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| Temperature | Dew Point | Rel. Humidity | Feels Like | Wind | Gusts | Pressure | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24.9°C | 20.2°C | 75% | 26.5°C | SSW 11km/h | 15km/h | 1013.3hPa | 2.6mm / -< |
North Coast & Tableland for Friday Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers near the coast, slight chance elsewhere. Winds E/SE 15 to 25 km/h.
7-DAY WEATHER FORECAST: CAIRNS 
28 DAY RAINFALL FORECAST: CLICK HERE
| FRI Apr 26 |
SAT Apr 27 |
SUN Apr 28 |
MON Apr 29 |
TUE Apr 30 |
WED May 1 |
THU May 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary |
 Late shower |
 Clearing shower |
 Heavy showers |
 Mostly sunny |
 Possible shower |
Possible shower |
Possible shower |
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| Maximum | 29°C | 29°C | 29°C | 29°C | 29°C | 29°C | 29°C | |||||||
| Minimum | 21°C | 22°C | 22°C | 23°C | 22°C | 22°C | 23°C | |||||||
| Chance of Rain Likely Amount |
80%
1-5mm |
70%
1-5mm |
80%
1-5mm |
90%
1-5mm |
40%
< 1mm |
70%
5-10mm |
90%
5-10mm |
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| UV Index | Very High | Very High | Very High | Very High | Very High | Very High | Very High | |||||||
| 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 |
18km/h
SSE |
27km/h
SE |
21km/h
SSE |
28km/h
SSE |
23km/h
SE |
29km/h
SE |
24km/h
SSE |
31km/h
SSE |
24km/h
SSE |
30km/h
SSE |
24km/h
SSE |
29km/h
SSE |
25km/h
SSE |
30km/h
SSE |
| Relative Humidity | 75% | 73% | 75% | 63% | 82% | 73% | 77% | 69% | 79% | 68% | 76% | 71% | 78% | 73% |
| Dew Point | 21°C | 23°C | 21°C | 21°C | 23°C | 24°C | 21°C | 23°C | 21°C | 22°C | 21°C | 23°C | 22°C | 23°C |
North Coast & Tableland Weather Warnings
There are no warnings current.
Next 12 hours in Cairns
6pm
Chance shower
25°C
9pm
Shower
24°C
12am
Chance shower
24°C
3am
Slight chance shower
23°C
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Cairns Sun & Moon Times
| Saturday | Next Occurrence | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last Light | Moon Phase | moon rise | moon set | last quarter | new moon | first quarter | full moon |
 06:06 EST |
 06:28 EST |
 18:01 EST |
 18:23 EST |
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 Fri 19:32 EST |
 Sat 09:06 EST |
 Wed May 1 |
 Wed May 8 |
 Wed May 15 |
 Thu May 23 |
Cairns Past 5 Days
| Minimum | Maximum | Rainfall | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri Apr 26 |
19.7°C | 29.9°C | 0.0mm |
| Thu Apr 25 |
21.2°C | 29.8°C | 4.8mm |
| Wed Apr 24 |
22.8°C | 28.9°C | 46.2mm |
| Tue Apr 23 |
21.1°C | 30.5°C | 0.0mm |
| Mon Apr 22 |
24.2°C | 29.4°C | 0.0mm |
Cairns Year To Date
average rainfall to Apr
1461.5mm
74.5 day(s)
total for 2024
1863.4mm
80 day(s)
total to this day 2023
1401.0mm
74 day(s)
wettest day
153.4mm
Apr 16
lowest temperature
19.7°C
Apr 26
highest temperature
36.8°C
Jan 30
Cairns Almanac
lowest this month
19.7°C
26th
lowest on record
13.0°C
15th 1994
average this month
23.1°C
+1.4°C
long-term average
21.7°C
highest this month
32.9°C
6th
highest on record
36.8°C
2nd 1988
average this month
30.6°C
+1.2°C
long-term average
29.4°C
wettest this month
153.4mm
16th
total this month
307.6mm
14 day(s)
long-term average
201.6mm
17.6 day(s)
wettest on record
845.2mm
2021
driest on record
13.0mm
2008
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