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  2. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E
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    Updated at 05:30 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    16.1 °C

    Feels like 18.1 °C
    Dew Point
    15.9 °C
    Gusts
    0km/h
    Relative Humidity
    99%
    Pressure
    1015.7hPa
    Wind
    N 0km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Cairns Saturday Forecast

    Sunny
    Sunny
    18 °C
    30 °C
    5%
    < 1mm
    Cairns for Saturday
    The chance of fog early this morning. Sunny afternoon. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 25 to 32.
    Fire Danger
    Moderate
    DAM LEVELS

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  4. Cairns 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE

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  6. 7 day forecast

    Today: The chance of fog early this morning. Sunny afternoon. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 25 to 32.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
    Summary Sunny Sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
    Minimum 18° 17° 18° 18° 18° 17° 18°
    Maximum 30° 30° 29° 29° 30° 30° 31°
    Chance of rain 5% 5% 10% 20% 5% 5% 40%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High
    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 19
    (km/h)     		26
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		27
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		27
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		10
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		6
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		7
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SSE SE SSE SE SSE SE SE ESE SSE ENE NNW NE E E
    Relative humidity 65% 47% 61% 46% 68% 53% 65% 50% 63% 53% 65% 59% 69% 55%
    Dew point 18°C 16°C 16°C 16°C 18°C 17°C 17°C 16°C 17°C 18°C 18°C 19°C 19°C 20°C

  7. 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 New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter
    6:09am EST 6:31am EST 6:09pm EST 6:31pm EST 6:22am EST 6:10pm EST New moon New moon Aug 23 First quarter Aug 31 Full moon Sep 08 Last quarter Sep 14

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  11. Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Monday
    Aug 18     		12.1 °C 27.4 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Aug 19     		14.6 °C 27.7 °C
    0.0 mm
    Wednesday
    Aug 20     		- 28.1 °C
    -
    Thursday
    Aug 21     		21.5 °C 29.4 °C
    -
    Friday
    Aug 22     		19.3 °C 29.3 °C
    0.0 mm
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  12. Almanac

    Cairns minimum temp history (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 29.4° 21/08/2025 Coldest this month 7.9° 04/08/2025
    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 27.0° Long term average 16.4°
    Average this month 26.5° Average this month 15.5°
    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 7.2mm 13/08/2025 Total This Month 15.4mm
    6.0 days
    Long Term Average 31.5mm 8.9 days Wettest - on record - -
    Driest on record 2.0mm 2017

  13. Cairns Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Aug 1776.7mm 121.4 day(s)
    Total For 2025 1967.4mm 115.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 2249.6mm 151.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 211.8mm Jan29
    Lowest Temperature 7.9°C Aug 4
    Highest Temperature 36.8°C Jan17

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