Cairns weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Cairns is expected to be 33°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Cairns, Queensland, Australia for more weather parameters.

Thursday
15th Jan
33

26

8

11
Friday
16th Jan
33

26

5

11
Saturday
17th Jan
33

26

6

11
Sunday
18th Jan
32

25

5

11
Monday
19th Jan
32

25

5

9

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 14th 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 Thursday 15th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 33°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 38% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 10 kph from the west.

33
°C maximum temperature
26
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
8
hours of sunshine
11
UV index (Extreme)
38
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
10
kph wind from W

Cairns weather for Friday 16th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 33°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11+ (Extreme) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of rainfall expected with 67% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the north-east.

33
°C maximum temperature
26
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
5
hours of sunshine
11
UV index (Extreme)
67
% chance of some rain
<30
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
9
kph wind from NE

Cairns weather for Saturday 17th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 33°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11+ (Extreme) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 40-50 mm of rainfall expected with 95% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south-west.

33
°C maximum temperature
26
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
6
hours of sunshine
11
UV index (Extreme)
95
% chance of some rain
<50
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
8
kph wind from SW

Cairns weather for Sunday 18th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 32°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11+ (Extreme) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of rainfall expected with 77% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 7 kph from the south-west.

32
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
5
hours of sunshine
11
UV index (Extreme)
77
% chance of some rain
<30
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
7
kph wind from SW

Cairns weather for Monday 19th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 32°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 67% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south-west.