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  2. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E
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    Updated at 06:50 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    19.2 °C

    Feels like 19.8 °C
    Dew Point
    17.0 °C
    Gusts
    11km/h
    Relative Humidity
    87%
    Pressure
    1017.1hPa
    Wind
    S 9km/h
    Rainfall
    0.2mm

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    Cairns Thursday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    19 °C
    26 °C
    20%
    < 1mm
    Cairns for Thursday
    Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers near the coast, slight chance elsewhere. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 21 to 26.
    Fire Danger
    No Rating
    DAM LEVELS

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  4. Cairns 48 HOUR FORECAST

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  6. 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 21 to 26.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
    Summary Mostly sunny Late shower Late shower Possible shower Clearing shower Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
    Minimum 19° 20° 20° 21° 21° 21° 20°
    Maximum 26° 26° 27° 27° 27° 28° 28°
    Chance of rain 20% 40% 60% 60% 50% 5% 30%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index High High High High High High High
    Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating 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 26
    (km/h)     		29
    (km/h)     		26
    (km/h)     		29
    (km/h)     		27
    (km/h)     		28
    (km/h)     		27
    (km/h)     		27
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)     		24
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		20
    (km/h)     		25
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SSE SSE
    Relative humidity 70% 67% 78% 69% 78% 70% 79% 70% 79% 69% 77% 67% 74% 66%
    Dew point 18°C 18°C 19°C 19°C 19°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 19°C 20°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 Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon
    6:21am EST 6:44am EST 5:52pm EST 6:15pm EST 12:07am EST 12:29pm EST 3rd quarter Last quarter Jun 19 New moon Jun 25 First quarter Jul 03 Full moon Jul 11

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  11. Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Saturday
    Jun 14     		17.6 °C 25.8 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    Jun 15     		15.6 °C 24.8 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Jun 16     		17.0 °C 24.0 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Jun 17     		18.6 °C 22.4 °C
    5.4 mm
    Wednesday
    Jun 18     		17.4 °C 25.7 °C
    0.8 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 30.9° 03/06/2025 Coldest this month 14.7° 05/06/2025
    Hottest on record Coldest on record
    Hottest this year 36.8° 17/01/2025 Coldest this year 14.7° 05/06/2025
    Long term average 26.5° Long term average 18.2°
    Average this month 26.5° Average this month 18.9°
    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 5.4mm 17/06/2025 Total This Month 7.6mm
    4.0 days
    Long Term Average 59.5mm 13.0 days Wettest - on record - -
    Driest on record 18.0mm 2022

  13. Cairns Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Jun 1680.0mm 101.4 day(s)
    Total For 2025 1888.0mm 91.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 2079.8mm 120.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 211.8mm Jan29
    Lowest Temperature 14.7°C Jun 5
    Highest Temperature 36.8°C Jan17

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