Cairns Weather Forecast

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    Partly cloudy

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    Possible shower

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    Shower or two

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Today 21 Oct Cairns

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds easterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening.

Cairns Coastal Waters

Cape Tribulation to Cardwell
Wind
Easterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
1st Swell
Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre later in the evening.
Weather
Mostly clear.
Weather Situation
A ridge of high pressure extends over the northern Queensland waters from a high [1034 hPa] centred over the southern Tasman Sea. This pattern will persist over coming days as the high slowly weakens.
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October Temperature

Cairns Airport (6 km)

  • Lowest 5 October, 2026

    17.1 °C

  • Average October

    24 °C

  • Highest 12 October, 2026

    31.2 °C

Climate (2021–2026)

Cairns Airport (6 km)

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  • Average Low 2021–2026

    21.7 °C

  • Average 2021–2026

    25.2 °C

  • Average High 2021–2026

    29.9 °C
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