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  2. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E
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    Updated at 00:20 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    26.0 °C

    Feels like 29.0 °C
    Dew Point
    21.4 °C
    Gusts
    9km/h
    Relative Humidity
    76%
    Pressure
    1010.0hPa
    Wind
    SE 7km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Cairns Wednesday Forecast

    Possible shower
    Possible shower
    24 °C
    31 °C
    70%
    10-20mm
    Cairns for Wednesday
    Partly cloudy. High chance of showers near the coast, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Winds E/SE 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 24 with daytime temperatures reaching 28 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: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers near the coast, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Winds E/SE 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 24 with daytime temperatures reaching 28 to 33.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
    Summary Possible shower Possible thunderstorm Mostly sunny Clearing shower Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly cloudy
    Minimum 24° 24° 24° 23° 23° 22° 23°
    Maximum 31° 29° 31° 31° 32° 32° 33°
    Chance of rain 70% 50% 50% 30% 10% 20% 40%
    Likely amount 10-20mm 10-20mm < 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 19
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)     		26
    (km/h)     		27
    (km/h)     		27
    (km/h)     		28
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		25
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		20
    (km/h)     		17
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SE SE SSE SSE SE SE SSE SE SSE ESE SE ESE SE SE
    Relative humidity 75% 77% 80% 75% 67% 62% 67% 62% 66% 61% 63% 60% 68% 61%
    Dew point 25°C 25°C 24°C 23°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 23°C 22°C 22°C 23°C 23°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 Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter
    5:11am EST 5:35am EST 6:39pm EST 7:02pm EST 4:50pm EST 3:27am EST Waxing gibbous Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28

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  11. Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Friday
    Nov 28     		25.1 °C 34.6 °C
    0.0 mm
    Saturday
    Nov 29     		25.8 °C 33.5 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    Nov 30     		25.3 °C 33.6 °C
    0.2 mm
    Monday
    Dec 01     		25.2 °C 30.4 °C
    3.2 mm
    Tuesday
    Dec 02     		23.5 °C 33.4 °C
    1.2 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 33.4° 02/12/2025 Coldest this month 23.5° 02/12/2025
    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 32.1° Long term average 23.1°
    Average this month 31.9° Average this month 24.4°
    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 3.2mm 01/12/2025 Total This Month 4.4mm
    2.0 days
    Long Term Average 304.7mm 14.9 days Wettest - on record - -
    Driest on record 11.4mm 2014

  13. Cairns Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Dec 2265.1mm 165.3 day(s)
    Total For 2025 2396.8mm 151.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 2426.4mm 184.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 211.8mm Jan29
    Lowest Temperature 7.9°C Aug 4
    Highest Temperature 36.8°C Jan17

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