Cairns Weather Forecast

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    Partly cloudy

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    Sunny

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    Sunny

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    Mostly sunny

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    Partly cloudy

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Today 16 Aug Cairns

Partly cloudy. Winds southerly 15 to 20 km/h tending southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening.

Cairns Coastal Waters

Cape Tribulation to Cardwell
Wind
Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
1st Swell
East to southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.
Weather
Partly cloudy.
Weather Situation
A belt of high pressure across southern Australia is maintaining a ridge over northern Queensland waters. The ridge will persist for the next several days, being maintained by a high crossing southern Australia from the west. Within the ridge, a trough will cross central Queensland waters on Sunday.
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August Temperature

Cairns Airport (6km)

  • Lowest 4 August, 2025

    8.5 °C

  • Average August

    21.1 °C

  • Highest 8 August, 2025

    29.2 °C

Climate (2020–Present)

Cairns Airport (6km)

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  • Average Low 2020–2025

    21.8 °C

  • Average 2020–2025

    25.2 °C

  • Average High 2020–2025

    30 °C
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