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  2. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E
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    Now in Cairns

    Updated at 10:00 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    31.0 °C

    Feels like 34.3 °C
    Dew Point
    23.4 °C
    Gusts
    19km/h
    Relative Humidity
    64%
    Pressure
    1011.2hPa
    Wind
    NE 11km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Cairns Sunday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    23 °C
    33 °C
    50%
    1-5mm
    Cairns for Sunday
    Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding in the S. Light winds becoming NW/SW 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then tending NE/SE in the early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures 31 to 37.
    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. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding in the S. Light winds becoming NW/SW 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then tending NE/SE in the early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures 31 to 37.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
    Summary Mostly sunny Heavy showers Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly cloudy
    Minimum 23° 24° 23° 23° 23° 22° 22°
    Maximum 33° 31° 32° 32° 32° 33° 33°
    Chance of rain 50% 80% 5% 20% 10% 5% 5%
    Likely amount 1-5mm 10-20mm < 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 7
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		6
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		4
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		20
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)
    Wind direction NE NE E SE E ENE ESE E SE ESE SE ESE SE ESE
    Relative humidity 67% 65% 71% 84% 70% 60% 66% 63% 65% 60% 64% 59% 63% 57%
    Dew point 23°C 24°C 24°C 25°C 23°C 22°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 22°C 23°C 23°C 22°C 22°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 New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter
    5:12am EST 5:35am EST 6:29pm EST 6:52pm EST 2:45am EST 3:14pm EST Waning crescent New moon Nov 20 First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12

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  11. Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Wednesday
    Nov 12     		23.8 °C 32.4 °C
    0.0 mm
    Thursday
    Nov 13     		23.1 °C 31.9 °C
    2.8 mm
    Friday
    Nov 14     		23.1 °C 30.2 °C
    0.2 mm
    Saturday
    Nov 15     		22.6 °C 32.0 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    Nov 16     		21.7 °C 31.5 °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 33.6° 10/11/2025 Coldest this month 20.7° 10/11/2025
    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 32.3° Average this month 22.5°
    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 4.8mm 05/11/2025 Total This Month 8.4mm
    5.0 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 1956.5mm 150.2 day(s)
    Total For 2025 2351.2mm 147.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 2320.8mm 174.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 211.8mm Jan29
    Lowest Temperature 7.9°C Aug 4
    Highest Temperature 36.8°C Jan17

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