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  1. Cooktown Local Weather

    15.47°S, 145.25°E

    Now in Cooktown

    Updated at 08:30 EST

    29.9 °C

    Feels like 33.2 °C
    Dew Point
    22.1 °C
    Gusts
    15km/h
    Relative Humidity
    63%
    Pressure
    1013.2hPa
    Wind
    E 7km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

    Cooktown Tuesday Forecast

    Fog then sunny
    Fog then sunny
    23 °C
    34 °C
    50%
    < 1mm
    Cooktown for Tuesday
    Partly cloudy. High chance of showers in the S, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming E/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 29 to 37.
    Fire Danger
    Moderate

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  3. Cooktown 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE
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  5. 7 day forecast

    Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers in the S, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming E/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 29 to 37.

    Forecast for Cooktown (15.4675°S, 145.2495°E, 0m AMSL)
      Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon
    Summary Fog then sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
    Minimum 23° 24° 24° 25° 25° 25° 25°
    Maximum 34° 33° 33° 33° 33° 33° 33°
    Chance of rain 50% 30% 40% 20% 30% 10% 50%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
    Fire Danger Rating 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 8
    (km/h)
    20
    (km/h)
    9
    (km/h)
    19
    (km/h)
    11
    (km/h)
    20
    (km/h)
    15
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    22
    (km/h)
    20
    (km/h)
    25
    (km/h)
    22
    (km/h)
    23
    (km/h)
    18
    (km/h)
    20
    (km/h)
    Wind direction ESE ENE ESE E ESE E ESE ESE ESE ESE SE SE ESE ESE
    Relative humidity 67% 64% 72% 68% 71% 66% 72% 65% 68% 63% 67% 60% 67% 60%
    Dew point 23°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 23°C
  6. Sunrise and sunset times

    Sunrise / Sunset for Cooktown (15.4675°S, 145.2495°E, 0m AMSL)
    First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon
    5:23am EST 5:45am EST 6:21pm EST 6:43pm EST 10:33am EST Waxing crescent First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20
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  10. Cooktown Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Thursday
    Oct 23
    19.5 °C 31.2 °C
    -
    Friday
    Oct 24
    19.9 °C 31.7 °C
    -
    Saturday
    Oct 25
    21.4 °C 31.7 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    Oct 26
    24.6 °C 33.1 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Oct 27
    21.6 °C 33.8 °C
    0.0 mm
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  11. Almanac


    Cooktown minimum temp history (15.4675°S, 145.2495°E, 0m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 33.7° 27/10/2025 Coldest this month 18.1° 02/10/2025
    Hottest on record 38.0 24/10/2002 Coldest on record 14.6 14/10/2009
    Hottest this year 37.7° 16/01/2025 Coldest this year 8.2° 04/08/2025
    Long term average 30.5° Long term average 22.6°
    Average this month 31.4° Average this month 23.3°
    Hottest October On Record Avg. max. temp. 31.4° 2003 Coldest October on record Avg. min. temp. 21.3° 2009
    Cooktown rainfall history (15.4675°S, 145.2495°E, 0m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 3.8mm 15/10/2025 Total This Month 11.8mm
    5.0 days
    Long Term Average 25.7mm 6.2 days Wettest October on record 88.0mm 2001
    Driest on record 0.0mm 2002
  12. Cooktown Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Oct 1348.5mm 129.8 day(s)
    Total For 2025 982.8mm 123.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 1576.6mm 164.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 59.0mm Jan27
    Lowest Temperature 8.2°C Aug 4
    Highest Temperature 37.7°C Jan16