Cairns weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Cairns is expected to be 24°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Cairns, Queensland, Australia for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Friday 26th June 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 27th June 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 24°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 41% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-east.

  • 24°C maximum temperature24
    °C maximum temperature
  • 20°C minimum temperature20
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate)5
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 41% chance of some rain41
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 15 kph from the South-East15
    kph wind from SE

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Cairns weather for Sunday 28th June 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 25°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 57% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south.

  • 25°C maximum temperature25
    °C maximum temperature
  • 20°C minimum temperature20
    °C minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 6 (High)6
    UV index (High)
  • 57% chance of some rain57
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 25°C wind chill25
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 16 kph from the South16
    kph wind from S

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Cairns weather for Monday 29th June 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 25°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 70% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south.

  • 25°C maximum temperature25
    °C maximum temperature
  • 20°C minimum temperature20
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 70% chance of some rain70
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 15 kph from the South15
    kph wind from S

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Cairns weather for Tuesday 30th June 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 26°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 41% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-east.

  • 26°C maximum temperature26
    °C maximum temperature
  • 20°C minimum temperature20
    °C minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate)5
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 41% chance of some rain41
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Low heat & humidityL
    low heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 14 kph from the South-East14
    kph wind from SE

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Cairns weather for Wednesday 1st July 2026

Expect broken clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 24°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-east.

  • 24°C maximum temperature24
    °C maximum temperature
  • 19°C minimum temperature19
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 7 (High)7
    UV index (High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 15 kph from the South-East15
    kph wind from SE

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