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Cairns Weather Today

Current conditions, a local map, an hour-by-hour outlook and a seven-day forecast for Cairns.

Today’s briefing

Clear sky and dry. High 31°C, low 26°C.

Automated summary based on live conditions
29°

Clear sky · feels like 31°

H / L
31° / 26°
Humidity
59%
Wind
17 km/h SE
UV index
4.6 · Very high
Sunrise
05:35
Sunset
18:26

Live Open-Meteo fallback · Updated 3:45 pm local time

Hourly forecast

Next 24 hours

  1. 29° 29%
  2. 28° 20%
  3. 27° 11%
  4. 27° 6%
  5. 26° 8%
  6. 26° 14%
  7. 26° 20%
  8. 26° 28%
  9. 26° 36%
  10. 26° 39%
  11. 26° 32%
  12. 25° 20%
  13. 25° 12%
  14. 25° 11%
  15. 26° 13%
  16. 27° 16%
  17. 28° 21%
  18. 29° 28%
  19. 29° 31%
  20. 30° 28%
  21. 30° 20%
  22. 30° 14%
  23. 30° 9%
  24. 30° 5%

Map

Cairns weather map

City centre

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Daily outlook

Seven-day forecast

  1. Light drizzle 31°26° 55% rain
  2. Light drizzle 30°25° 39% rain
  3. Light drizzle 30°25° 53% rain
  4. Fog 29°23° 8% rain
  5. Light drizzle 30°23° 27% rain
  6. Light drizzle 30°25° 66% rain
  7. Light drizzle 30°25° 73% rain

Health and comfort

Air quality, pollen and comfort

UV index 4.6 Max 9, Very high
Air quality 33, Low European AQI
Pollen Not available CAMS Europe
Wind 17 km/h SE
Humidity 59% Humidity
Pressure 1014 hPa Pressure
Sunrise 05:35 Sunset 18:26
Precipitation 0 mm Not available

Data quality

How this forecast is built

Current conditions and the seven-day forecast come from the weather-data edge function. Times are shown in Australia/Brisbane and temperatures use °C.

Weather questions

Plan your day in Cairns

What is the weather in Cairns today?

Clear sky and 29°. The forecast high is 31° and the low is 26°.

Will it rain in Cairns today?

The highest rain chance shown for today is 55%, with 0 mm shown for current conditions.

What is the UV index in Cairns?

The current UV index is 4.6, with a forecast maximum of 9. The level is Very high.

What time are sunrise and sunset in Cairns?

Sunrise is at 05:35 and sunset is at 18:26, local time.

Where does the Cairns forecast come from?

Conditions and forecasts use Open-Meteo. Available air quality and pollen readings use CAMS data.

Weather by Open-Meteo through the weather-data edge function. Air quality and pollen via CAMS.

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