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  1. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E

    Now in Cairns

    Updated at 19:50 EST

    27.2 °C

    Feels like 30.1 °C
    Dew Point
    22.6 °C
    Gusts
    13km/h
    Relative Humidity
    76%
    Pressure
    1011.1hPa
    Wind
    SE 11km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

    Cairns Wednesday Forecast

    Possible shower
    Possible shower
    23 °C
    32 °C
    60%
    < 1mm
    Cairns for Wednesday
    Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers near the coast, slight chance elsewhere. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 28 to 34.
    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 near the coast, slight chance elsewhere. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 28 to 34.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
    Summary Possible shower Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly cloudy
    Minimum 23° 23° 22° 23° 23° 23° 24°
    Maximum 32° 32° 32° 32° 33° 33° 32°
    Chance of rain 60% 20% 20% 5% 5% 20% 80%
    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 24
    (km/h)
    27
    (km/h)
    21
    (km/h)
    24
    (km/h)
    16
    (km/h)
    21
    (km/h)
    12
    (km/h)
    18
    (km/h)
    11
    (km/h)
    17
    (km/h)
    9
    (km/h)
    17
    (km/h)
    11
    (km/h)
    19
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SSE SE SE ESE SE ESE SE E SE E SE ENE ESE E
    Relative humidity 64% 58% 64% 59% 63% 58% 64% 60% 62% 59% 65% 62% 66% 63%
    Dew point 22°C 21°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 21°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 23°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
    5:12am EST 5:36am EST 6:43pm EST 7:07pm EST 11:36pm EST 10:39am EST Waning gibbous 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
    Friday
    Dec 05
    24.8 °C 31.8 °C
    0.0 mm
    Saturday
    Dec 06
    23.5 °C 31.4 °C
    1.2 mm
    Sunday
    Dec 07
    19.7 °C 31.8 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Dec 08
    20.5 °C 32.0 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Dec 09
    22.4 °C 32.2 °C
    0.0 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 33.4° 02/12/2025 Coldest this month 19.7° 07/12/2025
    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 31.7° Average this month 23.0°
    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 53.2mm
    4.0 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 2445.6mm 153.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 2634.6mm 191.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 211.8mm Jan29
    Lowest Temperature 7.9°C Aug 4
    Highest Temperature 36.8°C Jan17