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Cairns Local Weather
16.93°S, 145.78°ENow in Cairns
Updated at 23:20 EST24.6 °C
Feels like 30.8 °CDew Point24.6 °CGusts0km/hRelative Humidity100%Pressure1012.8hPaWindN 0km/hRainfall43.8mm
Cairns Wednesday Forecast
Possible thunderstorm24 °C30 °CCairns for WednesdayCloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. Rain and showers heavy at times. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming E 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 30.Fire Danger
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. Rain and showers heavy at times. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming E 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 30.
Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary Minimum 24° 24° 25° 25° 24° 24° 24° Maximum 30° 31° 31° 32° 31° 30° 30° Chance of rain 80% 80% 70% 70% 80% 90% 90% Likely amount 20-40mm 10-20mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 5-10mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - - - 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
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(km/h)Wind direction SE E SE ESE SE ESE SSE SE SSE SE SSE SE SE SE Relative humidity 88% 85% 87% 83% 86% 80% 82% 78% 86% 78% 82% 75% 86% 80% Dew point 25°C 26°C 26°C 27°C 26°C 26°C 26°C 27°C 25°C 26°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 25°C -
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 5:59am EST 6:21am EST 6:29pm EST 6:51pm EST 9:26pm EST 10:02am EST Waning gibbous
Last quarter Mar 22 New moon Mar 29 First quarter Apr 05 Full moon Apr 13 -
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Cairns Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Friday
Mar 1423.7 °C 30.3 °C 0.4 mmSaturday
Mar 1523.1 °C 26.1 °C 112.0 mmSunday
Mar 1623.4 °C 27.7 °C 76.4 mmMonday
Mar 1723.3 °C 25.1 °C 67.8 mmTuesday
Mar 1823.7 °C 25.7 °C 61.0 mmLegend -
Almanac
Cairns minimum temp history (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 34.2° 04/03/2025 Coldest this month 20.1° 01/03/2025 Hottest on record Coldest on record Hottest this year 36.8° 17/01/2025 Coldest this year 20.1° 01/03/2025 Long term average 31.3° Long term average 23.4° Average this month 31.2° Average this month 23.0° 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 112.0mm 15/03/2025 Total This Month 359.2mm
10.0 daysLong Term Average 410.9mm 18.7 days Wettest - on record - - Driest on record 109.6mm 2017 -
Cairns Year To Date
Average Rainfall To Mar 1257.1mm 56.8 day(s) Total For 2025 1523.2mm 50.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2024 1229.6mm 57.0 day(s) Wettest Day 211.8mm Jan29 Lowest Temperature 20.1°C Mar 1 Highest Temperature 36.8°C Jan17