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Now in Cairns
⛅
+21°
Partly cloudy
Feels like +24° · humidity 98%
Tue 13.10: +27° / +21°
🕐 04:25
Wind
6 km/h
UV index
0
Air (AQI)
21 · Good
Precipitation
100%
Humidity
98%
Pressure
1016 hPa
Sunrise / sunset
05:50 / 18:16
Sea temperature
🌊 +26°

👕 What to wear today

Warm — a T-shirt and light trousers or shorts.
☂️ Take an umbrellaFeels warmer by 3°
Weather for an activity:

Detailed weather information for Cairns

Tuesday, 13 October, in Cairns (Australia): cloudy, light rain in places, warm. During the day the air will warm up to +27°, at night around +21°. Wind up to 13 km/h. High chance of rain — be sure to take an umbrella or a raincoat. Light summer clothing will do — a T-shirt and shorts or light trousers. The sea has warmed up to +26° — great for swimming. The sun will rise at 05:50 and set at 18:16 — daylight lasts 12 hours.

Hourly weather in Cairns

🌅 sunrise 05:50 🌇 sunset 18:16⛅☁️🌦️🌦️☀️🌙🌙⛅+21°+23°+27°+28°+27°+23°+22°+21°4%57%82%35%2%4%04:0007:0010:0013:0016:0019:0022:0001:00
💧 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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Tue 13.10
🌦️
💧 100%
+21° +27°
Morning
🌦️
+23°
Day
🌦️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+21°
Drizzle · precipitation 100% · wind up to 13 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
▶
Today 14.10
🌦️
💧 82%
+21° +28°
Morning
⛅
+25°
Day
🌦️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+23°
Night
🌙
+21°
Drizzle · precipitation 82% · wind up to 12 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
▶
Tomorrow 15.10
🌦️
💧 67%
+21° +28°
Morning
🌤️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+23°
Night
🌙
+21°
Drizzle · precipitation 67% · wind up to 14 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
▶
Fri 16.10
🌦️
💧 84%
+21° +27°
Morning
🌦️
+23°
Day
🌦️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+21°
Drizzle · precipitation 84% · wind up to 15 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
▶
Sat 17.10
🌦️
💧 54%
+21° +28°
Morning
🌦️
+24°
Day
🌦️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+21°
Drizzle · precipitation 54% · wind up to 14 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
▶
Sun 18.10
🌦️
💧 80%
+22° +27°
Morning
🌦️
+24°
Day
🌦️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+22°
Drizzle · precipitation 80% · wind up to 14 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
▶
Mon 19.10
🌦️
💧 99%
+21° +27°
Morning
🌦️
+23°
Day
🌦️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+21°
Drizzle · precipitation 99% · wind up to 15 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
▶
Tue 20.10
🌦️
💧 90%
+21° +27°
Morning
🌦️
+23°
Day
🌦️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+21°
Drizzle · precipitation 90% · wind up to 17 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
▶
Wed 21.10
🌦️
💧 79%
+21° +27°
Morning
🌦️
+23°
Day
🌦️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+21°
Drizzle · precipitation 79% · wind up to 17 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
▶
Thu 22.10
🌦️
💧 82%
+21° +27°
Morning
🌦️
+23°
Day
🌦️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+21°
Drizzle · precipitation 82% · wind up to 15 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
▶
Fri 23.10
🌦️
💧 76%
+21° +28°
Morning
🌦️
+24°
Day
🌦️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+21°
Drizzle · precipitation 76% · wind up to 10 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
▶
Sat 24.10
🌦️
💧 76%
+22° +27°
Morning
🌦️
+24°
Day
🌦️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+22°
Rain showers · precipitation 76% · wind up to 10 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sun 25.10
🌦️
💧 67%
+22° +29°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+27°
Night
🌙
+22°
Drizzle · precipitation 67% · wind up to 10 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
▶
Mon 26.10
🌦️
💧 49%
+22° +29°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+27°
Night
🌙
+22°
Drizzle · precipitation 49% · wind up to 11 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
10 / 100
for sea and sun · Bad
🏊 Swimming
0 / 100
water 26° · Bad
🏃 Running
0 / 100
comfort for running · Bad
🧴 UV
0%
moderate · low
☂️ Rain
100%
likely · high
✨ Stars
18 / 100
evening visibility · Bad
🧺 Laundry drying
0 / 100
will dry outside · Bad
🚗 Car wash
0 / 100
better to wait · Bad

🌫️ Air quality

21
Good air
European AQI
PM2.5: 6PM10: 8O₃: 25NO₂: 3
The air is clean — you can walk and exercise outside.

🌅 Sun, moon and sea

Sunrise
05:50
Sunset
18:16
Golden hour
17:47
Daylight
12 h (+1 min vs yesterday)
Sea temperature
+26°
🌊 calm, waves 0.4 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.

🌡️ Today vs the climate normal

Today's high
+27°
Normal for October
+27°
Deviation
0° within normal
A year ago on this day
+30°
Record for this date
+32° (2021)
The normal, “a year ago” and the record come from the weather archive since 1940 (Open-Meteo / ERA5).

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Frequently asked questions about the weather in Cairns

What is the weather in Cairns right now?+
Partly cloudy, +21°, feels like +24°.
Will it rain in Cairns today?+
Yes: 100% chance, 2 mm.
When is the best time to visit Cairns?+
Best time to visit — August – October.
Can you swim in Cairns in summer?+
In winter the water is around +24° — great for swimming. In summer the sea warms up to +30°.
What time are sunrise and sunset in Cairns?+
Sunrise 05:50, sunset 18:16.
Does it snow in Cairns in winter?+
No, it practically never snows.
What is the climate in Cairns by month?+
Summers up to +29° in January, winters around +18° in July; the wettest month is February.
Is it cold in Cairns in winter?+
🙂 Mild, pleasant weather. A light sweater will come in handy in the evening.