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.

Wednesday
13th May
26

22

4

6
Thursday
14th May
27

22

4

6
Friday
15th May
26

22

5

6
Saturday
16th May
27

21

4

6
Sunday
17th May
27

21

6

8

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 12th May 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 Wednesday 13th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 26°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 72% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south-east.

26
°C maximum temperature
22
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
4
hours of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
72
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
19
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Thursday 14th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 70% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south-east.

27
°C maximum temperature
22
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
4
hours of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
70
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
17
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Friday 15th May 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 26°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 68% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south-east.

26
°C maximum temperature
22
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
5
hours of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
68
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
18
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Saturday 16th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 49% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-east.

27
°C maximum temperature
21
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
4
hours of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
49
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
16
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Sunday 17th May 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 52% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-east.