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    16.93°S, 145.78°E
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    Now in Cairns

    Updated at 18:30 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    26.5 °C

    Feels like 29.5 °C
    Dew Point
    22.8 °C
    Gusts
    19km/h
    Relative Humidity
    80%
    Pressure
    1013.2hPa
    Wind
    S 11km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Cairns Friday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    24 °C
    31 °C
    20%
    < 1mm
    Cairns for Friday
    Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers near the coast, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm near the coast in the late morning and afternoon. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 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. Medium chance of showers near the coast, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm near the coast in the late morning and afternoon. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 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)
      Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
    Summary Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Possible shower Mostly sunny
    Minimum 24° 23° 23° 22° 23° 24° 24°
    Maximum 31° 31° 32° 32° 32° 32° 32°
    Chance of rain 20% 20% 20% 10% 30% 50% 20%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 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 26
    (km/h)     		28
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		25
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		20
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		24
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		27
    (km/h)     		20
    (km/h)     		25
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SSE SE SSE ESE SE ESE SSE ESE SE SE SSE SE SSE SE
    Relative humidity 65% 60% 66% 59% 65% 62% 62% 59% 65% 59% 67% 62% 67% 66%
    Dew point 22°C 21°C 22°C 21°C 22°C 23°C 21°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 23°C 23°C 23°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 Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter
    5:11am EST 5:35am EST 6:40pm EST 7:04pm EST 7:08pm EST 5:18am EST Full moon 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
    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
    Wednesday
    Dec 03     		23.8 °C 31.9 °C
    0.0 mm
    Thursday
    Dec 04     		23.3 °C 30.7 °C
    47.6 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 23.3° 04/12/2025
    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 31.6° Average this month 24.0°
    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 47.6mm 04/12/2025 Total This Month 52.0mm
    3.0 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 2444.4mm 152.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 2465.4mm 186.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 211.8mm Jan29
    Lowest Temperature 7.9°C Aug 4
    Highest Temperature 36.8°C Jan17

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