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  1. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E

    Now in Cairns

    Updated at 04:50 EST

    22.7 °C

    Feels like 27.2 °C
    Dew Point
    21.7 °C
    Gusts
    0km/h
    Relative Humidity
    94%
    Pressure
    1010.7hPa
    Wind
    N 0km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

    Cairns Saturday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    23 °C
    32 °C
    10%
    < 1mm
    Cairns for Saturday
    Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the S, most likely this afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the S during this afternoon and evening. Winds E/NE 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 29 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. Slight chance of a shower in the S, most likely this afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the S during this afternoon and evening. Winds E/NE 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 29 to 35.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
    Summary Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Heavy rain Mostly cloudy Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly cloudy
    Minimum 23° 23° 24° 23° 23° 23° 23°
    Maximum 32° 33° 32° 32° 32° 33° 33°
    Chance of rain 10% 50% 70% 30% 30% 10% 5%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 10-20mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index Extreme Extreme 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 12
    (km/h)
    18
    (km/h)
    6
    (km/h)
    17
    (km/h)
    6
    (km/h)
    12
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    7
    (km/h)
    17
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    10
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    20
    (km/h)
    13
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    20
    (km/h)
    13
    (km/h)
    22
    (km/h)
    Wind direction E ENE ENE ENE NE ENE SE E SE E SE ESE SE ESE
    Relative humidity 64% 60% 62% 63% 68% 78% 69% 63% 68% 64% 66% 60% 64% 60%
    Dew point 22°C 22°C 22°C 24°C 24°C 26°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 22°C 23°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 5:35am EST 6:28pm EST 6:52pm EST 2:12am EST 2:27pm EST Waning crescent New moon Nov 20 First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12
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  10. Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Monday
    Nov 10
    20.7 °C 33.6 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Nov 11
    22.3 °C 33.6 °C
    0.0 mm
    Wednesday
    Nov 12
    23.8 °C 32.4 °C
    0.0 mm
    Thursday
    Nov 13
    23.1 °C 31.9 °C
    2.8 mm
    Friday
    Nov 14
    23.1 °C 30.2 °C
    0.2 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 33.6° 10/11/2025 Coldest this month 20.7° 10/11/2025
    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 31.8° Long term average 21.8°
    Average this month 32.3° Average this month 22.5°
    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 4.8mm 05/11/2025 Total This Month 8.4mm
    5.0 days
    Long Term Average 68.2mm 11.2 days Wettest - on record - -
    Driest on record 3.4mm 2019
  12. Cairns Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Nov 1956.5mm 150.2 day(s)
    Total For 2025 2351.2mm 147.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 2320.8mm 174.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 211.8mm Jan29
    Lowest Temperature 7.9°C Aug 4
    Highest Temperature 36.8°C Jan17