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  1. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E

    Now in Cairns

    Updated at 11:20 EST

    30.7 °C

    Feels like 32.8 °C
    Dew Point
    21.2 °C
    Gusts
    13km/h
    Relative Humidity
    57%
    Pressure
    1009.3hPa
    Wind
    SE 11km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

    Cairns Sunday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    22 °C
    31 °C
    10%
    < 1mm
    Cairns for Sunday
    Mostly sunny. Winds E 15 to 25 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 29 to 35.
    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: Mostly sunny. Winds E 15 to 25 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 29 to 35.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
    Summary Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Possible shower Clearing shower
    Minimum 22° 22° 23° 24° 23° 23° 23°
    Maximum 31° 32° 32° 32° 32° 32° 33°
    Chance of rain 10% 10% 20% 30% 30% 50% 30%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    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 13
    (km/h)
    18
    (km/h)
    11
    (km/h)
    22
    (km/h)
    19
    (km/h)
    25
    (km/h)
    22
    (km/h)
    27
    (km/h)
    21
    (km/h)
    25
    (km/h)
    19
    (km/h)
    22
    (km/h)
    12
    (km/h)
    19
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SSE ESE SE ESE SSE ESE SSE SE SSE ESE SE SE SE ESE
    Relative humidity 60% 61% 64% 59% 66% 60% 67% 61% 66% 61% 71% 64% 68% 63%
    Dew point 21°C 21°C 22°C 22°C 23°C 22°C 23°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 24°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 Last quarter New moon First quarter
    5:12am EST 5:35am EST 6:41pm EST 7:05pm EST 9:17pm EST 7:31am EST Waning gibbous Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28
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  10. Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Wednesday
    Dec 03
    23.8 °C 31.9 °C
    0.0 mm
    Thursday
    Dec 04
    23.3 °C 30.7 °C
    47.6 mm
    Friday
    Dec 05
    24.8 °C 31.8 °C
    0.0 mm
    Saturday
    Dec 06
    23.5 °C 31.4 °C
    1.2 mm
    Sunday
    Dec 07
    19.7 °C 30.7 °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 33.4° 02/12/2025 Coldest this month 23.3° 04/12/2025
    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 32.1° Long term average 23.1°
    Average this month 31.6° 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 47.6mm 04/12/2025 Total This Month 53.2mm
    4.0 days
    Long Term Average 304.7mm 14.9 days Wettest - on record - -
    Driest on record 11.4mm 2014
  12. Cairns Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Dec 2265.1mm 165.3 day(s)
    Total For 2025 2445.6mm 153.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 2582.0mm 188.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 211.8mm Jan29
    Lowest Temperature 7.9°C Aug 4
    Highest Temperature 36.8°C Jan17