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  1. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E

    Now in Cairns

    Updated at 00:20 EST

    24.7 °C

    Feels like 28.9 °C
    Dew Point
    23.1 °C
    Gusts
    7km/h
    Relative Humidity
    91%
    Pressure
    1007.6hPa
    Wind
    S 6km/h
    Rainfall
    1.0mm

    Cairns Tuesday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    24 °C
    33 °C
    70%
    1-5mm
    Cairns for Tuesday
    Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the N, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming E/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s.
    Fire Danger
    Moderate

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  3. Cairns 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE
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  5. 7 day forecast

    Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the N, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming E/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon
    Summary Mostly sunny Possible thunderstorm Possible shower Late shower Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
    Minimum 24° 24° 24° 24° 23° 23° 21°
    Maximum 33° 31° 29° 31° 31° 32° 32°
    Chance of rain 70% 70% 50% 40% 20% 20% 10%
    Likely amount 1-5mm 5-10mm 5-10mm 1-5mm < 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 8
    (km/h)
    18
    (km/h)
    16
    (km/h)
    23
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    24
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    24
    (km/h)
    25
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    28
    (km/h)
    22
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    24
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    16
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    22
    (km/h)
    13
    (km/h)
    17
    (km/h)
    Wind direction E E SE SE SSE SSE SSE SE SSE ESE SSE ESE SE ESE
    Relative humidity 70% 68% 80% 74% 80% 79% 71% 64% 67% 60% 64% 58% 66% 58%
    Dew point 25°C 25°C 25°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 23°C 22°C 22°C 21°C 22°C 21°C 21°C 22°C
  6. 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 5:34am EST 6:38pm EST 7:02pm EST 3:45pm EST 2:41am EST Waxing gibbous Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28
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  10. Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Thursday
    Nov 27
    24.7 °C 32.9 °C
    0.0 mm
    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
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  11. Almanac


    Cairns minimum temp history (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 30.4° 01/12/2025 Coldest this month 25.2° 01/12/2025
    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 30.4° Average this month 25.2°
    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 3.2mm
    1.0 days
    Long Term Average 304.7mm 14.9 days Wettest - on record - -
    Driest on record 11.4mm 2014
  12. Cairns Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Dec 2265.1mm 165.3 day(s)
    Total For 2025 2395.6mm 150.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 2424.8mm 183.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 211.8mm Jan29
    Lowest Temperature 7.9°C Aug 4
    Highest Temperature 36.8°C Jan17