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  2. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E
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    Updated at 20:10 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    21.1 °C

    Feels like 21.2 °C
    Dew Point
    16.7 °C
    Gusts
    13km/h
    Relative Humidity
    76%
    Pressure
    1019.0hPa
    Wind
    S 11km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Cairns Tuesday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    17 °C
    29 °C
    20%
    < 1mm
    Cairns for Tuesday
    Mostly sunny. The chance of fog in the S in the early morning. Winds E/SE 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching 23 to 29.
    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: Mostly sunny. The chance of fog in the S in the early morning. Winds E/SE 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching 23 to 29.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon
    Summary Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly cloudy Mostly sunny
    Minimum 17° 17° 20° 19° 19° 19° 19°
    Maximum 29° 28° 29° 30° 29° 29° 30°
    Chance of rain 20% 20% 10% 5% 20% 30% 20%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High
    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 17
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		25
    (km/h)     		20
    (km/h)     		26
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		26
    (km/h)     		20
    (km/h)     		25
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		25
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SSE SE SSE SE SSE SE SSE SE SSE SE SSE SE SSE SE
    Relative humidity 63% 47% 68% 64% 71% 59% 72% 61% 71% 59% 75% 61% 71% 57%
    Dew point 16°C 15°C 17°C 19°C 19°C 19°C 19°C 20°C 19°C 19°C 20°C 20°C 19°C 19°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 New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter
    6:11am EST 6:33am EST 6:08pm EST 6:31pm EST 3:00am EST 2:11pm EST Waning crescent New moon Aug 23 First quarter Aug 31 Full moon Sep 08 Last quarter Sep 14

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  11. Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Thursday
    Aug 14     		17.7 °C 26.8 °C
    0.2 mm
    Friday
    Aug 15     		13.0 °C 26.6 °C
    0.2 mm
    Saturday
    Aug 16     		11.8 °C 26.7 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    Aug 17     		12.5 °C 27.1 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Aug 18     		12.1 °C 27.4 °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 28.2° 09/08/2025 Coldest this month 7.9° 04/08/2025
    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 27.0° Long term average 16.4°
    Average this month 26.1° Average this month 15.0°
    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 7.2mm 13/08/2025 Total This Month 15.4mm
    6.0 days
    Long Term Average 31.5mm 8.9 days Wettest - on record - -
    Driest on record 2.0mm 2017

  13. Cairns Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Aug 1776.7mm 121.4 day(s)
    Total For 2025 1967.4mm 115.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 2219.2mm 148.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 211.8mm Jan29
    Lowest Temperature 7.9°C Aug 4
    Highest Temperature 36.8°C Jan17

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