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.

Friday
22nd May
26

14

6

UV6
Saturday
23rd May
26

16

9

UV8
Sunday
24th May
26

16

7

UV7
Monday
25th May
26

18

7

UV6
Tuesday
26th May
26

19

9

UV6

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Friday 22nd 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 Friday 22nd May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 26°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south.

26
°C maximum temperature
14
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
6
hours of sunshine
UV6
UV index (High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
26
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from S

Cairns weather for Saturday 23rd May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 26°C, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south.

26
°C maximum temperature
16
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
9
hours of sunshine
UV8
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
26
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from S

Cairns weather for Sunday 24th May 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 10 kph from the south-east.

26
°C maximum temperature
16
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
7
hours of sunshine
UV7
UV index (High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
10
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Monday 25th May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 26°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 10 kph from the south-east.

26
°C maximum temperature
18
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
7
hours of sunshine
UV6
UV index (High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
10
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Tuesday 26th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 26°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south-east.