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  1. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E

    Now in Cairns

    Updated at 16:20 EST

    27.3 °C

    Feels like 28.5 °C
    Dew Point
    22.9 °C
    Gusts
    24km/h
    Relative Humidity
    77%
    Pressure
    1009.3hPa
    Wind
    SE 20km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

    Cairns Thursday Forecast

    Possible thunderstorm
    Possible thunderstorm
    23 °C
    32 °C
    60%
    1-5mm
    Cairns for Thursday
    Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the S, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe in the S. Winds E 15 to 25 km/h.
    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 in the S, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe in the S. Winds E 15 to 25 km/h.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
    Summary Possible thunderstorm Possible thunderstorm Showers Possible shower Mostly sunny Mostly cloudy Mostly sunny
    Minimum 23° 23° 23° 23° 23° 23° 23°
    Maximum 32° 30° 31° 31° 31° 32° 32°
    Chance of rain 60% 80% 70% 50% 20% 40% 60%
    Likely amount 1-5mm 5-10mm 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
    Fire Danger Rating Moderate 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 11
    (km/h)
    19
    (km/h)
    19
    (km/h)
    25
    (km/h)
    23
    (km/h)
    28
    (km/h)
    24
    (km/h)
    29
    (km/h)
    22
    (km/h)
    26
    (km/h)
    17
    (km/h)
    22
    (km/h)
    15
    (km/h)
    23
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SE ESE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE ESE SE ESE SE ESE
    Relative humidity 60% 67% 73% 74% 72% 70% 72% 64% 67% 61% 66% 62% 66% 61%
    Dew point 23°C 24°C 23°C 23°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 21°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 22°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 Full moon
    5:11am EST 5:34am EST 6:32pm EST 6:56pm EST 11:46pm EST 10:22am EST Waning gibbous Last quarter Nov 23 New moon Dec 01 First quarter Dec 09 Full moon Dec 15
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  10. Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Sunday
    Nov 17
    24.9 °C 32.2 °C
    0.2 mm
    Monday
    Nov 18
    23.7 °C 32.3 °C
    0.2 mm
    Tuesday
    Nov 19
    21.9 °C 32.8 °C
    0.0 mm
    Wednesday
    Nov 20
    22.5 °C 32.8 °C
    0.0 mm
    Thursday
    Nov 21
    23.3 °C 33.7 °C
    0.2 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 33.7° 21/11/2024 Coldest this month 18.0° 01/11/2024
    Hottest on record Coldest on record
    Hottest this year 37.4° 30/01/2024 Coldest this year 7.2° 19/07/2024
    Long term average 31.8° Long term average 21.8°
    Average this month 32.1° Average this month 21.5°
    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 0.2mm 21/11/2024 Total This Month 0.6mm
    3.0 days
    Long Term Average 65.1mm 11.5 days Wettest - on record - -
    Driest on record 3.4mm 2019
  12. Cairns Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Nov 1918.5mm 150.5 day(s)
    Total For 2024 2321.4mm 177.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2023 1840.2mm 166.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 163.4mm Feb18
    Lowest Temperature 7.2°C Jul19
    Highest Temperature 37.4°C Jan30