Cooktown Jetty Weather Forecast
- 25
- 35
Partly cloudy
- 25
- 34
Shower or two. Possible storm
- 25
- 34
Shower or two
- 25
- 34
Showers. Possible storm
- 25
- 32
Showers increasing
- 24
- 32
Showers
- 24
- 32
Shower or two
Today 15 Jan North Tropical Coast and Tablelands
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening. Light winds. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 30s.
Cooktown Coastal Waters
Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation- Wind
- Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.
- 1st Swell
- Northerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
- Weather Situation
- An equatorial trough extends east from ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji [1000 hPa] centred over the northern interior and across North Queensland waters. The trough is forecast linger and slowly weaken over coming days, with monsoonal-like northwesterly winds to the north of the trough.
Cooktown Jetty Temperature Statistics View More
January Temperature
Cooktown Airport (7km)
Lowest 9 January, 2026
23 °CAverage January
27.1 °CHighest 13 January, 2026
35.2 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Cooktown Airport (7km)
Average Low 2021–2026
22.6 °CAverage 2021–2026
25.7 °CAverage High 2021–2026
30.2 °C