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  2. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E
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    Updated at 14:20 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    26.3 °C

    Feels like 27.1 °C
    Dew Point
    19.9 °C
    Gusts
    17km/h
    Relative Humidity
    68%
    Pressure
    1015.8hPa
    Wind
    SE 15km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Cairns Sunday Forecast

    Possible shower
    Possible shower
    21 °C
    28 °C
    50%
    < 1mm
    Cairns for Sunday
    Cloudy. High chance of showers, becoming less likely late this afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm this morning. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 22 to 28.
    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: Cloudy. High chance of showers, becoming less likely late this afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm this morning. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 22 to 28.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
    Summary Possible shower Possible shower Showers Showers Possible shower Showers easing Mostly cloudy
    Minimum 21° 19° 21° 21° 22° 22° 21°
    Maximum 28° 29° 29° 30° 31° 31° 31°
    Chance of rain 50% 80% 80% 80% 60% 90% 20%
    Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index Very High 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 13
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		25
    (km/h)     		30
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		27
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		27
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		28
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		27
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		20
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SSE SE SSE SE SE SE SSE SE SE SE SE SE SE ESE
    Relative humidity 75% 76% 68% 66% 76% 70% 76% 69% 76% 66% 76% 64% 71% 61%
    Dew point 18°C 21°C 19°C 20°C 21°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 23°C 22°C 22°C 22°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 Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon
    5:52am EST 6:14am EST 6:12pm EST 6:34pm EST 11:04am EST 3rd quarter Last quarter Sep 14 New moon Sep 22 First quarter Sep 30 Full moon Oct 07

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  11. Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Wednesday
    Sep 10     		18.8 °C 28.9 °C
    0.8 mm
    Thursday
    Sep 11     		17.6 °C -
    0.0 mm
    Friday
    Sep 12     		- 29.7 °C
    -
    Saturday
    Sep 13     		21.4 °C 22.3 °C
    33.0 mm
    Sunday
    Sep 14     		19.5 °C 27.5 °C
    11.0 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 30.8° 05/09/2025 Coldest this month 16.1° 04/09/2025
    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 28.7° Long term average 18.2°
    Average this month 28.3° Average this month 19.5°
    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 33.0mm 13/09/2025 Total This Month 57.8mm
    7.0 days
    Long Term Average 43.6mm 8.2 days Wettest - on record - -
    Driest on record 0.4mm 2019

  13. Cairns Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Sep 1820.3mm 129.6 day(s)
    Total For 2025 2025.2mm 122.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 2267.4mm 158.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 211.8mm Jan29
    Lowest Temperature 7.9°C Aug 4
    Highest Temperature 36.8°C Jan17

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