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  2. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E
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    Updated at 07:10 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    24.6 °C

    Feels like 26.7 °C
    Dew Point
    22.5 °C
    Gusts
    17km/h
    Relative Humidity
    88%
    Pressure
    1012.3hPa
    Wind
    S 15km/h
    Rainfall
    0.4mm

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    Cairns Tuesday Forecast

    Clearing shower
    Clearing shower
    23 °C
    29 °C
    50%
    1-5mm
    Cairns for Tuesday
    Partly cloudy. High chance of showers near the coast, medium chance elsewhere. Winds E/SE 25 to 35 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 25 to 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 near the coast, medium chance elsewhere. Winds E/SE 25 to 35 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 25 to 30.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon
    Summary Clearing shower Late shower Mostly sunny Clearing shower Mostly sunny Possible shower Mostly cloudy
    Minimum 23° 22° 21° 21° 22° 23° 23°
    Maximum 29° 29° 29° 29° 29° 29° 30°
    Chance of rain 50% 40% 20% 40% 30% 40% 30%
    Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index Extreme Very High Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Very High
    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 29
    (km/h)     		31
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		27
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SSE ESE SSE ESE SSE SE SSE SE
    Relative humidity 76% 69% 73% 65% 70% 60% 75% 65% 75% 67% 77% 68% 71% 65%
    Dew point 22°C 22°C 20°C 21°C 20°C 19°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 22°C 21°C 21°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 Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon
    6:04am EST 6:25am EST 6:09pm EST 6:31pm EST 7:25pm EST 7:57am EST Waning gibbous Last quarter Apr 21 New moon Apr 28 First quarter May 04 Full moon May 13

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  11. Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Thursday
    Apr 10     		24.2 °C 29.1 °C
    0.0 mm
    Friday
    Apr 11     		24.2 °C 28.4 °C
    -
    Saturday
    Apr 12     		23.9 °C 30.5 °C
    2.4 mm
    Sunday
    Apr 13     		23.0 °C 29.1 °C
    10.6 mm
    Monday
    Apr 14     		23.8 °C 30.2 °C
    9.6 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 23.0° 13/04/2025
    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 31.2° Average this month 24.5°
    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 22.4mm 02/04/2025 Total This Month 51.2mm
    7.0 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 1764.6mm 66.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 1661.0mm 81.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 211.8mm Jan29
    Lowest Temperature 20.1°C Mar 1
    Highest Temperature 36.8°C Jan17

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