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Weather in Cairns

Queensland · 153,075 inhabitants · Thursday, October 29 · updated 19:23

Air: Good Low storm risk · Tomorrow, Sat, Sun

23°

Clear sky

Feels like 30°C

Wind

5 km/h

Gusts

6 km/h

Humidity

84 %

Pressure

1017 hPa

Clouds

7 %

Storm

Rise 05:40 Set 18:20 Day 12 h 40 min UV 11 · Extreme

Detailed forecast

Trend

Evening

Mainly clear

23°

Feels like 32°

Wind ↑ ESE 7 km/h

Humidity 86 %

💧 0.1 mm

19:00

23°

E 5

22:00

23°

0.1mm

ESE 7

01:00

21°

0.1mm

ESE 4

04:00

22°

0.2mm

SE 7

07:00

24°

0.1mm

ESE 6

Weather charts for Cairns · 7 days

Temperatures over 7 days

▲ +2.5° above seasonal normals this week

Highs Lows Seasonal normal (1991-2020 average)

Hourly detail

Temperature (°C) Precipitation (mm) Wind (km/h)

Climate of Cairns

58% of the year’s rain falls from January to March; February alone averages 265 mm.

January is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C. July is the coldest, with average lows of 17 °C.

About 1,270 mm of rain falls in a typical year, more than in 66% of the 28,403 cities of 20,000+ inhabitants on SkiesAtlas.

This week’s forecast highs average 31 °C, 5 °C above the October normal (26 °C).

Monthly averages, 1991–2020
Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	28 °C	23 °C	256 mm
Feb	28 °C	24 °C	265 mm
Mar	28 °C	23 °C	215 mm
Apr	26 °C	21 °C	105 mm
May	24 °C	19 °C	52 mm
Jun	23 °C	18 °C	36 mm
Jul	22 °C	17 °C	35 mm
Aug	23 °C	17 °C	31 mm
Sep	24 °C	18 °C	21 mm
Oct	26 °C	20 °C	39 mm
Nov	27 °C	22 °C	67 mm
Dec	28 °C	23 °C	153 mm
Year	26 °C	20 °C	1,270 mm

Climate normals: ERA5 reanalysis 1991–2020 (Copernicus/ECMWF), computed by SkiesAtlas for 16.93° S, 145.78° E. ERA5 averages over a 0.25° grid (about 25 km): hills, a coastline or the heat of the city itself can shift local values by a degree or two.

Air quality & pollen in Cairns

1/6

Good

European Air Quality Index (EAQI) · CAMS source

PM2.53µg/m³

PM104µg/m³

CAMS data (Copernicus) · air quality and pollen refreshed several times a day.

Rain in Cairns: live radar and next-hour forecast

Will it rain in Cairns? Track precipitation live on the radar and anticipate showers in the next hour — the +1 h extrapolation is based on the real movement of rain cells.

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Rain radar Observed, then extrapolation up to +1h (real cell movement) · drag the timeline

Moon calendar for Cairns

Waning gibbous

87 % illuminated · 18.3 days

Rise 14:32 Set 00:51

Fri 30/10 79%

Sat 31/10 69%

Sun 1/11 59%

Mon 2/11 49% Last quarter

Tue 3/11 38%

Wed 4/11 28%

Thu 5/11 19%

Fri 6/11 12%

Sat 7/11 6%

Sun 8/11 2%

Mon 9/11 0%

Tue 10/11 1% New moon

Rise and set in local time (Australia/Brisbane) · phases and illumination computed by SkiesAtlas (synodic model).

Weather history for Cairns

What was the weather in Cairns on a past date? Pick a day — ERA5 reanalysis data (ECMWF / Copernicus C3S), available up to one week ago.

The weather in Cairns

Find the full weather for Cairns, Queensland: current conditions, forecast by time of day (morning, afternoon, evening) and a 7-day trend. Right now the sky is “clear sky” with 23 °C (feels like 30 °C) and wind at 5 km/h.

Today, temperatures range from 21 °C to 32 °C, with no significant precipitation, with a storm risk to watch. Forecast computed by our multi-model engine SkiesAtlas (ECMWF-AIFS, NOAA GFS, DWD ICON): cloud cover calibrated on METAR observations, convective energy (CAPE) for storms.

Nearby cities

Edmonton 11 km 28°

Redlynch 9 km 28°

Mareeba 39 km 30°

Mount Sheridan 8 km 23°

Bentley Park 10 km 23°

Atherton 50 km 21°

Cairns North 4 km 23°

Trinity Beach 18 km 26°

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How is this forecast computed? Multi-model engine, verified daily against 1125 weather stations