Cairns weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Cairns is expected to be 24°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Cairns, Queensland, Australia for more weather parameters.

Saturday
26th Sep
24

20

5

9
Sunday
27th Sep
26

20

5

9
Monday
28th Sep
26

21

3

8
Tuesday
29th Sep
26

20

5

9
Wednesday
30th Sep
26

19

5

10

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Saturday 26th September 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 26th September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 24°C, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 41% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south-east.

24
°C maximum temperature
20
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
5
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
41
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
18
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Sunday 27th September 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 26°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 71% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south-east.

26
°C maximum temperature
20
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
5
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
71
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
19
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Monday 28th September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 26°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 47% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south-east.

26
°C maximum temperature
21
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
8
UV index (Very High)
47
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
19
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Tuesday 29th September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 26°C, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 29% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the south-east.

26
°C maximum temperature
20
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
5
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
29
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
26
°C wind chill
20
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Wednesday 30th September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 26°C, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 59% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south-east.