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.

Thursday
5th Feb
30

24

5

11
Friday
6th Feb
29

25

4

11
Saturday
7th Feb
30

25

3

8
Sunday
8th Feb
31

25

7

8
Monday
9th Feb
31

25

6

8

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Thursday 5th February 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 5th February 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms 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 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 44% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south-east.

30
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
5
hours of sunshine
11
UV index (Extreme)
44
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
13
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Friday 6th February 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 52% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-east.

29
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
4
hours of sunshine
11
UV index (Extreme)
52
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
14
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Saturday 7th February 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 68% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-east.

30
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
3
hours of sunshine
8
UV index (Very High)
68
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
14
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Sunday 8th February 2026

Expect broken clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 31°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-east.

31
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
7
hours of sunshine
8
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
14
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Monday 9th February 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 31°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 81% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-east.