Cairns weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Cairns is expected to be 30°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Cairns, Queensland, Australia for more weather parameters.

Monday
26th Oct
30

22

8

11
Tuesday
27th Oct
30

23

6

11
Wednesday
28th Oct
29

24

5

10
Thursday
29th Oct
30

24

5

11
Friday
30th Oct
30

24

6

11

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Sunday 25th October 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 Monday 26th October 2026

Expect broken clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11+ (Extreme) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 11 kph from the east.

30
°C maximum temperature
22
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
8
hours of sunshine
11
UV index (Extreme)
0
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
11
kph wind from E

Cairns weather for Tuesday 27th October 2026

Expect broken clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 12 kph from the east.

30
°C maximum temperature
23
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
6
hours of sunshine
11
UV index (Extreme)
0
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
12
kph wind from E

Cairns weather for Wednesday 28th October 2026

Expect broken clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 11 kph from the east.

29
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
5
hours of sunshine
10
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
11
kph wind from E

Cairns weather for Thursday 29th October 2026

Expect broken clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11+ (Extreme) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 12 kph from the east.

30
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
5
hours of sunshine
11
UV index (Extreme)
0
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
12
kph wind from E

Cairns weather for Friday 30th October 2026

Expect broken clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11+ (Extreme) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south-east.