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  1. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E

    Now in Cairns

    Updated at 15:30 EST

    30.0 °C

    Feels like 34.8 °C
    Dew Point
    25.3 °C
    Gusts
    17km/h
    Relative Humidity
    76%
    Pressure
    1006.8hPa
    Wind
    N 9km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

    Cairns Saturday Forecast

    Possible thunderstorm
    Possible thunderstorm
    26 °C
    33 °C
    70%
    1-5mm
    Cairns for Saturday
    Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Winds N/NE 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening.
    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. Medium chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Winds N/NE 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
    Summary Possible thunderstorm Possible thunderstorm Possible thunderstorm Mostly sunny Possible thunderstorm Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
    Minimum 26° 25° 25° 25° 24° 24° 24°
    Maximum 33° 32° 32° 33° 32° 31° 31°
    Chance of rain 70% 60% 70% 50% 60% 20% 20%
    Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm
    UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
    Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate No Rating 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)
    19
    (km/h)
    9
    (km/h)
    15
    (km/h)
    10
    (km/h)
    15
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    5
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    16
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    14
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    22
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    23
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    27
    (km/h)
    24
    (km/h)
    28
    (km/h)
    Wind direction NNW NNE NNW NNE N N ENE E SE ESE SE SE SE SE
    Relative humidity 72% 70% 74% 78% 76% 78% 71% 63% 73% 69% 69% 67% 66% 58%
    Dew point 25°C 25°C 26°C 26°C 25°C 26°C 26°C 24°C 25°C 24°C 23°C 23°C 22°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 Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter
    5:10am EST 5:34am EST 6:36pm EST 7:00pm EST 12:52pm EST 12:44am EST Waxing gibbous Full moon Dec 05 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
    Tuesday
    Nov 25
    22.1 °C 32.8 °C
    0.0 mm
    Wednesday
    Nov 26
    23.1 °C 33.0 °C
    -
    Thursday
    Nov 27
    24.7 °C 32.9 °C
    0.0 mm
    Friday
    Nov 28
    25.1 °C 34.6 °C
    0.0 mm
    Saturday
    Nov 29
    25.8 °C 33.5 °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 34.6° 28/11/2025 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 32.6° Average this month 22.6°
    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 2375.8mm 181.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 211.8mm Jan29
    Lowest Temperature 7.9°C Aug 4
    Highest Temperature 36.8°C Jan17