wednesday
    Aug 20     		- 28.1 °C
    -
    Thursday
    Aug 21     		21.5 °C 29.4 °C
    -
    Friday
    Aug 22     		19.3 °C 29.3 °C
    0.0 mm
    Saturday
    Aug 23     		15.4 °C 29.0 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    Aug 24     		14.8 °C 30.2 °C
    0.0 mm
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  12. Almanac

    Cairns minimum temp history (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 30.2° 24/08/2025 Coldest this month 7.9° 04/08/2025
    Hottest on record Coldest on record
    Hottest this year 36.8° 17/01/2025 Coldest this year 7.9° 04/08/2025
    Long term average 27.0° Long term average 16.4°
    Average this month 26.8° Average this month 15.5°
    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 7.2mm 13/08/2025 Total This Month 15.4mm
    6.0 days
    Long Term Average 31.5mm 8.9 days Wettest - on record - -
    Driest on record 2.0mm 2017

  13. Cairns Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Aug 1776.7mm 121.4 day(s)
    Total For 2025 1967.4mm 115.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 2252.2mm 153.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 211.8mm Jan29
    Lowest Temperature 7.9°C Aug 4
    Highest Temperature 36.8°C Jan17

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