Cairns weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Cairns is expected to be 26°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Cairns, Queensland, Australia for more weather parameters.

Saturday
5th Sep
26

15

7

7
Sunday
6th Sep
27

16

9

10
Monday
7th Sep
27

17

5

11
Tuesday
8th Sep
28

18

6

11
Wednesday
9th Sep
27

19

4

9

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Saturday 5th September 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 5th September 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 26°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 12 kph from the south.

26
°C maximum temperature
15
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
7
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
12
kph wind from S

Cairns weather for Sunday 6th September 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 12 kph from the south-west.

27
°C maximum temperature
16
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
9
hours of sunshine
10
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
12
kph wind from SW

Cairns weather for Monday 7th September 2026

Expect broken clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south-east.

27
°C maximum temperature
17
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
5
hours of sunshine
11
UV index (Extreme)
0
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
13
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Tuesday 8th September 2026

Expect broken clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 28°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 6 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
18
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
6
hours of sunshine
11
UV index (Extreme)
0
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
13
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Wednesday 9th September 2026

Expect broken clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-east.