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  1. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E

    Now in Cairns

    Updated at 15:20 EST

    25.4 °C

    Feels like 23.8 °C
    Dew Point
    18.6 °C
    Gusts
    32km/h
    Relative Humidity
    66%
    Pressure
    1015.7hPa
    Wind
    SE 24km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

    Cairns Thursday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    19 °C
    26 °C
    30%
    < 1mm
    Cairns for Thursday
    Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers near the coast, slight chance elsewhere. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 21 to 26.
    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: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers near the coast, slight chance elsewhere. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 21 to 26.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
    Summary Mostly sunny Late shower Late shower Possible shower Clearing shower Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
    Minimum 19° 20° 20° 21° 21° 21° 20°
    Maximum 26° 26° 27° 27° 27° 28° 28°
    Chance of rain 30% 40% 60% 70% 50% 5% 20%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index High High High High High High High
    Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating 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 33
    (km/h)
    30
    (km/h)
    26
    (km/h)
    29
    (km/h)
    27
    (km/h)
    28
    (km/h)
    26
    (km/h)
    27
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    23
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    25
    (km/h)
    18
    (km/h)
    21
    (km/h)
    19
    (km/h)
    24
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    Wind direction SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SSE SSE
    Relative humidity 70% 59% 77% 69% 78% 70% 80% 70% 79% 69% 77% 67% 74% 63%
    Dew point 18°C 18°C 18°C 19°C 19°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 19°C 19°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
    6:21am EST 6:44am EST 5:52pm EST 6:15pm EST 12:07am EST 12:29pm EST 3rd quarter Last quarter Jun 19 New moon Jun 25 First quarter Jul 03 Full moon Jul 11
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  10. Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Sunday
    Jun 15
    15.6 °C 24.8 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Jun 16
    17.0 °C 24.0 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Jun 17
    18.6 °C 22.4 °C
    5.4 mm
    Wednesday
    Jun 18
    17.4 °C 25.7 °C
    0.8 mm
    Thursday
    Jun 19
    17.3 °C 26.5 °C
    0.2 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 30.9° 03/06/2025 Coldest this month 14.7° 05/06/2025
    Hottest on record Coldest on record
    Hottest this year 36.8° 17/01/2025 Coldest this year 14.7° 05/06/2025
    Long term average 26.5° Long term average 18.2°
    Average this month 26.5° Average this month 18.8°
    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 17/06/2025 Total This Month 7.8mm
    5.0 days
    Long Term Average 59.5mm 13.0 days Wettest - on record - -
    Driest on record 18.0mm 2022
  12. Cairns Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Jun 1680.0mm 101.4 day(s)
    Total For 2025 1888.2mm 92.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 2079.8mm 120.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 211.8mm Jan29
    Lowest Temperature 14.7°C Jun 5
    Highest Temperature 36.8°C Jan17