Cairns weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Cairns is expected to be 32°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Cairns, Queensland, Australia for more weather parameters.

Monday
12th Jan
32

25

6

11
Tuesday
13th Jan
31

26

3

10
Wednesday
14th Jan
32

26

5

10
Thursday
15th Jan
32

25

6

11
Friday
16th Jan
32

26

7

11

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Monday 12th 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 Monday 12th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 32°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 42% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the west.

32
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
6
hours of sunshine
11
UV index (Extreme)
42
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
16
kph wind from W

Cairns weather for Tuesday 13th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 31°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 86% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the north-west.

31
°C maximum temperature
26
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
3
hours of sunshine
10
UV index (Very High)
86
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
13
kph wind from NW

Cairns weather for Wednesday 14th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 32°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 78% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 11 kph from the north.

32
°C maximum temperature
26
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
5
hours of sunshine
10
UV index (Very High)
78
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
11
kph wind from N

Cairns weather for Thursday 15th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 32°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of rainfall expected with 82% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 10 kph from the north.

32
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
6
hours of sunshine
11
UV index (Extreme)
82
% chance of some rain
<30
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
10
kph wind from N

Cairns weather for Friday 16th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 32°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11+ (Extreme) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 30-40 mm of rainfall expected with 86% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 10 kph from the north.