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  2. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E
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    Now in Cairns

    Updated at 14:10 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    32.1 °C

    Feels like 37.6 °C
    Dew Point
    26.6 °C
    Gusts
    11km/h
    Relative Humidity
    72%
    Pressure
    1007.9hPa
    Wind
    NW 9km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Cairns Thursday Forecast

    Late thunder
    Late thunder
    25 °C
    31 °C
    60%
    1-5mm
    Cairns for Thursday
    Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely from late this morning. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds. Daytime maximum temperatures 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. High chance of showers, most likely from late this morning. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
    Summary Late thunder Possible shower Possible shower Possible thunderstorm Possible thunderstorm Possible shower Possible shower
    Minimum 25° 25° 25° 24° 25° 25° 24°
    Maximum 31° 31° 31° 31° 31° 30° 30°
    Chance of rain 60% 40% 40% 60% 50% 50% 50%
    Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm
    UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
    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 7
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		6
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		24
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)     		25
    (km/h)     		24
    (km/h)     		25
    (km/h)
    Wind direction NNW N NNE ENE SSE ESE SSE SE SSE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE
    Relative humidity 79% 77% 81% 77% 81% 75% 81% 76% 83% 77% 80% 73% 75% 70%
    Dew point 25°C 26°C 25°C 26°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 26°C 25°C 26°C 24°C 24°C 23°C 23°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 First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon
    6:02am EST 6:23am EST 6:18pm EST 6:39pm EST 11:11am EST 10:23pm EST Waxing crescent First quarter Apr 05 Full moon Apr 13 Last quarter Apr 21 New moon Apr 28

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  11. Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Sunday
    Mar 30     		24.8 °C 32.5 °C
    0.2 mm
    Monday
    Mar 31     		24.9 °C 33.2 °C
    0.2 mm
    Tuesday
    Apr 01     		25.0 °C 32.5 °C
    4.4 mm
    Wednesday
    Apr 02     		25.2 °C 32.6 °C
    22.4 mm
    Thursday
    Apr 03     		24.7 °C 32.4 °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 32.6° 02/04/2025 Coldest this month 25.0° 01/04/2025
    Hottest on record Coldest on record
    Hottest this year 36.8° 17/01/2025 Coldest this year 20.1° 01/03/2025
    Long term average 30.1° Long term average 22.0°
    Average this month 32.6° Average this month 25.1°
    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 26.8mm
    2.0 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 1520.8mm 73.5 day(s)
    Total For 2025 1740.2mm 61.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 1608.0mm 73.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 211.8mm Jan29
    Lowest Temperature 20.1°C Mar 1
    Highest Temperature 36.8°C Jan17

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