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Weather Cairns: Current forecast

Cairns / Australia

25.2 °C
Feels like 28 °C
Min 21 °C / Max 27 °C
Weather Cairns: Patchy rain possible, 25 °C Patchy rain possible
13 km/h SE
Wind
24.8 km/h 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, 20:28 CEST Apr 20, 2026, 4:28 AEST

Today's Summary

If you head out in Cairns today, you'll see a patchy rain possible sky. The thermometer currently shows 25.2°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, 04:00
25 °C
Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 20, 04:00: Patchy rain possible, 25 °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
Apr 21, 03:00
21 °C
Patchy rain possible
Cairns Apr 21, 03:00: Patchy rain possible, 21 °C
Time
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
00
01
02
03
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
Cairns Apr 21, 03:00: Patchy rain possible
Temperature (°C)
Chance of rain (%)
71
74
100
100
76
82
70
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
62
77
100
100
100
100
100
Precipitation
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
0.1 mm
Wind (km/h)
SE
13
SE
13
SE
12
SE
12
SE
13
SE
14
ESE
14
ESE
17
ESE
18
ESE
18
ESE
17
SE
18
SE
18
SE
18
SE
16
SE
16
SE
18
SE
17
SSE
13
SE
13
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
Pressure (hPa)
1012
1013
1014
1014
1015
1015
1016
1015
1015
1014
1013
1013
1013
1014
1014
1015
1016
1017
1017
1017
1017
1016
1015
1015
Humidity (%)
79 %
89 %
89 %
89 %
85 %
77 %
70 %
75 %
80 %
88 %
90 %
89 %
88 %
89 %
90 %
89 %
89 %
88 %
89 %
88 %
89 %
90 %
90 %
90 %
Cloud cover (%)
0 %
82 %
89 %
76 %
75 %
79 %
88 %
52 %
73 %
91 %
93 %
100 %
82 %
84 %
83 %
53 %
58 %
79 %
85 %
81 %
93 %
91 %
92 %
73 %

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 (km/h)
18
23
23
21
23
25
22
19
23
19
16
11
11
20
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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