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  2. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E
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    Updated at 14:10 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    32.9 °C

    Feels like 35.6 °C
    Dew Point
    23.8 °C
    Gusts
    24km/h
    Relative Humidity
    58%
    Pressure
    1004.3hPa
    Wind
    NE 15km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Cairns Wednesday Forecast

    Possible shower
    Possible shower
    25 °C
    35 °C
    40%
    < 1mm
    Cairns for Wednesday
    Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 30s.
    Fire Danger
    No Rating
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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 afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 30s.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
    Summary Possible shower Possible shower Late thunder Late shower Late shower Possible shower Showers
    Minimum 25° 26° 26° 26° 25° 26° 25°
    Maximum 35° 35° 35° 35° 35° 33° 31°
    Chance of rain 40% 50% 50% 50% 60% 90% 60%
    Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 5-10mm
    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 6
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		17
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		7
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)
    Wind direction NW NNE WNW NNE W NNE W NNE W ENE SE E ESE E
    Relative humidity 61% 71% 68% 69% 69% 71% 67% 72% 72% 76% 76% 75% 80% 77%
    Dew point 23°C 25°C 25°C 27°C 25°C 27°C 25°C 27°C 27°C 28°C 27°C 26°C 25°C 25°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
    5:32am EST 5:55am EST 6:57pm EST 7:21pm EST 8:11pm EST 6:49am 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
    Saturday
    Jan 11     		25.3 °C 32.6 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    Jan 12     		25.3 °C 34.3 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Jan 13     		23.4 °C 32.6 °C
    7.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Jan 14     		24.1 °C 34.8 °C
    0.2 mm
    Wednesday
    Jan 15     		22.9 °C 33.6 °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 34.8° 14/01/2025 Coldest this month 22.0° 09/01/2025
    Hottest on record Coldest on record
    Hottest this year 34.8° 14/01/2025 Coldest this year 22.0° 09/01/2025
    Long term average 32.2° Long term average 23.9°
    Average this month 32.5° Average this month 24.0°
    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 84.4mm
    5.0 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 84.4mm 5.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 324.0mm 11.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 59.6mm Jan 7
    Lowest Temperature 22.0°C Jan 9
    Highest Temperature 34.8°C Jan14

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