Cairns weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Cairns is expected to be 28°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Cairns, Queensland, Australia for more weather parameters.

Friday
8th May
28

20

3

5
Saturday
9th May
26

22

1

4
Sunday
10th May
26

23

3

7
Monday
11th May
25

22

4

6
Tuesday
12th May
25

21

5

7

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Friday 8th 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 8th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 28°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 27% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south-east.

28
°C maximum temperature
20
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
27
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
18
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Saturday 9th May 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 4 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 35% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-east.

26
°C maximum temperature
22
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
35
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
16
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Sunday 10th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 26°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 77% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south-east.

26
°C maximum temperature
23
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
3
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
77
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
18
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Monday 11th May 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 25°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 80% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south-east.

25
°C maximum temperature
22
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
4
hours of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
80
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
19
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Tuesday 12th May 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 25°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 73% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south-east.