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.

Monday
5th Jan
28

24

2

8
Tuesday
6th Jan
29

23

3

8
Wednesday
7th Jan
29

24

1

11
Thursday
8th Jan
28

24

1

7
Friday
9th Jan
28

24

1

4

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Monday 5th 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 Monday 5th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 28°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 98% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 10 kph from the south.

28
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
2
hours of sunshine
8
UV index (Very High)
98
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
10
kph wind from S

Cairns weather for Tuesday 6th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 69% 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
3
hours of sunshine
8
UV index (Very High)
69
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
16
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Wednesday 7th January 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 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 69% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south-east.

29
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
1
hour of sunshine
11
UV index (Extreme)
69
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
17
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Thursday 8th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 28°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 98% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south-east.

28
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
1
hour of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
98
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
19
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Friday 9th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 28°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 50 mm or more of rainfall expected with 87% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the south-east.