Cairns Weather Forecast

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    Mostly sunny

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Today 18 May Cairns

Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then tending southerly in the late evening.

Cairns Coastal Waters

Cape Tribulation to Cardwell
Wind
South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef during the morning.
1st Swell
East to southeasterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.
Weather Situation
A high [1033hPa] moving east across the Great Australian Bight extends a ridge of high pressure and southwest to southeasterly winds across northern Queensland waters. The ridge will strengthen from Monday as the parent high tracks further east.
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May Temperature

Cairns Airport (6km)

  • Lowest 16 May, 2025

    19.8 °C

  • Average May

    24.4 °C

  • Highest 1 May, 2025

    30.9 °C

Climate (2020–Present)

Cairns Airport (6km)

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  • Average Low 2020–2025

    21.7 °C

  • Average 2020–2025

    25.1 °C

  • Average High 2020–2025

    30 °C
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