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  1. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E

    Now in Cairns

    Updated at 22:20 EST

    27.9 °C

    Feels like 35.2 °C
    Dew Point
    26.3 °C
    Gusts
    0km/h
    Relative Humidity
    91%
    Pressure
    1007.0hPa
    Wind
    N 0km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

    Cairns Monday Forecast

    Possible shower
    Possible shower
    25 °C
    34 °C
    40%
    < 1mm
    Cairns for Monday
    Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the late morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late morning and afternoon. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s.
    Fire Danger
    No Rating

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  3. Cairns 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE
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  5. 7 day forecast

    Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the late morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late morning and afternoon. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
    Summary Possible shower Possible shower Possible thunderstorm Possible shower Possible thunderstorm Possible thunderstorm Thunderstorms
    Minimum 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° 25°
    Maximum 34° 34° 34° 34° 34° 32° 33°
    Chance of rain 40% 40% 50% 50% 80% 80% 90%
    Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 10-20mm 20-40mm 5-10mm 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 5
    (km/h)
    14
    (km/h)
    11
    (km/h)
    17
    (km/h)
    10
    (km/h)
    15
    (km/h)
    11
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    15
    (km/h)
    9
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    12
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    9
    (km/h)
    13
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    9
    (km/h)
    13
    (km/h)
    Wind direction NE NE NNW NNE NW N N NNE N NE SSE ESE SSE SE
    Relative humidity 73% 69% 70% 66% 69% 68% 75% 73% 76% 76% 72% 73% 75% 75%
    Dew point 25°C 26°C 25°C 25°C 24°C 25°C 26°C 27°C 26°C 27°C 24°C 25°C 25°C 26°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 Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter
    5:15am EST 5:39am EST 6:47pm EST 7:11pm EST 7:51pm EST 6:01am EST Waning gibbous Full moon Dec 15 Last quarter Dec 23 New moon Dec 31 First quarter Jan 07
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  10. Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Wednesday
    Dec 11
    21.3 °C 31.6 °C
    0.0 mm
    Thursday
    Dec 12
    24.5 °C 32.4 °C
    4.0 mm
    Friday
    Dec 13
    23.9 °C 32.2 °C
    30.2 mm
    Saturday
    Dec 14
    23.8 °C 32.0 °C
    13.2 mm
    Sunday
    Dec 15
    25.3 °C 33.9 °C
    1.4 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 33.9° 15/12/2024 Coldest this month 21.3° 10/12/2024
    Hottest on record Coldest on record
    Hottest this year 37.4° 30/01/2024 Coldest this year 7.2° 19/07/2024
    Long term average 32.1° Long term average 23.0°
    Average this month 31.8° Average this month 24.0°
    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 107.2mm 05/12/2024 Total This Month 260.8mm
    13.0 days
    Long Term Average 288.6mm 14.6 days Wettest - on record - -
    Driest on record 11.4mm 2014
  12. Cairns Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Dec 2207.1mm 165.1 day(s)
    Total For 2024 2683.4mm 195.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2023 2164.2mm 179.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 163.4mm Feb18
    Lowest Temperature 7.2°C Jul19
    Highest Temperature 37.4°C Jan30