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Cairns area, Queensland, Australia weather

Queensland, Australia

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Cairns weather

23°
Clear sky
Feels like 26°
Low/High: 19° / 28°
Humidity84%
Wind8 km/h
Visibility35.9 km
UV index0
Through the day:
Morning
22°0%
Afternoon
28°84%
Evening
23°20%
Night
22°9%

Today's everyday tips

What to wear today?Mild

Pleasantly cool: long sleeves or a shirt, perhaps with a light cardigan.

Suitability for light clothing85%
Good day to dry laundry?Maybe

Humid (84%) or scattered showers. Clothes dry slowly; hang them somewhere airy and keep an eye on the weather.

Drying index55%

Cairns weather by the hour

Next 24 hours

  1. Clear sky23°Chance of rain 20%
  2. Mainly clear23°Chance of rain 15%
  3. Mainly clear23°Chance of rain 14%
  4. Mainly clear22°Chance of rain 12%
  5. Mainly clear22°Chance of rain 9%
  6. Mainly clear22°Chance of rain 6%
  7. Partly cloudy21°Chance of rain 4%
  8. Partly cloudy21°Chance of rain 3%
  9. Clear sky21°Chance of rain 2%
  10. Clear sky20°Chance of rain 2%
  11. Clear sky20°Chance of rain 0%
  12. Clear sky20°Chance of rain 0%
  13. Mainly clear22°Chance of rain 0%
  14. Overcast25°Chance of rain 6%
  15. Light drizzle26°Chance of rain 15%
  16. Drizzle26°Chance of rain 27%
  17. Mainly clear27°Chance of rain 46%
  18. Mainly clear28°Chance of rain 68%
  19. Mainly clear28°Chance of rain 84%
  20. Mainly clear28°Chance of rain 91%
  21. Light drizzle27°Chance of rain 93%
  22. Light drizzle27°Chance of rain 88%
  23. Mainly clear26°Chance of rain 74%
  24. Mainly clear25°Chance of rain 53%

Cairns weather, next 7 days

  1. 19°28°

    Overcast · Rain 53%

  2. 20°28°

    Drizzle · Rain 93%

  3. 22°28°

    Drizzle · Rain 77%

  4. 21°28°

    Light drizzle · Rain 59%

  5. 20°28°

    Light drizzle · Rain 62%

  6. 20°28°

    Light drizzle · Rain 41%

  7. 20°27°

    Drizzle · Rain 69%

Environment

AQI details →
Air quality
33Good
Ultraviolet (UV)
0Low
Wind now
8km/h
Dew point
20°RH 84%

Sunrise & sunset

12h 24m of daylight
Noon 12:03
Rise: 05:51Dawn 05:29
Set: 18:16Dusk 18:37

Satellite

Himawari infrared satellite loop, 12/10, 14:30 – 12/10, 16:20: the higher and colder the cloud, the more yellow and red
12/10, 14:30 – 12/10, 16:20
  • Low cloud
  • High cloud
  • Thunderstorm
  • Strong storm
  • Severe

Ảnh vệ tinh Himawari-9 © JMA · Infrared band B13, every 10 minutes

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Windy wind map & radar (Cairns)

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Cairns weather trends, next 24 hours

Chance of rain & rainfall in Cairns

Bars show chance of rain (%); hover for rainfall (mm)

Show data table
Chance of rain and rainfall by the hour
TimeChance of rainRainfall
19:0020%0 mm
20:0015%0 mm
21:0014%0 mm
22:0012%0 mm
23:009%0 mm
00:006%0 mm
01:004%0 mm
02:003%0 mm
03:002%0 mm
04:002%0 mm
05:000%0 mm
06:000%0 mm
07:000%0 mm
08:006%0 mm
09:0015%0.1 mm
10:0027%0.5 mm
11:0046%0 mm
12:0068%0 mm
13:0084%0 mm
14:0091%0 mm
15:0093%0.1 mm
16:0088%0.1 mm
17:0074%0 mm
18:0053%0 mm

Temperature & feels-like

Hourly air and feels-like temperature (°C)

  • Temperature
  • Feels like
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Temperature by the hour
TimeTemperatureFeels like
19:0023.2°C26.1°C
20:0022.7°C25.9°C
21:0022.5°C25.7°C
22:0022.1°C25.3°C
23:0021.8°C24.8°C
00:0021.5°C24.5°C
01:0021°C23.8°C
02:0021°C23.9°C
03:0020.8°C23.7°C
04:0020.1°C22.7°C
05:0020°C22.4°C
06:0020.1°C22.5°C
07:0022.4°C25.2°C
08:0024.8°C27.9°C
09:0025.5°C28.2°C
10:0025.9°C29.1°C
11:0027.4°C31.7°C
12:0028.1°C32.9°C
13:0028.1°C32.8°C
14:0027.6°C31.8°C
15:0027.3°C31.3°C
16:0026.8°C29.9°C
17:0025.9°C29.3°C
18:0025.1°C28.9°C

UV index by the hour

How strong the sun's UV is through the day

Show data table
UV index by the hour
TimeUV indexRating
19:000Low
20:000Low
21:000Low
22:000Low
23:000Low
00:000Low
01:000Low
02:000Low
03:000Low
04:000Low
05:000Low
06:000Low
07:000.5Low
08:001.9Low
09:003.7Moderate
10:006.4High
11:008.2Very high
12:009.1Very high
13:009.1Very high
14:008.3Very high
15:006.7High
16:004.5Moderate
17:002.4Low
18:000.7Low

Wind & gusts in Cairns

In km/h

  • Wind speed (km/h)
  • Gusts (km/h)
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Wind by the hour
TimeWind speedGusts
19:007.5 km/h21.6 km/h
20:006.2 km/h18.7 km/h
21:006.6 km/h16.6 km/h
22:007.2 km/h18.4 km/h
23:007.6 km/h18.4 km/h
00:007.4 km/h18.4 km/h
01:007.5 km/h17.6 km/h
02:007.2 km/h17.6 km/h
03:006.5 km/h16.6 km/h
04:006.6 km/h15.5 km/h
05:007.8 km/h18 km/h
06:006.9 km/h18.7 km/h
07:005.7 km/h17.3 km/h
08:006.6 km/h20.2 km/h
09:0012.8 km/h33.8 km/h
10:0013.6 km/h37.4 km/h
11:0013 km/h36.7 km/h
12:0012.8 km/h37.1 km/h
13:0012.8 km/h37.1 km/h
14:0013.4 km/h36.7 km/h
15:0013 km/h36 km/h
16:0012.5 km/h34.9 km/h
17:0010.3 km/h32.8 km/h
18:007.9 km/h26.6 km/h

Sun and moon in Cairns

Daylight: 12 h 25 min

Sunrise time
05:51
Sunset time
18:16

Solar noon (sun highest)
12:03
Dawn – dusk
05:29 / 18:37
Morning blue hour
05:29 – 05:37
Evening blue hour
18:29 – 18:37
Morning golden hour
05:37 – 06:19
Evening golden hour
17:47 – 18:29

Waxing crescent · 3% illuminated

Moonrise 06:35 · moonset 19:48

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It is currently about 23°C in Cairns, feeling like 26°C. Conditions: Clear sky, humidity 84%, wind 8 km/h.

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