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  1. North Cairns Local Weather

    16.91°S, 145.76°E

    Now in North Cairns

    Updated at 03:50 EST

    23.1 °C

    Feels like 24.2 °C
    Dew Point
    20.6 °C
    Gusts
    19km/h
    Relative Humidity
    86%
    Pressure
    1014.7hPa
    Wind
    S 15km/h
    Rainfall
    2.4mm

    North Cairns Sunday Forecast

    Windy with showers
    Windy with showers
    23 °C
    28 °C
    70%
    1-5mm
    North Cairns for Sunday
    Cloudy. High chance of showers near the coast, medium chance elsewhere. Winds E/SE 25 to 35 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching 22 to 28.
    Fire Danger
    No Rating

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  3. North Cairns 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE
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  5. 7 day forecast

    Today: Cloudy. High chance of showers near the coast, medium chance elsewhere. Winds E/SE 25 to 35 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching 22 to 28.

    Forecast for North Cairns (16.9066°S, 145.7597°E, 8m AMSL)
      Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
    Summary Windy with showers Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Late shower Possible shower
    Minimum 23° 23° 22° 22° 23° 23° 23°
    Maximum 28° 29° 29° 29° 29° 28° 28°
    Chance of rain 70% 30% 20% 30% 20% 70% 80%
    Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm
    UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High
    Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - - -
    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 27
    (km/h)
    34
    (km/h)
    28
    (km/h)
    32
    (km/h)
    24
    (km/h)
    29
    (km/h)
    22
    (km/h)
    29
    (km/h)
    27
    (km/h)
    32
    (km/h)
    27
    (km/h)
    32
    (km/h)
    27
    (km/h)
    30
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
    Relative humidity 84% 79% 76% 68% 77% 67% 78% 70% 76% 68% 77% 68% 80% 68%
    Dew point 22°C 23°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 22°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 20°C 22°C 20°C
  6. Sunrise and sunset times

    Sunrise / Sunset for North Cairns (16.9066°S, 145.7597°E, 8m AMSL)
    First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon
    6:08am EST 6:30am EST 5:58pm EST 6:20pm EST 12:44pm EST 1st quarter First quarter May 04 Full moon May 13 Last quarter May 20 New moon May 27
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  10. North Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Tuesday
    Apr 29
    19.7 °C 30.9 °C
    0.0 mm
    Wednesday
    Apr 30
    20.9 °C 30.4 °C
    0.0 mm
    Thursday
    May 01
    21.0 °C 30.9 °C
    0.0 mm
    Friday
    May 02
    22.7 °C 29.3 °C
    9.2 mm
    Saturday
    May 03
    22.3 °C 28.7 °C
    35.8 mm
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  11. Almanac


    North Cairns minimum temp history (16.9066°S, 145.7597°E, 8m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 30.9° 01/05/2025 Coldest this month 21.0° 01/05/2025
    Hottest on record 31.3 29/05/1958 Coldest on record 10.1 26/05/1953
    Hottest this year 36.7° 18/01/2025 Coldest this year 19.7° 29/04/2025
    Long term average 27.7° Long term average 20.0°
    Average this month 29.6° Average this month 22.0°
    Hottest May On Record Avg. max. temp. 29.3° 2016 Coldest May on record Avg. min. temp. 16.8° 2001
    North Cairns rainfall history (16.9066°S, 145.7597°E, 8m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 35.8mm 03/05/2025 Total This Month 45.0mm
    2.0 days
    Long Term Average 91.7mm 13.8 days Wettest May on record 322.3mm 1964
    Driest on record 3.2mm 2001
  12. North Cairns Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To May 1558.7mm 88.3 day(s)
    Total For 2025 1692.8mm 75.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 1903.2mm 86.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 180.0mm Feb 5
    Lowest Temperature 19.7°C Apr29
    Highest Temperature 36.7°C Jan18