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Weather Cairns: Current forecast

Cairns / Australia

25.3 °C
Feels like 28.2 °C
Min 21 °C / Max 27 °C
Weather Cairns: Patchy rain possible, 25 °C Patchy rain possible
7.8 mph SE
Wind
15.1 mph SE
Gusts
1012 hPa
Pressure
0 mm
Precipitation
79 %
Humidity
0
UV index

Pollen (today)

Hazel None
Alder None
Birch None
Oak None
Grass Moderate
Mugwort None
Ragweed None
06:26 / 18:05
Sunrise / Sunset
09:04 / 20:21
Moonrise / Moonset
Waxing Crescent (9 %)
Moon phase

Updated: Apr 19, 2026, 19:26 CEST Apr 20, 2026, 3:26 AEST

Today's Summary

If you head out in Cairns today, you'll see a patchy rain possible sky. The thermometer currently shows 25.3°C. Take an umbrella with you today – you'll probably need it. During the day temperatures will range between 21.4°C and 26.8°C.

Hourly forecast – Cairns, today

Apr 20, 03:00
25 °C
Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 20, 03:00: Patchy rain possible, 25 °C
Apr 20, 04:00
21 °C
Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 20, 04:00: Patchy rain possible, 21 °C
Apr 20, 05:00
22 °C
Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 20, 05:00: Patchy rain possible, 22 °C
Apr 20, 06:00
22 °C
Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 20, 06:00: Patchy rain possible, 22 °C
Apr 20, 07:00
22 °C
Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 20, 07:00: Patchy rain possible, 22 °C
Apr 20, 08:00
25 °C
Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 20, 08:00: Patchy rain possible, 25 °C
Apr 20, 09:00
26 °C
Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 20, 09:00: Patchy rain possible, 26 °C
Apr 20, 10:00
27 °C
Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 20, 10:00: Patchy rain possible, 27 °C
Apr 20, 11:00
27 °C
Light rain shower
Cairns Apr 20, 11:00: Light rain shower, 27 °C
Apr 20, 12:00
26 °C
Light rain shower
Cairns Apr 20, 12:00: Light rain shower, 26 °C
Apr 20, 13:00
25 °C
Light rain shower
Cairns Apr 20, 13:00: Light rain shower, 25 °C
Apr 20, 14:00
24 °C
Light rain shower
Cairns Apr 20, 14:00: Light rain shower, 24 °C
Apr 20, 15:00
24 °C
Light rain shower
Cairns Apr 20, 15:00: Light rain shower, 24 °C
Apr 20, 16:00
24 °C
Light rain shower
Cairns Apr 20, 16:00: Light rain shower, 24 °C
Apr 20, 17:00
23 °C
Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 20, 17:00: Patchy rain possible, 23 °C
Apr 20, 18:00
22 °C
Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 20, 18:00: Patchy rain possible, 22 °C
Apr 20, 19:00
22 °C
Light rain shower
Cairns Apr 20, 19:00: Light rain shower, 22 °C
Apr 20, 20:00
22 °C
Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 20, 20:00: Patchy rain possible, 22 °C
Apr 20, 21:00
22 °C
Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 20, 21:00: Patchy rain possible, 22 °C
Apr 20, 22:00
22 °C
Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 20, 22:00: Patchy rain possible, 22 °C
Apr 20, 23:00
22 °C
Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 20, 23:00: Patchy rain possible, 22 °C
Apr 21, 00:00
22 °C
Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 21, 00:00: Patchy rain possible, 22 °C
Apr 21, 01:00
22 °C
Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 21, 01:00: Patchy rain possible, 22 °C
Apr 21, 02:00
21 °C
Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 21, 02:00: Patchy rain possible, 21 °C
Time
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
00
01
02
Cairns Apr 20, 03:00: Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 20, 04:00: Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 20, 05:00: Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 20, 06:00: Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 20, 07:00: Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 20, 08:00: Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 20, 09:00: Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 20, 10:00: Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 20, 11:00: Light rain shower
Cairns Apr 20, 12:00: Light rain shower
Cairns Apr 20, 13:00: Light rain shower
Cairns Apr 20, 14:00: Light rain shower
Cairns Apr 20, 15:00: Light rain shower
Cairns Apr 20, 16:00: Light rain shower
Cairns Apr 20, 17:00: Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 20, 18:00: Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 20, 19:00: Light rain shower
Cairns Apr 20, 20:00: Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 20, 21:00: Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 20, 22:00: Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 20, 23:00: Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 21, 00:00: Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 21, 01:00: Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 21, 02:00: Patchy rain possible
Temperature (°C)
Chance of rain (%)
66
71
74
100
100
76
82
70
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
62
77
100
100
100
100
Precipitation
0 mm
0 mm
0.1 mm
0.1 mm
0.1 mm
0.1 mm
0 mm
0 mm
0.2 mm
0.5 mm
1 mm
1.6 mm
0.8 mm
0.3 mm
0.1 mm
0.1 mm
0.2 mm
0.1 mm
0 mm
0 mm
0.1 mm
0.1 mm
0.1 mm
0.1 mm
Wind (mph)
SE
8
SE
8
SE
8
SE
7
SE
7
SE
8
SE
9
ESE
9
ESE
11
ESE
11
ESE
11
ESE
11
SE
11
SE
11
SE
11
SE
10
SE
10
SE
11
SE
11
SSE
8
SE
8
SE
9
SE
9
SE
9
Pressure (hPa)
1012
1013
1013
1014
1014
1015
1015
1016
1015
1015
1014
1013
1013
1013
1014
1014
1015
1016
1017
1017
1017
1017
1016
1015
Humidity (%)
79 %
89 %
89 %
89 %
89 %
85 %
77 %
70 %
75 %
80 %
88 %
90 %
89 %
88 %
89 %
90 %
89 %
89 %
88 %
89 %
88 %
89 %
90 %
90 %
Cloud cover (%)
0 %
62 %
82 %
89 %
76 %
75 %
79 %
88 %
52 %
73 %
91 %
93 %
100 %
82 %
84 %
83 %
53 %
58 %
79 %
85 %
81 %
93 %
91 %
92 %

14-day weather forecast – Cairns

14-day trend for Cairns: Temperatures stay fairly stable over the period with no big swings. Lows can drop to around 17.4°C at night, with daytime highs up to 27.3°C.

Date
Apr 20
Apr 21
Apr 22
Apr 23
Apr 24
Apr 25
Apr 26
Apr 27
Apr 28
Apr 29
Apr 30
May 1
May 2
May 3
Cairns April 20, 2026: Moderate rain
Cairns April 21, 2026: Patchy rain possible
Cairns April 22, 2026: Patchy rain possible
Cairns April 23, 2026: Moderate rain
Cairns April 24, 2026: Patchy rain possible
Cairns April 25, 2026: Patchy rain possible
Cairns April 26, 2026: Patchy rain possible
Cairns April 27, 2026: Patchy rain possible
Cairns April 28, 2026: Sunny
Cairns April 29, 2026: Patchy rain possible
Cairns April 30, 2026: Sunny
Cairns May 1, 2026: Sunny
Cairns May 2, 2026: Sunny
Cairns May 3, 2026: Partly cloudy
Temperature (°C)
Chance of rain (%)
96
89
89
89
86
83
83
86
0
0
0
0
0
0
Precipitation
5.6 mm
2.7 mm
3.4 mm
11.9 mm
3.6 mm
0.7 mm
1 mm
0.2 mm
0 mm
0 mm
0 mm
—
—
0.1 mm
Wind max (mph)
11
14
15
13
15
15
14
12
15
12
10
7
7
12
Date Weather Min °C Max °C Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Moon phase
April 20, 2026 Cairns April 20, 2026: Moderate rain Moderate rain 21 °C 27 °C 06:26 18:05 09:04 20:21 Waxing Crescent (9 %)
April 21, 2026 Cairns April 21, 2026: Patchy rain possible Patchy rain possible 20 °C 27 °C 06:26 18:04 10:12 21:25 Waxing Crescent (17 %)
April 22, 2026 Cairns April 22, 2026: Patchy rain possible Patchy rain possible 19 °C 26 °C 06:27 18:04 11:17 22:30 Waxing Crescent (27 %)
April 23, 2026 Cairns April 23, 2026: Moderate rain Moderate rain 20 °C 24 °C 06:27 18:03 12:15 23:35 Waxing Crescent (38 %)
April 24, 2026 Cairns April 24, 2026: Patchy rain possible Patchy rain possible 20 °C 26 °C 06:27 18:03 13:06 — First Quarter (49 %)
April 25, 2026 Cairns April 25, 2026: Patchy rain possible Patchy rain possible 20 °C 26 °C 06:27 18:02 13:51 00:36 Waxing Moon (60 %)
April 26, 2026 Cairns April 26, 2026: Patchy rain possible Patchy rain possible 19 °C 25 °C 06:28 18:02 14:31 01:34 Waxing Moon (70 %)
April 27, 2026 Cairns April 27, 2026: Patchy rain possible Patchy rain possible 19 °C 27 °C 06:28 18:01 15:07 02:27 Waxing Moon (79 %)
April 28, 2026 Cairns April 28, 2026: Sunny Sunny 18 °C 26 °C 06:28 18:00 15:42 03:19 Waxing Moon (87 %)
April 29, 2026 Cairns April 29, 2026: Patchy rain possible Patchy rain possible 18 °C 27 °C 06:28 18:00 16:16 04:08 Waxing Moon (93 %)
April 30, 2026 Cairns April 30, 2026: Sunny Sunny 18 °C 27 °C 06:29 17:59 16:51 04:58 Waxing Moon (97 %)
May 1, 2026 Cairns May 1, 2026: Sunny Sunny 18 °C 27 °C 06:29 17:59 17:28 05:48 Full Moon (99 %)
May 2, 2026 Cairns May 2, 2026: Sunny Sunny 17 °C 27 °C 06:29 17:58 18:08 06:39 Waning Moon (100 %)
May 3, 2026 Cairns May 3, 2026: Partly cloudy Partly cloudy 18 °C 27 °C 06:29 17:58 18:51 07:32 Waning Moon (98 %)
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