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  2. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E
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    Now in Cairns

    Updated at 18:40 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    28.6 °C

    Feels like 33.1 °C
    Dew Point
    23.5 °C
    Gusts
    9km/h
    Relative Humidity
    74%
    Pressure
    1006.2hPa
    Wind
    NW 6km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Cairns Tuesday Forecast

    Possible shower
    Possible shower
    25 °C
    32 °C
    50%
    1-5mm
    Cairns for Tuesday
    Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming E 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 24 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, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming E 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 24 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon
    Summary Possible shower Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Possible thunderstorm Possible thunderstorm
    Minimum 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° 25°
    Maximum 32° 33° 34° 34° 33° 32° 31°
    Chance of rain 50% 30% 10% 10% 80% 90% 90%
    Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 20-40mm
    UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
    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 11
    (km/h)     		17
    (km/h)     		10
    (km/h)     		17
    (km/h)     		8
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		7
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		8
    (km/h)     		17
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SE E SSE ENE SE ENE ESE ENE SE E SE ESE SSE SE
    Relative humidity 72% 72% 73% 72% 72% 70% 71% 67% 71% 69% 77% 75% 81% 81%
    Dew point 25°C 25°C 25°C 26°C 25°C 26°C 25°C 26°C 25°C 25°C 26°C 26°C 25°C 26°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 Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon
    5:36am EST 5:59am EST 6:57pm EST 7:21pm EST 11:39pm EST 11:48am EST Waning gibbous Last quarter Jan 22 New moon Jan 29 First quarter Feb 05 Full moon Feb 13

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  11. Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Thursday
    Jan 16     		25.6 °C 35.7 °C
    0.0 mm
    Friday
    Jan 17     		22.3 °C 36.8 °C
    15.2 mm
    Saturday
    Jan 18     		24.8 °C 36.8 °C
    0.4 mm
    Sunday
    Jan 19     		25.7 °C 35.7 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Jan 20     		24.9 °C 31.9 °C
    9.2 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 36.8° 17/01/2025 Coldest this month 22.0° 09/01/2025
    Hottest on record Coldest on record
    Hottest this year 36.8° 17/01/2025 Coldest this year 22.0° 09/01/2025
    Long term average 32.2° Long term average 23.9°
    Average this month 33.3° Average this month 24.1°
    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 59.6mm 07/01/2025 Total This Month 109.2mm
    8.0 days
    Long Term Average 461.6mm 20.0 days Wettest - on record - -
    Driest on record 109.2mm 2016

  13. Cairns Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Jan 461.6mm 20.0 day(s)
    Total For 2025 109.2mm 8.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 431.6mm 16.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 59.6mm Jan 7
    Lowest Temperature 22.0°C Jan 9
    Highest Temperature 36.8°C Jan17

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