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  2. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E
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    Updated at 14:30 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    28.7 °C

    Feels like 28.5 °C
    Dew Point
    21.0 °C
    Gusts
    35km/h
    Relative Humidity
    63%
    Pressure
    1008.6hPa
    Wind
    E 22km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Cairns Sunday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    20 °C
    31 °C
    5%
    < 1mm
    Cairns for Sunday
    Sunny. Winds E 25 to 35 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 28 to 35.
    Fire Danger
    High
    DAM LEVELS

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  4. Cairns 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE

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  6. 7 day forecast

    Today: Sunny. Winds E 25 to 35 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 28 to 35.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
    Summary Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
    Minimum 20° 22° 22° 20° 21° 21° 22°
    Maximum 31° 32° 31° 31° 32° 32° 32°
    Chance of rain 5% 5% 10% 5% 5% 5% 5%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
    Fire Danger Rating High 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 22
    (km/h)     		24
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		17
    (km/h)     		7
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		8
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SSE ESE SE ESE SE ESE ESE E E NE NNE ENE E E
    Relative humidity 63% 51% 64% 57% 64% 57% 58% 55% 62% 58% 63% 58% 65% 62%
    Dew point 20°C 20°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 20°C 18°C 20°C 20°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 22°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 New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter
    5:25am EST 5:47am EST 6:18pm EST 6:40pm EST 4:10am EST 4:29pm EST Waning crescent New moon Oct 21 First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12

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  11. Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Wednesday
    Oct 15     		23.4 °C 29.6 °C
    77.4 mm
    Thursday
    Oct 16     		23.9 °C 29.7 °C
    0.2 mm
    Friday
    Oct 17     		22.9 °C 29.7 °C
    5.6 mm
    Saturday
    Oct 18     		22.9 °C 29.3 °C
    1.4 mm
    Sunday
    Oct 19     		18.8 °C 29.7 °C
    0.2 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 31.9° 03/10/2025 Coldest this month 16.4° 01/10/2025
    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 30.3° Long term average 20.0°
    Average this month 30.0° Average this month 21.3°
    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 77.4mm 15/10/2025 Total This Month 97.4mm
    8.0 days
    Long Term Average 51.7mm 9.0 days Wettest - on record - -
    Driest on record 13.4mm 2018

  13. Cairns Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Oct 1888.3mm 139.0 day(s)
    Total For 2025 2337.8mm 139.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 2305.6mm 172.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 211.8mm Jan29
    Lowest Temperature 7.9°C Aug 4
    Highest Temperature 36.8°C Jan17

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