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  1. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E

    Now in Cairns

    Updated at 09:10 EST

    29.4 °C

    Feels like 28.9 °C
    Dew Point
    21.1 °C
    Gusts
    28km/h
    Relative Humidity
    61%
    Pressure
     
    Wind
    S 24km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

    Cairns Friday Forecast

    Clearing shower
    Clearing shower
    24 °C
    33 °C
    10%
    < 1mm
    Cairns for Friday
    Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers near the coast, slight chance elsewhere. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 28 to 35.
    Fire Danger
    Moderate

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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 near the coast, slight chance elsewhere. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 28 to 35.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
    Summary Clearing shower Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Late shower Windy with rain Possible thunderstorm
    Minimum 24° 24° 23° 24° 25° 26° 25°
    Maximum 33° 34° 34° 33° 33° 31° 31°
    Chance of rain 10% 5% 10% 40% 40% 90% 90%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm > 80mm 40-80mm
    UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme - -
    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)
    27
    (km/h)
    17
    (km/h)
    28
    (km/h)
    14
    (km/h)
    28
    (km/h)
    13
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    26
    (km/h)
    16
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    29
    (km/h)
    27
    (km/h)
    40
    (km/h)
    31
    (km/h)
    35
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SSE ESE SSE SE SSE SE S SE S SSE S SSE ESE ESE
    Relative humidity 64% 58% 56% 53% 57% 54% 56% 56% 61% 58% 74% 75% 80% 74%
    Dew point 23°C 22°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 22°C 21°C 21°C 22°C 22°C 24°C 25°C 25°C 24°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 New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter
    5:12am EST 5:36am EST 6:42pm EST 7:06pm EST 1:53am EST 2:25pm EST Waning crescent New moon Dec 13 First quarter Dec 20 Full moon Dec 27 Last quarter Jan 04
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  10. Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Monday
    Dec 04
    23.8 °C 34.2 °C
    0.4 mm
    Tuesday
    Dec 05
    23.1 °C 34.2 °C
    0.2 mm
    Wednesday
    Dec 06
    25.3 °C 33.4 °C
    1.2 mm
    Thursday
    Dec 07
    21.0 °C 30.7 °C
    0.0 mm
    Friday
    Dec 08
    22.7 °C 29.7 °C
    0.6 mm
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  11. Almanac


    Cairns minimum temp history (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 35.8° 05/12/2023 Coldest this month 23.9° 07/12/2023
    Hottest on record 40.5 20/12/1995 Coldest on record 17.1 13/12/1972
    Hottest this year 35.8° 05/12/2023 Coldest this year 13.0° 14/08/2023
    Long term average 31.5° Long term average 23.4°
    Average this month 33.4° Average this month 25.1°
    Hottest December On Record Avg. max. temp. 33.2° 1971 Coldest December on record Avg. min. temp. 21.6° 1972
    Cairns rainfall history (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 0.4mm 03/12/2023 Total This Month 1.0mm
    4.0 days
    Long Term Average 174.8mm 13.8 days Wettest December on record 919.4mm 1973
    Driest on record 9.0mm 1951
  12. Cairns Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Dec 2001.2mm 155.4 day(s)
    Total For 2023 1735.8mm 166.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2022 1796.2mm 138.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 153.6mm Mar 6
    Lowest Temperature 13.0°C Aug14
    Highest Temperature 35.8°C Dec 5