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  2. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E
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    Updated at 19:10 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    25.2 °C

    Feels like 29.7 °C
    Dew Point
    21.7 °C
    Gusts
    0km/h
    Relative Humidity
    81%
    Pressure
    1011.1hPa
    Wind
    N 0km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Cairns Sunday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    22 °C
    30 °C
    5%
    < 1mm
    Cairns for Sunday
    Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the S, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Light winds becoming E/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.
    Fire Danger
    No Rating
    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 in the S, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Light winds becoming E/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
    Summary Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Showers Showers
    Minimum 22° 22° 21° 22° 23° 23° 22°
    Maximum 30° 30° 30° 30° 30° 27° 27°
    Chance of rain 5% 10% 5% 5% 80% 90% 90%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 5-10mm
    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 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 8
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		17
    (km/h)     		25
    (km/h)     		24
    (km/h)     		30
    (km/h)     		28
    (km/h)     		30
    (km/h)     		29
    (km/h)     		32
    (km/h)
    Wind direction S E SSE ESE SSE ESE SSE SE SSE SSE SSE SE SSE SSE
    Relative humidity 72% 66% 73% 60% 70% 60% 71% 58% 70% 63% 76% 77% 85% 77%
    Dew point 21°C 22°C 21°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 21°C 20°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 21°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
    6:06am EST 6:28am EST 6:01pm EST 6:23pm EST 5:32am EST 5:25pm EST Waning crescent New moon Apr 28 First quarter May 04 Full moon May 13 Last quarter May 20

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  11. Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Tuesday
    Apr 22     		22.5 °C 30.7 °C
    0.0 mm
    Wednesday
    Apr 23     		21.4 °C 29.7 °C
    0.0 mm
    Thursday
    Apr 24     		23.1 °C 28.3 °C
    0.2 mm
    Friday
    Apr 25     		23.1 °C 29.9 °C
    1.2 mm
    Saturday
    Apr 26     		21.2 °C 29.0 °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 33.2° 05/04/2025 Coldest this month 19.7° 17/04/2025
    Hottest on record Coldest on record
    Hottest this year 36.8° 17/01/2025 Coldest this year 19.7° 17/04/2025
    Long term average 30.1° Long term average 22.0°
    Average this month 30.4° Average this month 23.4°
    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 22.4mm 02/04/2025 Total This Month 69.0mm
    15.0 days
    Long Term Average 263.7mm 16.7 days Wettest - on record - -
    Driest on record 35.0mm 2020

  13. Cairns Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Apr 1532.3mm 73.6 day(s)
    Total For 2025 1782.4mm 74.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 1876.6mm 88.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 211.8mm Jan29
    Lowest Temperature 19.7°C Apr17
    Highest Temperature 36.8°C Jan17

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