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  1. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E

    Now in Cairns

    Updated at 06:10 EST

    19.6 °C

    Feels like 22.3 °C
    Dew Point
    19.4 °C
    Gusts
    6km/h
    Relative Humidity
    99%
    Pressure
    1013.1hPa
    Wind
    SE 4km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

    Cairns Friday Forecast

    Late shower
    Late shower
    21 °C
    29 °C
    60%
    1-5mm
    Cairns for Friday
    Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers near the coast, slight chance elsewhere. Winds E/SE 15 to 25 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 23 to 29.
    Fire Danger
    No Rating

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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 near the coast, slight chance elsewhere. Winds E/SE 15 to 25 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 23 to 29.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
    Summary Late shower Clearing shower Showers Possible shower Mostly sunny Possible shower Possible shower
    Minimum 21° 22° 22° 23° 22° 22° 23°
    Maximum 29° 29° 29° 29° 29° 29° 28°
    Chance of rain 60% 90% 70% 50% 50% 70% 90%
    Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 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 19
    (km/h)
    27
    (km/h)
    21
    (km/h)
    28
    (km/h)
    23
    (km/h)
    29
    (km/h)
    25
    (km/h)
    30
    (km/h)
    24
    (km/h)
    30
    (km/h)
    24
    (km/h)
    29
    (km/h)
    23
    (km/h)
    27
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SSE SE SSE SSE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
    Relative humidity 77% 73% 75% 64% 82% 73% 77% 68% 79% 69% 77% 69% 77% 73%
    Dew point 21°C 22°C 21°C 20°C 22°C 23°C 22°C 22°C 21°C 22°C 21°C 22°C 21°C 21°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 Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon
    6:06am EST 6:28am EST 6:01pm EST 6:23pm EST 7:32pm EST 8:09am EST Waning gibbous Last quarter May 01 New moon May 08 First quarter May 15 Full moon May 23
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  10. Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Sunday
    Apr 21
    23.0 °C 27.7 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Apr 22
    22.6 °C 29.0 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Apr 23
    20.1 °C 29.4 °C
    0.0 mm
    Wednesday
    Apr 24
    23.2 °C 28.9 °C
    45.0 mm
    Thursday
    Apr 25
    20.2 °C 29.3 °C
    3.6 mm
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    Cairns minimum temp history (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 32.9° 09/04/2024 Coldest this month 18.4° 12/04/2024
    Hottest on record Coldest on record
    Hottest this year 37.4° 30/01/2024 Coldest this year 18.4° 12/04/2024
    Long term average 30.1° Long term average 21.9°
    Average this month 30.4° Average this month 22.9°
    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 116.4mm 16/04/2024 Total This Month 278.4mm
    18.0 days
    Long Term Average 257.1mm 16.2 days Wettest - on record - -
    Driest on record 35.0mm 2020
  12. Cairns Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Apr 1485.4mm 72.8 day(s)
    Total For 2024 1876.6mm 88.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2023 1432.2mm 71.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 163.4mm Feb18
    Lowest Temperature 18.4°C Apr12
    Highest Temperature 37.4°C Jan30