Cairns weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Cairns is expected to be 26°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Cairns, Queensland, Australia for more weather parameters.

Tuesday
28th Apr
26

21

5

7
Wednesday
29th Apr
26

21

4

7
Thursday
30th Apr
27

22

5

7
Friday
1st May
27

22

6

7
Saturday
2nd May
28

22

6

7

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 28th April 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 Tuesday 28th April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 26°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 62% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south-east.

26
°C maximum temperature
21
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
5
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
62
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
17
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Wednesday 29th April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 26°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 57% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south-east.

26
°C maximum temperature
21
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
4
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
57
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
17
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Thursday 30th April 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 65% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south-east.

27
°C maximum temperature
22
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
5
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
65
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
17
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Friday 1st May 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 41% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-east.

27
°C maximum temperature
22
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
6
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
41
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
16
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Saturday 2nd May 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 28°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 34% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-east.