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.

Friday
1st May
27

22

6

7
Saturday
2nd May
28

22

6

7
Sunday
3rd May
28

22

6

8
Monday
4th May
28

21

5

7
Tuesday
5th May
29

21

7

9

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Thursday 30th April 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 Friday 1st May 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 30% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-east.

27
°C maximum temperature
22
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
6
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
30
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
16
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Saturday 2nd May 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 28°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 31% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-east.

28
°C maximum temperature
22
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
6
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
31
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
14
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Sunday 3rd May 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 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 33% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-east.

28
°C maximum temperature
22
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
6
hours of sunshine
8
UV index (Very High)
33
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
14
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Monday 4th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 28°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south-east.

28
°C maximum temperature
21
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
5
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
13
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Tuesday 5th May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 12 kph from the south-east.