Cairns weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Cairns is expected to be 29°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Cairns, Queensland, Australia for more weather parameters.

Friday
9th Jan
29

25

5

8
Saturday
10th Jan
28

24

0

4
Sunday
11th Jan
33

24

6

11
Monday
12th Jan
34

26

6

10
Tuesday
13th Jan
34

26

8

9

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Friday 9th January 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 9th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 72% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the south-east.

29
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
5
hours of sunshine
8
UV index (Very High)
72
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
24
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Saturday 10th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 28°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 30-40 mm of rainfall expected with 98% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south.

28
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
0
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
98
% chance of some rain
<40
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
18
kph wind from S

Cairns weather for Sunday 11th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 33°C, high 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 14 kph from the north-west.

33
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
6
hours of sunshine
11
UV index (Extreme)
0
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
14
kph wind from NW

Cairns weather for Monday 12th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 34°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 62% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the north-west.

34
°C maximum temperature
26
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
6
hours of sunshine
10
UV index (Very High)
62
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
18
kph wind from NW

Cairns weather for Tuesday 13th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 34°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 74% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the west.