Clifton Beach Weather Forecast
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Shower or two
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Shower or two
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Shower or two
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Shower or two
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Shower or two
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Shower or two. Possible storm
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Shower or two. Possible storm
Today 20 Jan Cairns
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely during this afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening.
Cairns Coastal Waters
Cape Tribulation to Cardwell- Wind
- South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly below 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore late this afternoon and evening.
- Weather Situation
- A weak trough extends across Cape York Peninsula into North Queensland Waters north of Cairns and may become more monsoon like by the middle of this week. A tropical low may form within the trough before moving into the northwestern Coral Sea from Wednesday or Thursday. A weak ridge will extend over northern Queensland waters south of the trough until Tuesday, with a weak pressure gradient persisting for the following few days.
Clifton Beach Temperature Statistics View More
January Temperature
Cairns Airport (13km)
Lowest 2 January, 2026
23.4 °CAverage January
27.3 °CHighest 13 January, 2026
34.6 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Cairns Airport (13km)
Average Low 2021–2026
21.8 °CAverage 2021–2026
25.2 °CAverage High 2021–2026
30 °C