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  2. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E
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    Updated at 19:40 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    27.7 °C

    Feels like 33.6 °C
    Dew Point
    24.7 °C
    Gusts
    6km/h
    Relative Humidity
    84%
    Pressure
    1006.3hPa
    Wind
    N 2km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Cairns Wednesday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    25 °C
    33 °C
    30%
    < 1mm
    Cairns for Wednesday
    Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers inland, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming NE/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 32 to 38.
    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. Medium chance of showers inland, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming NE/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 32 to 38.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
    Summary Mostly sunny Late shower Late shower Possible thunderstorm Possible thunderstorm Possible thunderstorm Possible shower
    Minimum 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° 25°
    Maximum 33° 32° 32° 32° 32° 33° 33°
    Chance of rain 30% 40% 60% 50% 90% 80% 60%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 10-20mm 5-10mm < 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 13
    (km/h)     		17
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		8
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		6
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)
    Wind direction N NNE N NNE NE NE N NNE N NNE NW N N ENE
    Relative humidity 66% 67% 66% 69% 70% 71% 76% 70% 73% 73% 79% 77% 69% 70%
    Dew point 24°C 25°C 24°C 24°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 27°C 27°C 25°C 26°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 First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon
    5:10am EST 5:34am EST 6:35pm EST 6:58pm EST 10:12am EST 11:27pm EST Waxing crescent First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20

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  11. Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Friday
    Nov 21     		20.8 °C 33.4 °C
    0.0 mm
    Saturday
    Nov 22     		20.3 °C 31.9 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    Nov 23     		21.3 °C 33.7 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Nov 24     		21.7 °C 32.1 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Nov 25     		22.1 °C 32.8 °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 33.7° 23/11/2025 Coldest this month 20.3° 22/11/2025
    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 32.4° Average this month 22.2°
    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 41.0mm 18/11/2025 Total This Month 49.4mm
    6.0 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 2392.2mm 148.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 2336.2mm 180.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 211.8mm Jan29
    Lowest Temperature 7.9°C Aug 4
    Highest Temperature 36.8°C Jan17

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