Cairns weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Cairns is expected to be 31°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Cairns, Queensland, Australia for more weather parameters.

Thursday
1st Jan
31

24

4

8
Friday
2nd Jan
30

24

5

5
Saturday
3rd Jan
29

25

4

7
Sunday
4th Jan
29

24

5

11
Monday
5th Jan
29

24

5

11

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 30th 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 Thursday 1st January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 31°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 67% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 12 kph from the east.

31
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
4
hours of sunshine
8
UV index (Very High)
67
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
12
kph wind from E

Cairns weather for Friday 2nd January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 83% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 11 kph from the east.

30
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
5
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
83
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
11
kph wind from E

Cairns weather for Saturday 3rd January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 72% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the south-east.

29
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
4
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
72
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
9
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Sunday 4th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 30-40 mm of rainfall expected with 77% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 10 kph from the south-east.

29
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
5
hours of sunshine
11
UV index (Extreme)
77
% chance of some rain
<40
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
10
kph wind from SE

Cairns weather for Monday 5th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cairns, Queensland with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11+ (Extreme) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 50 mm or more of rainfall expected with 84% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south-east.