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  1. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E

    Now in Cairns

    Updated at 13:30 EST

    31.8 °C

    Feels like 35.6 °C
    Dew Point
    25.4 °C
    Gusts
    24km/h
    Relative Humidity
    69%
    Pressure
    1006.0hPa
    Wind
    NE 15km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

    Cairns Tuesday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    24 °C
    34 °C
    10%
    < 1mm
    Cairns for Tuesday
    Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower inland, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm inland in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 34 to 39.
    Fire Danger
    Moderate

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  3. Cairns 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE
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  5. 7 day forecast

    Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower inland, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm inland in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 34 to 39.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon
    Summary Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Late shower Clearing shower Possible thunderstorm Late thunder Possible thunderstorm
    Minimum 24° 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° 25°
    Maximum 34° 33° 32° 32° 32° 32° 33°
    Chance of rain 10% 20% 70% 50% 60% 90% 80%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 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 11
    (km/h)
    15
    (km/h)
    13
    (km/h)
    17
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    11
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    17
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    10
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    17
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    10
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    17
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    10
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    16
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    10
    (km/h)
    14
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    Wind direction N NNE N NE N NNE NNE NE N NNE N NNE N NNE
    Relative humidity 59% 62% 66% 66% 66% 69% 71% 72% 72% 71% 71% 73% 68% 73%
    Dew point 24°C 23°C 24°C 25°C 24°C 24°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°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 First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon
    5:10am EST 5:34am EST 6:34pm EST 6:57pm EST 9:17am EST 10:45pm EST Waxing crescent First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20
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  10. Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Friday
    Nov 21
    20.8 °C 33.4 °C
    0.0 mm
    Saturday
    Nov 22
    20.3 °C 31.9 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    Nov 23
    21.3 °C 33.7 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Nov 24
    21.7 °C 32.1 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Nov 25
    22.1 °C 32.8 °C
    0.0 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 33.7° 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 22.2°
    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
  12. 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