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  2. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E
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    Updated at 16:50 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    24.3 °C

    Feels like 23.8 °C
    Dew Point
    17.1 °C
    Gusts
    17km/h
    Relative Humidity
    64%
    Pressure
    1014.4hPa
    Wind
    E 15km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Cairns Tuesday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    15 °C
    28 °C
    5%
    < 1mm
    Cairns for Tuesday
    Clear. Winds E/SE 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the late evening.
    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: Clear. Winds E/SE 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the late evening.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon
    Summary Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Clearing shower
    Minimum 15° 17° 18° 19° 19° 20° 19°
    Maximum 28° 29° 28° 28° 29° 28° 28°
    Chance of rain 5% 5% 30% 10% 30% 40% 90%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm
    UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High
    Fire Danger Rating Moderate 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 9
    (km/h)     		26
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		26
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)     		20
    (km/h)     		25
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)     		24
    (km/h)     		25
    (km/h)
    Wind direction S ESE S SE SSE SE SSE SE S SSE SSE SE SSE SSE
    Relative humidity 64% 50% 66% 55% 65% 51% 71% 61% 73% 63% 70% 60% 71% 64%
    Dew point 15°C 16°C 17°C 18°C 17°C 16°C 18°C 19°C 19°C 20°C 18°C 18°C 18°C 19°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 Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter
    6:18am EST 6:41am EST 6:05pm EST 6:28pm EST 2:14pm EST 3:03am EST Waxing gibbous Full moon Aug 09 Last quarter Aug 16 New moon Aug 23 First quarter Aug 31

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  11. Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Friday
    Aug 01     		20.1 °C 23.5 °C
    5.4 mm
    Saturday
    Aug 02     		18.4 °C 24.0 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    Aug 03     		11.1 °C 22.8 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Aug 04     		7.9 °C 26.3 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Aug 05     		13.1 °C 26.9 °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 26.9° 05/08/2025 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 24.7° Average this month 14.1°
    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 5.4mm 01/08/2025 Total This Month 5.4mm
    1.0 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 1781.0mm 121.7 day(s)
    Total For 2025 1957.4mm 110.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 2208.0mm 142.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 211.8mm Jan29
    Lowest Temperature 7.9°C Aug 4
    Highest Temperature 36.8°C Jan17

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