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.

Friday
8th May
27

21

3

7
Saturday
9th May
26

22

2

3
Sunday
10th May
27

22

4

7
Monday
11th May
26

22

3

7
Tuesday
12th May
25

22

5

8

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Thursday 7th 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 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 31% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south.

27
°C maximum temperature
21
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
31
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
17
kph wind from S

Cairns weather for Saturday 9th 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 3 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 40% 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 rain
2
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
40
% chance of some rain
<10
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 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 86% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south-east.

27
°C maximum temperature
22
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
4
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
86
% 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 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 84% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south-east.

26
°C maximum temperature
22
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
3
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
84
% 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 8 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 80% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south-east.