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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

Mainly clear and dry. High 25°C, low 19°C.

Automated summary based on live conditions
24°

Mainly clear · feels like 24°

H / L
25° / 19°
Humidity
64%
Wind
28 km/h SE
UV index
8.3 · Very high
Sunrise
06:13
Sunset
18:11

Live Open-Meteo fallback · Updated 12:45 pm local time

Hourly forecast

Next 24 hours

  1. 24° 12%
  2. 24° 7%
  3. 24° 3%
  4. 23° 0%
  5. 23° 0%
  6. 22° 0%
  7. 22° 0%
  8. 21° 0%
  9. 21° 0%
  10. 20° 0%
  11. 20° 0%
  12. 19° 0%
  13. 19° 0%
  14. 19° 4%
  15. 19° 11%
  16. 19° 16%
  17. 19° 19%
  18. 19° 20%
  19. 20° 24%
  20. 20° 32%
  21. 21° 43%
  22. 22° 51%
  23. 24° 57%
  24. 24° 60%

Map

Cairns weather map

City centre

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Daily outlook

Seven-day forecast

  1. Drizzle 25°19° 31% rain
  2. Heavy drizzle 25°19° 60% rain
  3. Drizzle 24°19° 67% rain
  4. Light drizzle 25°18° 13% rain
  5. Drizzle 25°17° 39% rain
  6. Heavy drizzle 24°19° 73% rain
  7. Light drizzle 22°20° 65% rain

Health and comfort

Air quality, pollen and comfort

UV index 8.3 Max 8, Very high
Air quality 29, Low European AQI
Pollen Not available CAMS Europe
Wind 28 km/h SE
Humidity 64% Humidity
Pressure 1020 hPa Pressure
Sunrise 06:13 Sunset 18:11
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?

Mainly clear and 24°. The forecast high is 25° and the low is 19°.

Will it rain in Cairns today?

The highest rain chance shown for today is 31%, with 0 mm shown for current conditions.

What is the UV index in Cairns?

The current UV index is 8.3, with a forecast maximum of 8. The level is Very high.

What time are sunrise and sunset in Cairns?

Sunrise is at 06:13 and sunset is at 18:11, 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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