Cairns weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Cairns is expected to be 29°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Cairns, Queensland, Australia for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
28th Jan
29

24

0

5
Thursday
29th Jan
32

24

8

8
Friday
30th Jan
32

23

8

10
Saturday
31st Jan
32

24

8

6
Sunday
1st Feb
33

24

10

8

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 27th January 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for Queensland (Cairns) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Cairns weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Cairns for the next 5 days.

Cairns weather for Wednesday 28th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 60% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 10 kph from the south-east.

29
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
0
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
60
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
10
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Thursday 29th January 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 32°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 20% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south-east.

32
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
8
hours of sunshine
8
UV index (Very High)
20
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
13
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Friday 30th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 32°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south-east.

32
°C maximum temperature
23
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
8
hours of sunshine
10
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
13
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Saturday 31st January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 32°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 10 kph from the north-east.

32
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
8
hours of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
10
kph wind from NE

Cairns weather for Sunday 1st February 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 33°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 9 kph from the west.