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  2. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E
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    Updated at 13:40 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    33.0 °C

    Feels like 36.5 °C
    Dew Point
    25.0 °C
    Gusts
    17km/h
    Relative Humidity
    63%
    Pressure
    1005.9hPa
    Wind
    N 15km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Cairns Friday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    25 °C
    33 °C
    50%
    < 1mm
    Cairns for Friday
    Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds E/NE 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 30s.
    Fire Danger
    Moderate
    DAM LEVELS

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  4. Cairns 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE

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  6. 7 day forecast

    Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds E/NE 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 30s.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
    Summary Mostly sunny Possible shower Possible thunderstorm Possible thunderstorm Mostly sunny Possible thunderstorm Possible thunderstorm
    Minimum 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° 24° 25°
    Maximum 33° 33° 32° 32° 33° 32° 31°
    Chance of rain 50% 50% 80% 50% 40% 90% 90%
    Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm 10-20mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm
    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 4
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		20
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		17
    (km/h)     		10
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		5
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		25
    (km/h)
    Wind direction NE NE NNE NNE N NNE N N NE ENE SE SE SE SE
    Relative humidity 70% 67% 72% 72% 75% 74% 75% 79% 68% 69% 71% 70% 72% 72%
    Dew point 25°C 26°C 25°C 26°C 25°C 26°C 25°C 27°C 25°C 26°C 24°C 25°C 24°C 24°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 First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon
    5:10am EST 5:34am EST 6:36pm EST 6:59pm EST 11:59am EST 12:06am EST 1st quarter First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20

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  11. Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Monday
    Nov 24     		21.7 °C 32.1 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Nov 25     		22.1 °C -
    0.0 mm
    Wednesday
    Nov 26     		- 33.0 °C
    -
    Thursday
    Nov 27     		24.7 °C 32.9 °C
    0.0 mm
    Friday
    Nov 28     		25.1 °C 34.6 °C
    0.0 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 33.7° 23/11/2025 Coldest this month 20.3° 22/11/2025
    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 32.4° Average this month 22.4°
    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 41.0mm 18/11/2025 Total This Month 49.4mm
    6.0 days
    Long Term Average 68.2mm 11.2 days Wettest - on record - -
    Driest on record 3.4mm 2019

  13. Cairns Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Nov 1960.4mm 150.4 day(s)
    Total For 2025 2392.2mm 148.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 2336.2mm 180.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 211.8mm Jan29
    Lowest Temperature 7.9°C Aug 4
    Highest Temperature 36.8°C Jan17

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