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.

Tuesday
16th Dec
30

23

6

11
Wednesday
17th Dec
29

24

4

10
Thursday
18th Dec
30

24

4

7
Friday
19th Dec
30

24

7

11
Saturday
20th Dec
31

23

6

10

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Monday 15th December 2025 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 16th December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms 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 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 45% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-east.

30
°C maximum temperature
23
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
6
hours of sunshine
11
UV index (Extreme)
45
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
16
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Wednesday 17th December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 68% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-east.

29
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
4
hours of sunshine
10
UV index (Very High)
68
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
16
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Thursday 18th December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 64% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south-east.

30
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
4
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
64
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
18
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Friday 19th December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 59% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south-east.

30
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
7
hours of sunshine
11
UV index (Extreme)
59
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
17
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Saturday 20th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 31°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-east.