Cairns weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Cairns is expected to be 33°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 Tuesday 2nd December 2025 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 Tuesday 2nd December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 33°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11+ (Extreme) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the east.

  • 33°C maximum temperature33
    °C maximum temperature
  • 24°C minimum temperature24
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • High heat & humidityH
    high heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 13 kph from the East13
    kph wind from E

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Cairns weather for Wednesday 3rd December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 58% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south-east.

  • 29°C maximum temperature29
    °C maximum temperature
  • 25°C minimum temperature25
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 8 (Very High)8
    UV index (Very High)
  • 58% chance of some rain58
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 17 kph from the South-East17
    kph wind from SE

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Cairns weather for Thursday 4th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 28°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south-east.

  • 28°C maximum temperature28
    °C maximum temperature
  • 25°C minimum temperature25
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 8 (Very High)8
    UV index (Very High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Low heat & humidityL
    low heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 19 kph from the South-East19
    kph wind from SE

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Cairns weather for Friday 5th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11+ (Extreme) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the south-east.

  • 30°C maximum temperature30
    °C maximum temperature
  • 24°C minimum temperature24
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 20 kph from the South-East20
    kph wind from SE

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Cairns weather for Saturday 6th December 2025

Expect sunshine and showers in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 20% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south-east.

  • 29°C maximum temperature29
    °C maximum temperature
  • 23°C minimum temperature23
    °C minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 8 (Very High)8
    UV index (Very High)
  • 20% chance of some rain20
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 18 kph from the South-East18
    kph wind from SE

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