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  2. Cooktown Local Weather

    15.47°S, 145.25°E
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    Now in Cooktown

    Updated at 13:40 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    27.5 °C

    Feels like 25.1 °C
    Dew Point
    18.5 °C
    Gusts
    35km/h
    Relative Humidity
    58%
    Pressure
    1013.4hPa
    Wind
    SE 28km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

    Cooktown

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    Cooktown Monday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    20 °C
    29 °C
    5%
    < 1mm
    Cooktown for Monday
    Mostly sunny. The chance of fog in the S early this morning. Slight chance of a shower near the coast this morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 24 to 31.
    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 early this morning. Slight chance of a shower near the coast this morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 24 to 31.

    Forecast for Cooktown (15.4675°S, 145.2495°E, 0m AMSL)
      Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
    Summary Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly cloudy Clearing shower
    Minimum 20° 19° 19° 15° 15° 19° 20°
    Maximum 29° 29° 29° 31° 30° 30° 29°
    Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 30% 40%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High 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)     		24
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		24
    (km/h)     		10
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		1
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		2
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		28
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE SSE E SE ESE SE SE SE SE
    Relative humidity 73% 60% 64% 57% 68% 58% 77% 57% 81% 63% 76% 63% 71% 60%
    Dew point 20°C 19°C 18°C 18°C 19°C 19°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 20°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 First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon
    6:09am EST 6:30am EST 6:13pm EST 6:35pm EST 7:37am EST 7:53pm EST Waxing crescent First quarter Aug 31 Full moon Sep 08 Last quarter Sep 14 New moon Sep 22

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  11. Cooktown Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Thursday
    Aug 21     		22.4 °C 29.8 °C
    0.0 mm
    Friday
    Aug 22     		23.2 °C 29.2 °C
    0.0 mm
    Saturday
    Aug 23     		21.8 °C 28.9 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    Aug 24     		16.4 °C 29.9 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Aug 25     		21.7 °C 29.5 °C
    0.0 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 29.9° 24/08/2025 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 27.6° Average this month 17.7°
    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 1313.2mm 118.0 day(s)
    Total For 2025 936.6mm 107.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 1546.6mm 146.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 59.0mm Jan27
    Lowest Temperature 8.2°C Aug 4
    Highest Temperature 37.7°C Jan16

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