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  1. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E

    Now in Cairns

    Updated at 21:20 EST

    25.8 °C

    Feels like 30.0 °C
    Dew Point
    24.9 °C
    Gusts
    11km/h
    Relative Humidity
    95%
    Pressure
    1015.5hPa
    Wind
    S 11km/h
    Rainfall
    25.8mm

    Cairns Saturday Forecast

    Showers easing
    Showers easing
    25 °C
    31 °C
    60%
    < 1mm
    Cairns for Saturday
    Cloudy. High chance of showers near the coast, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the N in the morning and afternoon. Winds E/SE 25 to 35 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to 20 to 25 with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 30.
    Fire Danger
    No Rating

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  3. Cairns 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE
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  5. 7 day forecast

    Today: Cloudy. High chance of showers near the coast, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the N in the morning and afternoon. Winds E/SE 25 to 35 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to 20 to 25 with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 30.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
    Summary Showers easing Late shower Possible shower Possible shower Possible shower Late shower Showers
    Minimum 25° 24° 23° 23° 23° 23° 24°
    Maximum 31° 30° 30° 31° 31° 31° 31°
    Chance of rain 60% 60% 60% 60% 50% 50% 80%
    Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm
    UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme High High High High
    Fire Danger Rating No Rating 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 25
    (km/h)
    30
    (km/h)
    23
    (km/h)
    24
    (km/h)
    19
    (km/h)
    23
    (km/h)
    18
    (km/h)
    22
    (km/h)
    18
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    23
    (km/h)
    17
    (km/h)
    22
    (km/h)
    19
    (km/h)
    24
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SSE SE SSE SE SSE SE SSE SE SSE SE SSE SE SSE SSE
    Relative humidity 84% 66% 74% 64% 80% 69% 81% 71% 81% 69% 80% 72% 81% 72%
    Dew point 24°C 23°C 22°C 21°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 24°C 23°C 24°C 23°C 24°C 24°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 Full moon
    6:01am EST 6:23am EST 6:20pm EST 6:42pm EST 9:33pm EST 10:13am EST Waning gibbous Last quarter Apr 02 New moon Apr 09 First quarter Apr 16 Full moon Apr 24
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  10. Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Monday
    Mar 25
    24.5 °C 32.4 °C
    12.2 mm
    Tuesday
    Mar 26
    24.7 °C 32.0 °C
    0.8 mm
    Wednesday
    Mar 27
    24.4 °C 33.1 °C
    46.2 mm
    Thursday
    Mar 28
    25.3 °C 30.7 °C
    0.4 mm
    Friday
    Mar 29
    25.2 °C 27.2 °C
    74.8 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 33.1° 03/03/2024 Coldest this month 21.3° 14/03/2024
    Hottest on record Coldest on record
    Hottest this year 37.4° 30/01/2024 Coldest this year 21.3° 14/03/2024
    Long term average 31.4° Long term average 23.3°
    Average this month 31.0° Average this month 24.3°
    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 99.2mm 20/03/2024 Total This Month 714.4mm
    24.0 days
    Long Term Average 376.4mm 18.0 days Wettest - on record - -
    Driest on record 109.6mm 2017
  12. Cairns Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Mar 1193.8mm 55.9 day(s)
    Total For 2024 1557.0mm 68.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2023 1330.8mm 62.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 163.4mm Feb18
    Lowest Temperature 21.3°C Mar14
    Highest Temperature 37.4°C Jan30