Cairns weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Cairns is expected to be 27°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Cairns, Queensland, Australia for more weather parameters.

Saturday
21st Mar
27

24

0

4
Sunday
22nd Mar
29

23

2

11
Monday
23rd Mar
30

23

5

10
Tuesday
24th Mar
31

23

8

11
Wednesday
25th Mar
31

21

11

11

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Friday 20th March 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 Saturday 21st March 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of rainfall expected with 98% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south-east.

27
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
0
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
98
% chance of some rain
<30
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
13
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Sunday 22nd March 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 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 75% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-east.

29
°C maximum temperature
23
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
2
hours of sunshine
11
UV index (Extreme)
75
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
16
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Monday 23rd March 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 66% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south-east.

30
°C maximum temperature
23
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
5
hours of sunshine
10
UV index (Very High)
66
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
17
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Tuesday 24th March 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 31°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 24% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-east.

31
°C maximum temperature
23
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
8
hours of sunshine
11
UV index (Extreme)
24
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
16
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Wednesday 25th March 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 31°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11+ (Extreme) and 11 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 35% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-east.