Weather in Cairns

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Around Cairns

Neighbouring towns, as the crow flies.

Edge Hill3 km White Rock6 km Redlynch8 km Trinity Park15 km Kuranda18 km Clifton Beach20 km Mareeba37 km Atherton49 km

7-day forecast for Cairns

Today (Friday 16 Oct) in Cairns: light drizzle, 20 to 28 °C, precipitation 3.0 mm (98 %), wind up to 18 km/h. Tomorrow: drizzle, 20 to 27 °C.

Day	Weather	Min	Max	Precip.	Wind
Today	light drizzle	20 °C	28 °C	3.0 mm	18 km/h
Tomorrow	drizzle	20 °C	27 °C	3.8 mm	16 km/h
Sun 18 Oct	light drizzle	21 °C	27 °C	2.5 mm	15 km/h
Mon 19 Oct	light drizzle	21 °C	27 °C	2.1 mm	16 km/h
Tue 20 Oct	light drizzle	22 °C	26 °C	3.3 mm	17 km/h
Wed 21 Oct	light drizzle	22 °C	28 °C	3.0 mm	18 km/h
Thu 22 Oct	light drizzle	21 °C	27 °C	1.8 mm	14 km/h

Forecast updated on 16.10.2026 at 02:43 (Open-Meteo model, elevation 7 m). The live block at the top of the page is refreshed hourly and covers 14 days.

Tomorrow's weather in Cairns

Tomorrow, Saturday 17 Oct, in Cairns: drizzle, from 20 to 27 °C, 3.8 mm of precipitation (probability 100 %), wind up to 16 km/h.

Hour	Weather	Temp.	Precip.	Chance	Wind
00:00	light drizzle	22 °C	0.1 mm	11 %	7 km/h
03:00	mostly sunny	21 °C	0.0 mm	6 %	6 km/h
06:00	mostly sunny	20 °C	0.0 mm	8 %	7 km/h
09:00	light drizzle	26 °C	0.2 mm	57 %	14 km/h
12:00	light drizzle	26 °C	0.4 mm	94 %	15 km/h
15:00	light drizzle	26 °C	0.1 mm	99 %	16 km/h
18:00	drizzle	24 °C	0.5 mm	87 %	10 km/h
21:00	light drizzle	22 °C	0.4 mm	58 %	8 km/h

Frequently asked questions

Will it rain tomorrow in Cairns?

Yes: 3.8 mm expected, probability 100 %.

How warm will it be tomorrow in Cairns?

Between 20 and 27 °C.

The weekend

This weekend in Cairns: Saturday drizzle, 20 to 27 °C, Sunday light drizzle, 21 to 27 °C.

Day	Weather	Min	Max	Precip.	Wind
Tomorrow	drizzle	20 °C	27 °C	3.8 mm	16 km/h
Sun 18 Oct	light drizzle	21 °C	27 °C	2.5 mm	15 km/h

Hour by hour

The next 48 hours in Cairns, hour by hour: temperature from 20 to 28 °C, 6.6 mm of rain expected.

Hour	Weather	Temp.	Precip.	Chance	Wind
02:00	light drizzle	22 °C	0.2 mm	7 %	6 km/h
03:00	light drizzle	21 °C	0.2 mm	5 %	6 km/h
04:00	light drizzle	21 °C	0.1 mm	4 %	6 km/h
05:00	light drizzle	21 °C	0.1 mm	1 %	6 km/h
06:00	sunny	20 °C	0.0 mm	0 %	6 km/h
07:00	sunny	22 °C	0.0 mm	2 %	6 km/h
08:00	sunny	24 °C	0.0 mm	20 %	8 km/h
09:00	light drizzle	25 °C	0.4 mm	45 %	12 km/h
10:00	light drizzle	26 °C	0.3 mm	67 %	14 km/h
11:00	light drizzle	27 °C	0.1 mm	82 %	16 km/h
12:00	light drizzle	28 °C	0.1 mm	92 %	17 km/h
13:00	light drizzle	27 °C	0.2 mm	98 %	18 km/h
14:00	light drizzle	27 °C	0.2 mm	97 %	18 km/h
15:00	light drizzle	26 °C	0.3 mm	91 %	16 km/h
16:00	light drizzle	26 °C	0.1 mm	82 %	15 km/h
17:00	mostly sunny	25 °C	0.0 mm	70 %	13 km/h
18:00	mostly sunny	24 °C	0.0 mm	54 %	10 km/h
19:00	mostly sunny	24 °C	0.0 mm	41 %	8 km/h
20:00	mostly sunny	23 °C	0.0 mm	31 %	8 km/h
21:00	light drizzle	23 °C	0.2 mm	22 %	8 km/h
22:00	light drizzle	23 °C	0.1 mm	16 %	8 km/h
23:00	mostly sunny	22 °C	0.0 mm	13 %	7 km/h
00:00	light drizzle	22 °C	0.1 mm	11 %	7 km/h
01:00	mostly sunny	22 °C	0.0 mm	10 %	7 km/h
02:00	mostly sunny	21 °C	0.0 mm	8 %	7 km/h
03:00	mostly sunny	21 °C	0.0 mm	6 %	6 km/h
04:00	mostly sunny	20 °C	0.0 mm	6 %	6 km/h
05:00	mostly sunny	20 °C	0.0 mm	6 %	7 km/h
06:00	mostly sunny	20 °C	0.0 mm	8 %	7 km/h
07:00	sunny	22 °C	0.0 mm	16 %	6 km/h
08:00	mostly sunny	24 °C	0.0 mm	34 %	9 km/h
09:00	light drizzle	26 °C	0.2 mm	57 %	14 km/h
10:00	light drizzle	26 °C	0.2 mm	76 %	13 km/h
11:00	light drizzle	26 °C	0.4 mm	87 %	14 km/h
12:00	light drizzle	26 °C	0.4 mm	94 %	15 km/h
13:00	mostly sunny	27 °C	0.0 mm	98 %	16 km/h
14:00	light drizzle	27 °C	0.1 mm	100 %	16 km/h
15:00	light drizzle	26 °C	0.1 mm	99 %	16 km/h
16:00	light drizzle	26 °C	0.1 mm	96 %	14 km/h
17:00	light drizzle	25 °C	0.1 mm	92 %	14 km/h
18:00	drizzle	24 °C	0.5 mm	87 %	10 km/h
19:00	drizzle	23 °C	0.5 mm	80 %	9 km/h
20:00	light drizzle	23 °C	0.3 mm	70 %	9 km/h
21:00	light drizzle	22 °C	0.4 mm	58 %	8 km/h
22:00	light drizzle	22 °C	0.3 mm	49 %	6 km/h
23:00	light drizzle	22 °C	0.1 mm	44 %	7 km/h
00:00	light drizzle	22 °C	0.1 mm	43 %	6 km/h
01:00	light drizzle	21 °C	0.1 mm	41 %	6 km/h

Location of Cairns

Cairns lies at 7 m, 132 m below the average of the 89 places we cover in Queensland (139 m). That makes it the 4th lowest of the 89. The main town, Brisbane, lies 1390 km to the south-east. The nearest places we cover are Edge Hill (3 km to the north-west), White Rock (6 km to the south), Redlynch (8 km to the west) and Trinity Park (15 km to the north-west). With about 153,075 inhabitants according to GeoNames, Cairns is the 6th largest of the 89 places we cover in Queensland. Of the places of interest on this site, the nearest is Mount Bartle Frere (mountain, 51 km to the south).