Cairns weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Cairns is expected to be 27°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Cairns, Queensland, Australia for more weather parameters.

Monday
4th May
27

20

6

7
Tuesday
5th May
28

20

8

8
Wednesday
6th May
27

19

8

7
Thursday
7th May
27

20

6

7
Friday
8th May
27

20

5

9

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Sunday 3rd 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 Monday 4th May 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 29% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 12 kph from the south-east.

27
°C maximum temperature
20
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
6
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
29
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
12
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Tuesday 5th May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 28°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south.

28
°C maximum temperature
20
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
8
hours of sunshine
8
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
14
kph wind from S

Cairns weather for Wednesday 6th May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south-east.

27
°C maximum temperature
19
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
8
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
13
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Thursday 7th May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 12 kph from the south-east.

27
°C maximum temperature
20
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
6
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
12
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Friday 8th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-east.