Cairns Weather Forecast
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- 33
Shower or two
- 25
- 34
Possible shower
- 25
- 34
Shower or two
- 25
- 33
Shower or two. Possible storm
- 25
- 33
Shower or two
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- 33
Shower or two
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- 32
Shower or two
Today 14 Jan Cairns
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely from late this morning. The chance of a thunderstorm late this afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming northerly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late afternoon.
Cairns Coastal Waters
Cape Tribulation to Cardwell- Wind
- North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Cairns during the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.
- 1st Swell
- Northerly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.
- Weather Situation
- A monsoon trough extends from ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji across central Queensland waters. The trough is forecast linger and drift a little northward into the Townsville waters later this week, with monsoonal winds to the north of it.
Cairns Temperature Statistics View More
January Temperature
Cairns Airport (6km)
Lowest 2 January, 2026
23.4 °CAverage January
26.8 °CHighest 11 January, 2026
32.7 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Cairns Airport (6km)
Average Low 2021–2026
21.8 °CAverage 2021–2026
25.2 °CAverage High 2021–2026
30 °C