Cairns weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Cairns is expected to be 30°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Cairns, Queensland, Australia for more weather parameters.

Saturday
18th Apr
30

23

6

5
Sunday
19th Apr
30

23

6

9
Monday
20th Apr
27

23

4

10
Tuesday
21st Apr
27

22

6

8
Wednesday
22nd Apr
27

21

6

10

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Friday 17th April 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 18th April 2026

Expect broken clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 11 kph from the south-east.

30
°C maximum temperature
23
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
6
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
11
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Sunday 19th April 2026

Expect broken clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-east.

30
°C maximum temperature
23
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
6
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
14
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Monday 20th April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 58% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-east.

27
°C maximum temperature
23
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
4
hours of sunshine
10
UV index (Very High)
58
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
14
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Tuesday 21st April 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 44% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south-east.

27
°C maximum temperature
22
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
6
hours of sunshine
8
UV index (Very High)
44
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
18
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Wednesday 22nd April 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 42% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south-east.