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  2. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E
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    Now in Cairns

    Updated at 00:20 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    26.0 °C

    Feels like 31.8 °C
    Dew Point
    24.0 °C
    Gusts
    0km/h
    Relative Humidity
    89%
    Pressure
    1009.3hPa
    Wind
    N 0km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Cairns Monday Forecast

    Heavy showers
    Heavy showers
    24 °C
    31 °C
    80%
    10-20mm
    Cairns for Monday
    Cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely from the late morning. A thunderstorm likely, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Light winds becoming NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 27 to 33.
    Fire Danger
    Moderate
    DAM LEVELS

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  4. Cairns 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE

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  6. 7 day forecast

    Today: Cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely from the late morning. A thunderstorm likely, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Light winds becoming NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 27 to 33.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
    Summary Heavy showers Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
    Minimum 24° 23° 23° 23° 23° 22° 22°
    Maximum 31° 32° 32° 32° 33° 33° 33°
    Chance of rain 80% 10% 10% 10% 5% 5% 20%
    Likely amount 10-20mm < 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 7
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		3
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		20
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)
    Wind direction ESE ESE E ENE ESE E SE ESE SE ESE SE ESE SE ESE
    Relative humidity 73% 80% 69% 60% 67% 63% 64% 59% 63% 58% 63% 57% 64% 63%
    Dew point 24°C 25°C 23°C 22°C 23°C 23°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 24°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 New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter
    5:11am EST 5:34am EST 6:30pm EST 6:53pm EST 3:17am EST 4:02pm EST Waning crescent New moon Nov 20 First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12

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  11. Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Wednesday
    Nov 12     		23.8 °C 32.4 °C
    0.0 mm
    Thursday
    Nov 13     		23.1 °C 31.9 °C
    2.8 mm
    Friday
    Nov 14     		23.1 °C 30.2 °C
    0.2 mm
    Saturday
    Nov 15     		22.6 °C 32.0 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    Nov 16     		21.7 °C 31.9 °C
    0.0 mm
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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 33.6° 10/11/2025 Coldest this month 20.7° 10/11/2025
    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 31.8° Long term average 21.8°
    Average this month 32.2° Average this month 22.4°
    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 4.8mm 05/11/2025 Total This Month 8.4mm
    5.0 days
    Long Term Average 68.2mm 11.2 days Wettest - on record - -
    Driest on record 3.4mm 2019

  13. Cairns Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Nov 1960.4mm 150.4 day(s)
    Total For 2025 2351.2mm 147.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 2320.8mm 174.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 211.8mm Jan29
    Lowest Temperature 7.9°C Aug 4
    Highest Temperature 36.8°C Jan17

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