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  2. Cooktown Local Weather

    15.47°S, 145.25°E
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    Now in Cooktown

    Updated at 21:10 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    22.4 °C

    Feels like 21.8 °C
    Dew Point
    17.8 °C
    Gusts
    20km/h
    Relative Humidity
    75%
    Pressure
    1017.1hPa
    Wind
    SE 17km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

    Cooktown

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    Cooktown Friday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    18 °C
    28 °C
    5%
    < 1mm
    Cooktown for Friday
    Mostly sunny. The chance of fog in the S in the early morning. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching 21 to 28.
    Fire Danger
    Moderate
    DAM LEVELS

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  4. Cooktown 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE

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  6. 7 day forecast

    Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of fog in the S in the early morning. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching 21 to 28.

    Forecast for Cooktown (15.4675°S, 145.2495°E, 0m AMSL)
      Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
    Summary Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
    Minimum 18° 18° 17° 17° 18° 19° 19°
    Maximum 28° 28° 28° 28° 27° 28° 28°
    Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 10% 30% 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 17
    (km/h)     		27
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		24
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		26
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		26
    (km/h)     		20
    (km/h)     		29
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		29
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SE SE SE SE SSE SE SE SE SE SE SE SSE SE SSE
    Relative humidity 63% 51% 56% 50% 64% 54% 65% 55% 62% 58% 66% 58% 72% 65%
    Dew point 17°C 16°C 15°C 15°C 17°C 17°C 17°C 17°C 16°C 17°C 17°C 17°C 19°C 19°C

  7. Sunrise and sunset times

    Sunrise / Sunset for Cooktown (15.4675°S, 145.2495°E, 0m AMSL)
    First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon
    6:14am EST 6:36am EST 6:11pm EST 6:33pm EST 11:49pm EST 10:36am EST Waning gibbous Last quarter Aug 16 New moon Aug 23 First quarter Aug 31 Full moon Sep 08

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  11. Cooktown Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Sunday
    Aug 10     		19.2 °C 27.9 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Aug 11     		20.6 °C 26.9 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Aug 12     		21.3 °C 28.0 °C
    0.0 mm
    Wednesday
    Aug 13     		20.8 °C 24.3 °C
    2.0 mm
    Thursday
    Aug 14     		20.0 °C 27.2 °C
    1.2 mm
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  12. Almanac

    Cooktown minimum temp history (15.4675°S, 145.2495°E, 0m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 28.9° 09/08/2025 Coldest this month 8.2° 04/08/2025
    Hottest on record 33.0 24/08/2000 Coldest on record 8.8 07/08/2006
    Hottest this year 37.7° 16/01/2025 Coldest this year 8.2° 04/08/2025
    Long term average 27.3° Long term average 18.6°
    Average this month 26.9° Average this month 17.8°
    Hottest August On Record Avg. max. temp. 28.3° 2009 Coldest August on record Avg. min. temp. 15.4° 2004
    Cooktown rainfall history (15.4675°S, 145.2495°E, 0m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 2.0mm 13/08/2025 Total This Month 3.2mm
    2.0 days
    Long Term Average 19.0mm 7.5 days Wettest August on record 69.8mm 2010
    Driest on record 0.4mm 2004

  13. Cooktown Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Aug 1314.0mm 118.3 day(s)
    Total For 2025 936.6mm 107.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 1535.8mm 143.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 59.0mm Jan27
    Lowest Temperature 8.2°C Aug 4
    Highest Temperature 37.7°C Jan16

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