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  2. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E
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    Updated at 09:30 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    26.7 °C

    Feels like 28.1 °C
    Dew Point
    21.9 °C
    Gusts
    28km/h
    Relative Humidity
    75%
    Pressure
    1015.5hPa
    Wind
    SE 17km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Cairns Thursday Forecast

    Late shower
    Late shower
    22 °C
    30 °C
    90%
    1-5mm
    Cairns for Thursday
    Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy during the day. Moderate chance of a shower, most likely late this afternoon and evening. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 25 to 30.
    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, becoming cloudy during the day. Moderate chance of a shower, most likely late this afternoon and evening. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 25 to 30.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
    Summary Late shower Showers Possible shower Showers Clearing shower Mostly cloudy Late shower
    Minimum 22° 23° 23° 23° 23° 23° 23°
    Maximum 30° 29° 27° 28° 28° 28° 29°
    Chance of rain 90% 80% 80% 80% 40% 30% 50%
    Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High
    Fire Danger Rating Moderate 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 19
    (km/h)     		28
    (km/h)     		26
    (km/h)     		29
    (km/h)     		30
    (km/h)     		33
    (km/h)     		29
    (km/h)     		31
    (km/h)     		27
    (km/h)     		29
    (km/h)     		26
    (km/h)     		29
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)     		27
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SSE SSE SE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
    Relative humidity 70% 67% 81% 75% 82% 74% 84% 81% 81% 77% 77% 71% 75% 67%
    Dew point 21°C 22°C 23°C 23°C 22°C 21°C 23°C 23°C 22°C 22°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 21°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
    6:07am EST 6:29am EST 5:59pm EST 6:21pm EST 9:59am EST 9:11pm EST Waxing crescent First quarter May 04 Full moon May 13 Last quarter May 20 New moon May 27

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  11. Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Sunday
    Apr 27     		22.1 °C 29.3 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Apr 28     		21.9 °C 31.5 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Apr 29     		20.0 °C 29.8 °C
    0.0 mm
    Wednesday
    Apr 30     		19.3 °C 29.7 °C
    0.0 mm
    Thursday
    May 01     		18.3 °C 26.7 °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 33.2° 05/04/2025 Coldest this month 19.3° 30/04/2025
    Hottest on record Coldest on record
    Hottest this year 36.8° 17/01/2025 Coldest this year 19.3° 30/04/2025
    Long term average 30.1° Long term average 22.0°
    Average this month 30.4° Average this month 23.1°
    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 22.4mm 02/04/2025 Total This Month 69.0mm
    15.0 days
    Long Term Average 263.7mm 16.7 days Wettest - on record - -
    Driest on record 34.2mm 2015

  13. Cairns Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Apr 1532.3mm 73.6 day(s)
    Total For 2025 1782.4mm 74.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 1928.0mm 92.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 211.8mm Jan29
    Lowest Temperature 19.3°C Apr30
    Highest Temperature 36.8°C Jan17

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