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  1. Cooktown Local Weather

    15.47°S, 145.25°E

    Now in Cooktown

    Updated at 08:50 EST

    28.8 °C

    Feels like 30.3 °C
    Dew Point
    22.1 °C
    Gusts
    22km/h
    Relative Humidity
    67%
    Pressure
    1010.7hPa
    Wind
    SE 17km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

    Cooktown Sunday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    25 °C
    33 °C
    10%
    < 1mm
    Cooktown for Sunday
    Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming E 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Daytime maximum temperatures 29 to 35.
    Fire Danger
    Moderate

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  3. Cooktown 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE
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  5. 7 day forecast

    Today: Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming E 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Daytime maximum temperatures 29 to 35.

    Forecast for Cooktown (15.4675°S, 145.2495°E, 0m AMSL)
      Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
    Summary Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Clearing shower Mostly sunny
    Minimum 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° 26°
    Maximum 33° 33° 33° 33° 33° 33° 34°
    Chance of rain 10% 20% 60% 40% 30% 40% 30%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
    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 20
    (km/h)
    23
    (km/h)
    17
    (km/h)
    25
    (km/h)
    23
    (km/h)
    27
    (km/h)
    26
    (km/h)
    30
    (km/h)
    25
    (km/h)
    28
    (km/h)
    23
    (km/h)
    26
    (km/h)
    19
    (km/h)
    25
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SE ESE SE ESE SE SE SE SE SE ESE SE SE SE ESE
    Relative humidity 67% 59% 61% 54% 60% 56% 67% 61% 64% 59% 67% 60% 65% 59%
    Dew point 23°C 23°C 22°C 21°C 22°C 22°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 22°C 23°C 23°C 24°C 23°C
  6. 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
    5:17am EST 5:40am EST 6:41pm EST 7:04pm EST 9:16pm EST 7:37am EST Waning gibbous Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28
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  10. Cooktown Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Tuesday
    Dec 02
    24.3 °C 34.5 °C
    12.4 mm
    Wednesday
    Dec 03
    24.4 °C 33.2 °C
    0.4 mm
    Thursday
    Dec 04
    24.3 °C 31.4 °C
    0.2 mm
    Friday
    Dec 05
    25.0 °C 32.3 °C
    3.2 mm
    Saturday
    Dec 06
    25.4 °C 31.8 °C
    0.0 mm
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  11. Almanac


    Cooktown minimum temp history (15.4675°S, 145.2495°E, 0m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 35.0° 01/12/2025 Coldest this month 24.3° 02/12/2025
    Hottest on record 40.6 02/12/2007 Coldest on record 18.7 16/12/2012
    Hottest this year 37.7° 16/01/2025 Coldest this year 8.2° 04/08/2025
    Long term average 32.4° Long term average 24.5°
    Average this month 33.0° Average this month 24.7°
    Hottest December On Record Avg. max. temp. 33.5° 2014 Coldest December on record Avg. min. temp. 23.7° 2004
    Cooktown rainfall history (15.4675°S, 145.2495°E, 0m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 12.4mm 02/12/2025 Total This Month 16.2mm
    4.0 days
    Long Term Average 208.5mm 13.1 days Wettest December on record 400.8mm 2015
    Driest on record 12.4mm 2016
  12. Cooktown Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Dec 1613.6mm 151.9 day(s)
    Total For 2025 1026.4mm 134.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 1835.8mm 179.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 59.0mm Jan27
    Lowest Temperature 8.2°C Aug 4
    Highest Temperature 37.7°C Jan16