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.

Monday
8th Dec
30

22

10

11
Tuesday
9th Dec
30

23

7

8
Wednesday
10th Dec
31

23

7

9
Thursday
11th Dec
30

23

9

10
Friday
12th Dec
30

23

7

11

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Sunday 7th December 2025 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 8th December 2025

Expect scattered clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-east.

30
°C maximum temperature
22
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
10
hours of sunshine
11
UV index (Extreme)
0
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
16
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Tuesday 9th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south-east.

30
°C maximum temperature
23
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
7
hours of sunshine
8
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
17
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Wednesday 10th December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 31°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 25% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south-east.

31
°C maximum temperature
23
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
7
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
25
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
19
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Thursday 11th December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 39% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south-east.

30
°C maximum temperature
23
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
9
hours of sunshine
10
UV index (Very High)
39
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
18
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Friday 12th December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11+ (Extreme) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 34% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south-east.