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  1. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E

    Now in Cairns

    Updated at 09:10 EST

    25.7 °C

    Feels like 27.1 °C
    Dew Point
    22.6 °C
    Gusts
    22km/h
    Relative Humidity
    83%
    Pressure
    1015.3hPa
    Wind
    S 19km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

    Cairns Saturday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    22 °C
    32 °C
    10%
    < 1mm
    Cairns for Saturday
    Partly cloudy. The chance of fog early this morning. Medium chance of showers in the N, slight chance elsewhere. Winds S/SE 15 to 20 km/h tending E/SE in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 28 to 33.
    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. The chance of fog early this morning. Medium chance of showers in the N, slight chance elsewhere. Winds S/SE 15 to 20 km/h tending E/SE in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 28 to 33.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
    Summary Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
    Minimum 22° 18° 19° 20° 19° 21° 22°
    Maximum 32° 33° 31° 30° 31° 31° 31°
    Chance of rain 10% 5% 30% 5% 10% 40% 40%
    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 10
    (km/h)
    26
    (km/h)
    8
    (km/h)
    24
    (km/h)
    13
    (km/h)
    30
    (km/h)
    18
    (km/h)
    28
    (km/h)
    12
    (km/h)
    25
    (km/h)
    9
    (km/h)
    22
    (km/h)
    12
    (km/h)
    28
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SE SE S ESE SSE SE SSE ESE SSE ESE SE ESE SE ESE
    Relative humidity 76% 46% 37% 27% 49% 40% 61% 49% 67% 58% 70% 62% 71% 59%
    Dew point 22°C 17°C 11°C 10°C 15°C 14°C 18°C 17°C 19°C 20°C 21°C 22°C 21°C 21°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 Full moon
    5:46am EST 6:07am EST 6:13pm EST 6:34pm EST 9:30pm EST 8:13am EST Waning gibbous Last quarter Sep 25 New moon Oct 03 First quarter Oct 11 Full moon Oct 17
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  10. Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Tuesday
    Sep 17
    20.1 °C 23.8 °C
    15.4 mm
    Wednesday
    Sep 18
    19.5 °C 26.3 °C
    5.6 mm
    Thursday
    Sep 19
    21.3 °C 27.8 °C
    0.2 mm
    Friday
    Sep 20
    19.8 °C 29.1 °C
    0.0 mm
    Saturday
    Sep 21
    21.9 °C 25.8 °C
    0.2 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 29.2° 02/09/2024 Coldest this month 15.8° 03/09/2024
    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 28.7° Long term average 18.1°
    Average this month 27.4° Average this month 19.8°
    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 15.4mm 17/09/2024 Total This Month 43.4mm
    10.0 days
    Long Term Average 43.6mm 8.0 days Wettest - on record - -
    Driest on record 0.4mm 2019
  12. Cairns Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Sep 1801.7mm 129.8 day(s)
    Total For 2024 2295.6mm 163.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2023 1774.6mm 148.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 163.4mm Feb18
    Lowest Temperature 7.2°C Jul19
    Highest Temperature 37.4°C Jan30