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  2. Cairns Local Weather

    16.93°S, 145.78°E
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    Updated at 13:50 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    28.2 °C

    Feels like 29.2 °C
    Dew Point
    21.7 °C
    Gusts
    22km/h
    Relative Humidity
    68%
    Pressure
    1010.0hPa
    Wind
    SE 19km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Cairns Friday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    22 °C
    30 °C
    5%
    < 1mm
    Cairns for Friday
    Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 25 to 30.
    Fire Danger
    No Rating
    DAM LEVELS

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  4. Cairns 48 HOUR FORECAST

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  6. 7 day forecast

    Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 25 to 30.

    Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL)
      Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
    Summary Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
    Minimum 22° 21° 21° 22° 21° 22° 22°
    Maximum 30° 30° 30° 31° 30° 30° 29°
    Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 10% 50%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High 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 13
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		17
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		20
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		24
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)     		28
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SSE ESE SSE ESE SSE ESE SSE ESE SSE SE SSE SE SSE SSE
    Relative humidity 69% 61% 72% 61% 72% 64% 72% 59% 70% 57% 71% 57% 68% 60%
    Dew point 21°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 22°C 21°C 20°C 20°C 21°C 19°C 20°C 20°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 New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter
    6:05am EST 6:28am EST 6:02pm EST 6:25pm EST 3:31am EST 3:59pm EST Waning crescent New moon Apr 28 First quarter May 04 Full moon May 13 Last quarter May 20

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  11. Cairns Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Monday
    Apr 21     		23.1 °C 30.2 °C
    0.2 mm
    Tuesday
    Apr 22     		22.5 °C 30.7 °C
    0.0 mm
    Wednesday
    Apr 23     		21.4 °C 29.7 °C
    0.0 mm
    Thursday
    Apr 24     		23.1 °C 28.3 °C
    0.2 mm
    Friday
    Apr 25     		23.2 °C 29.9 °C
    1.2 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 33.2° 05/04/2025 Coldest this month 19.7° 17/04/2025
    Hottest on record Coldest on record
    Hottest this year 36.8° 17/01/2025 Coldest this year 19.7° 17/04/2025
    Long term average 30.1° Long term average 22.0°
    Average this month 30.5° Average this month 23.5°
    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 69.0mm
    15.0 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 1532.3mm 73.6 day(s)
    Total For 2025 1782.4mm 74.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 1876.6mm 88.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 211.8mm Jan29
    Lowest Temperature 19.7°C Apr17
    Highest Temperature 36.8°C Jan17

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