What Time Is It In Cairns?
Current local time in Cairns Australia
October 20, 2026 ,Tuesday
09:33:11
Standard TimeAEST |
UTC+10 |
Daylight Saving TimeAEDTCurrently in use |
UTC+11 |
IANA Time Zone |
Australia/Sydney |
vs. your current location |
15 h ahead |
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Latest Weather : Cairns
Day after · Tue Oct 20
Drizzle
27°
Low 22°
Tomorrow · Wed Oct 21
Drizzle
27°
Low 22°
Day after · Thu Oct 22
Drizzle
28°
Low 22°
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Sun in Cairns : Today, Oct 20, 2026
Sunrise06:45Local time
Sunset19:18Local timeAbout Cairns Local Time
Time ZoneAustralia/Sydney
Standard TimeAEST UTC+10
DST StatusActive (AEDT)
Population160,000
Time Difference15 h ahead of Washington D.C.
Cairns is a city in Australia, located at 16.9186°S, 145.7781°E with a population of about 160,000 people.
The local time in Cairns follows the IANA time zone "Australia/Sydney" (AEST, UTC+10). Right now the city is on daylight saving time (DST), currently AEDT, and its time difference is 15 h ahead of washington d.c..
All times on this page are calculated live from the IANA time zone database, so daylight saving changes are applied automatically and remain accurate all year round.