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  2. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E
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    Updated at 16:00 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    24.4 °C

    Feels like 23.8 °C
    Dew Point
    18.6 °C
    Gusts
    28km/h
    Relative Humidity
    70%
    Pressure
    1015.6hPa
    Wind
    SE 19km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Cairns Friday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    19 °C
    28 °C
    30%
    < 1mm
    Cairns for Friday
    Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower along the coastal fringe, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds E/SE 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late evening.
    Fire Danger
    Moderate
    DAM LEVELS

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  4. Cairns 48 HOUR FORECAST

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  6. 7 day forecast

    Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower along the coastal fringe, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds E/SE 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late evening.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
    Summary Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Possible shower Possible shower Mostly cloudy
    Minimum 19° 18° 19° 18° 19° 19° 19°
    Maximum 28° 29° 27° 28° 27° 28° 28°
    Chance of rain 30% 20% 20% 60% 60% 70% 30%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm
    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 13
    (km/h)     		30
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		24
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)     		26
    (km/h)     		26
    (km/h)     		24
    (km/h)     		24
    (km/h)     		25
    (km/h)     		26
    (km/h)     		27
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SSE SE SSW ESE SSE SE SSE SE SSE SE SSE SE SSE SSE
    Relative humidity 88% 62% 67% 63% 70% 60% 70% 60% 74% 66% 77% 66% 71% 57%
    Dew point 19°C 18°C 17°C 19°C 18°C 17°C 18°C 18°C 18°C 18°C 19°C 20°C 18°C 17°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
    6:17am EST 6:40am EST 6:06pm EST 6:29pm EST 5:06pm EST 5:42am 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
    Monday
    Aug 04     		7.9 °C 26.3 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Aug 05     		13.1 °C 26.9 °C
    0.0 mm
    Wednesday
    Aug 06     		14.6 °C 28.0 °C
    0.0 mm
    Thursday
    Aug 07     		14.5 °C -
    0.0 mm
    Friday
    Aug 08     		17.0 °C 27.3 °C
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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 28.0° 06/08/2025 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 25.8° Average this month 14.6°
    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 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 2208.8mm 144.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 211.8mm Jan29
    Lowest Temperature 7.9°C Aug 4
    Highest Temperature 36.8°C Jan17

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