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  1. Cairns North Local Weather

    16.89°S, 145.75°E

    Now in Cairns North

    Updated at 17:00 EST

    25.4 °C

    Feels like 24.6 °C
    Dew Point
    21.1 °C
    Gusts
    33km/h
    Relative Humidity
    77%
    Pressure
    1013.9hPa
    Wind
    S 26km/h
    Rainfall
    0.2mm

    Cairns North Monday Forecast

    Clearing shower
    Clearing shower
    23 °C
    29 °C
    50%
    < 1mm
    Cairns North for Monday
    Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds SE 20 to 30 km/h.
    Fire Danger
    No Rating

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  3. Cairns North 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE
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  5. 7 day forecast

    Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds SE 20 to 30 km/h.

    Forecast for Cairns North (16.8929°S, 145.7537°E, 8m AMSL)
      Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
    Summary Clearing shower Mostly sunny Mostly cloudy Windy with showers Late shower Windy with showers Showers
    Minimum 23° 23° 23° 23° 22° 23° 22°
    Maximum 29° 29° 29° 29° 28° 28° 28°
    Chance of rain 50% 30% 60% 70% 50% 90% 90%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm
    UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High
    Fire Danger Rating No 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 24
    (km/h)
    37
    (km/h)
    25
    (km/h)
    30
    (km/h)
    23
    (km/h)
    30
    (km/h)
    28
    (km/h)
    33
    (km/h)
    28
    (km/h)
    32
    (km/h)
    29
    (km/h)
    32
    (km/h)
    27
    (km/h)
    30
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
    Relative humidity 77% 69% 77% 68% 78% 70% 78% 69% 76% 69% 81% 73% 82% 71%
    Dew point 22°C 21°C 22°C 21°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 20°C 21°C 22°C 22°C 21°C 21°C
  6. Sunrise and sunset times

    Sunrise / Sunset for Cairns North (16.8929°S, 145.7537°E, 8m AMSL)
    First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter
    6:08am EST 6:30am EST 5:57pm EST 6:20pm EST 1:26pm EST 12:14am EST Waxing gibbous Full moon May 13 Last quarter May 20 New moon May 27 First quarter Jun 03
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  10. Cairns North Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Thursday
    May 01
    21.0 °C 30.9 °C
    0.0 mm
    Friday
    May 02
    22.7 °C 29.3 °C
    9.2 mm
    Saturday
    May 03
    22.3 °C 28.7 °C
    35.8 mm
    Sunday
    May 04
    22.4 °C 26.4 °C
    2.4 mm
    Monday
    May 05
    21.7 °C 28.8 °C
    24.8 mm
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  11. Almanac


    Cairns North minimum temp history (16.8929°S, 145.7537°E, 8m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 30.9° 01/05/2025 Coldest this month 21.0° 01/05/2025
    Hottest on record 31.3 29/05/1958 Coldest on record 10.1 26/05/1953
    Hottest this year 36.7° 18/01/2025 Coldest this year 19.7° 29/04/2025
    Long term average 27.7° Long term average 20.0°
    Average this month 28.6° Average this month 22.0°
    Hottest May On Record Avg. max. temp. 29.3° 2016 Coldest May on record Avg. min. temp. 16.8° 2001
    Cairns North rainfall history (16.8929°S, 145.7537°E, 8m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 35.8mm 03/05/2025 Total This Month 72.2mm
    4.0 days
    Long Term Average 91.7mm 13.8 days Wettest May on record 322.3mm 1964
    Driest on record 3.2mm 2001
  12. Cairns North Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To May 1558.7mm 88.3 day(s)
    Total For 2025 1720.0mm 77.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 1906.8mm 87.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 180.0mm Feb 5
    Lowest Temperature 19.7°C Apr29
    Highest Temperature 36.7°C Jan18