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Now in Cairns

🌙

+15°

Clear

Feels like +15° · humidity 77%

Fri 14.8: +25° / +17°

🕐 05:25

Wind

9 km/h

UV index

Air (AQI)

24 · Good

Precipitation

18%

Humidity

77%

Pressure

1020 hPa

Sunrise / sunset

06:35 / 18:07

Sea temperature

🌊 +23°

👕 What to wear today

Warm — a T-shirt and light trousers or shorts.

Weather for an activity:

🎣 fishing 🏖️ the beach 🏃 a run 📸 a photo shoot 🚶 a walk

Detailed weather information for Cairns

Friday, 14 August, in Cairns (Australia): partly cloudy, warm. During the day the air will warm up to +25°, at night around +17°. Wind up to 20 km/h. No precipitation expected, you won't need an umbrella. Light summer clothing will do — a T-shirt and shorts or light trousers. The sea has warmed up to +23° — great for swimming. The sun will rise at 06:35 and set at 18:07 — daylight lasts 12 hours.

Hourly weather in Cairns

💧 The bars at the bottom show the hourly precipitation probability. Shaded areas of the chart are the dark hours (before sunrise 🌅 and after sunset 🌇).

Weather in Cairns for 14 days

Tap a day to expand it by time of day and open the full forecast. The bar shows the range from the night low (left) to the day high (right).

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Fri 14.8

⛅

💧 18%

+17° +25°

Morning

⛅

+20°

Day

⛅

+25°

Evening

🌇

+23°

Night

🌙

+17°

Partly cloudy · precipitation 18% · wind up to 20 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Today 15.8

🌦️

💧 5%

+15° +25°

Morning

☀️

+19°

Day

🌦️

+25°

Evening

🌇

+20°

Night

🌙

+15°

Drizzle · precipitation 5% · wind up to 19 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Tomorrow 16.8

🌦️

💧 92%

+17° +23°

Morning

🌦️

+19°

Day

🌦️

+23°

Evening

🌇

+19°

Night

🌙

+17°

Drizzle · precipitation 92% · wind up to 18 km/h.
🙂 Mild, pleasant weather. A light sweater will come in handy in the evening.

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Mon 17.8

🌦️

💧 80%

+17° +24°

Morning

🌦️

+20°

Day

🌦️

+24°

Evening

🌇

+22°

Night

🌙

+17°

Drizzle · precipitation 80% · wind up to 21 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Tue 18.8

☀️

💧 19%

+17° +24°

Morning

☀️

+20°

Day

☀️

+24°

Evening

🌇

+22°

Night

🌙

+17°

Clear · precipitation 19% · wind up to 22 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Wed 19.8

☁️

💧 51%

+17° +24°

Morning

☁️

+20°

Day

☁️

+24°

Evening

🌇

+22°

Night

🌙

+17°

Overcast · precipitation 51% · wind up to 22 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Thu 20.8

🌦️

💧 53%

+18° +24°

Morning

🌦️

+20°

Day

🌦️

+24°

Evening

🌇

+23°

Night

🌙

+18°

Drizzle · precipitation 53% · wind up to 19 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Fri 21.8

⛅

💧 22%

+17° +25°

Morning

⛅

+20°

Day

⛅

+25°

Evening

🌇

+23°

Night

🌙

+17°

Partly cloudy · precipitation 22% · wind up to 17 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Sat 22.8

☁️

💧 14%

+16° +25°

Morning

☁️

+19°

Day

☁️

+25°

Evening

🌇

+23°

Night

🌙

+16°

Overcast · precipitation 14% · wind up to 16 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Sun 23.8

🌤️

💧 8%

+14° +25°

Morning

🌤️

+18°

Day

🌤️

+25°

Evening

🌇

+22°

Night

🌙

+14°

Mostly clear · precipitation 8% · wind up to 20 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Mon 24.8

⛅

💧 10%

+17° +24°

Morning

⛅

+20°

Day

⛅

+24°

Evening

🌇

+22°

Night

🌙

+17°

Partly cloudy · precipitation 10% · wind up to 23 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Tue 25.8

☁️

💧 24%

+19° +25°

Morning

☁️

+21°

Day

☁️

+25°

Evening

🌇

+24°

Night

🌙

+19°

Overcast · precipitation 24% · wind up to 17 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Wed 26.8

🌤️

💧 35%

+20° +26°

Morning

🌤️

+22°

Day

🌤️

+26°

Evening

🌇

+25°

Night

🌙

+20°

Mostly clear · precipitation 35% · wind up to 13 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Thu 27.8

🌦️

💧 16%

+17° +26°

Morning

🌦️

+20°

Day

🌦️

+26°

Evening

🌇

+24°

Night

🌙

+17°

Drizzle · precipitation 16% · wind up to 10 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

🗺️ Precipitation radar

Precipitation radar (RainViewer) over a clean base map — updates every 5–10 minutes. Colours show nearby precipitation; if there is none, the map is simply clear — that is normal. Zoom with + / −.

Rain intensity:lightmoderateheavy

🎯 What to do in this weather — indices of the day

Comfort score from 0 (bad) to 100 (excellent), calculated from the day's weather. For “rain” and “UV” a percentage/risk level is shown.

🏖️ Beach

66 / 100

for sea and sun · Good

🏊 Swimming

64 / 100

water 23° · Average

🏃 Running

58 / 100

comfort for running · Average

🧴 UV

moderate · low

☂️ Rain

18%

unlikely · low

✨ Stars

75 / 100

evening visibility · Good

🧺 Laundry drying

46 / 100

will dry outside · Average

🚗 Car wash

73 / 100

no rain expected · Good

🌫️ Air quality

Good air

European AQI

PM2.5: 7PM10: 11O₃: 59NO₂: 2

The air is clean — you can walk and exercise outside.

🌅 Sun, moon and sea

Sunrise

06:35

Sunset

18:07

Golden hour

17:37

Daylight

12 h (+1 min vs yesterday)

Sea temperature

+23°

🌊 slight, waves 0.9 m.

Cairns climate by month

Long-term averages. Hover over a bar for details. The forecast for a specific month is a combination of the climate normal and the model forecast for the coming weeks.

+29°

+25°

Jan

+29°

+25°

Feb

+28°

+24°

Mar

+27°

+23°

Apr

+25°

+21°

May

+24°

+19°

Jun

+23°

+18°

Jul

+24°

+19°

Aug

+26°

+20°

Sep

+27°

+22°

Oct

+29°

+23°

Nov

+29°

+24°

Dec

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Bar color shows temperature:frostcoolcomfortablewarmhot— best months to visit

Month	Day	Night	Sea	Precipitation	What to pack and what makes the month notable (events, nuances)
January	+29°	+25°	+30°	244 mm	Gentle warmth — about +29° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (244 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. This is the hottest month of the year in Cairns.
February	+29°	+25°	+30°	264 mm	A comfortable month: +29° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (264 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. Statistically the wettest month of the year.
March	+28°	+24°	+29°	220 mm	Warm and comfortable: +28° by day, +24° at night. It's a rainy month (220 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming.
April	+27°	+23°	+28°	101 mm	Gentle warmth — about +27° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (101 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +28° — great for swimming.
May	+25°	+21°	+26°	46 mm	The most pleasant season: +25° by day, comfortable all day long. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +26° — great for swimming.
June	+24°	+19°	+24°	29 mm	One of the best times to visit: +24° by day, fresh nights. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. Water at +24° — great for swimming. The shortest daylight of the year — it gets dark early.
July	+23°	+18°	+24°	29 mm	Ideal weather: +23° daytime — neither hot nor cold. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. Water at +24° — great for swimming. This is the coldest month of the year.
August	+24°	+19°	+24°	25 mm	The most pleasant season: +24° by day, comfortable all day long. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. Water at +24° — great for swimming. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
September	+26°	+20°	+25°	17 mm	One of the best times to visit: +26° by day, fresh nights. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +25° — great for swimming. One of the driest months — rain is very unlikely.
October	+27°	+22°	+27°	36 mm	Gentle warmth — about +27° daytime, great walking weather. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +27° — great for swimming. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
November	+29°	+23°	+29°	60 mm	A comfortable month: +29° by day without exhausting heat. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming.
December	+29°	+24°	+29°	150 mm	Warm and comfortable: +29° by day, +24° at night. It's a rainy month (150 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming. The longest daylight hours of the year — more time for everything.

When to visit Cairns

✅ Recommended time to visit

🌟 Best time: August, September, October

Daytime air+24…+27°

Sea temperature+24…+27°

Precipitationrare

Why: comfortable +24…+27° by day, little rain, warm sea (+24…27°).

⚠️ Doable, with caveats

🌤️ Shoulder season: April, May, June, July, November, December

Daytime air+23…+29°

Sea temperature+24…+29°

Precipitationoften

Why: noticeable rain risk (29–150 mm/month) — pack an umbrella and backup plans.

🔴 Not the best time

🌤️ Shoulder season: January, February, March

Daytime air+28…+29°

Sea temperature+29…+30°

Precipitationoften

Why: the rainy season (220–264 mm/month) — downpours almost daily.

Bottom line: the best time to visit Cairns is August – October, and the most comfortable months are August, September, October. The toughest months to visit are January, February, March: frequent rain.