Cairns weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Cairns is expected to be 28°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Cairns, Queensland, Australia for more weather parameters.

Sunday
28th Dec
28

25

3

6
Monday
29th Dec
28

24

1

6
Tuesday
30th Dec
27

23

2

3
Wednesday
31st Dec
28

24

3

3
Thursday
1st Jan
30

24

6

11

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Saturday 27th 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 Sunday 28th December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 28°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 98% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the south-east.

28
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
3
hours of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
98
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
9
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Monday 29th December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 28°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 30-40 mm of rainfall expected with 99% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 11 kph from the east.

28
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
1
hour of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
99
% chance of some rain
<40
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
11
kph wind from E

Cairns weather for Tuesday 30th December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 80% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 12 kph from the south-east.

27
°C maximum temperature
23
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
2
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
80
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
12
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Wednesday 31st December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 28°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 75% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 12 kph from the north-east.

28
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
3
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
75
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
12
kph wind from NE

Cairns weather for Thursday 1st January 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 east.