Current time in Cairns
Cairns is in Australia and keeps Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10).
Cairns AU
01:01
Thursday, 12 November 2026
AEST UTC+10 Standard time
Time zone facts for Cairns
- Time zone
- Australian Eastern Standard TimeAustralia/Brisbane
- Offset from UTC
- UTC+1010 hours ahead of UTC
- Daylight saving
- Not usedThe clocks stay on UTC+10 all year
- Country
- AustraliaCity
- Coordinates
- 16.92° S, 145.77° E
- Sunrise
- –
- Sunset
- –
- Day length
- –
Where Cairns is
Cairns is marked in red. The dark side of the map is in night right now.
Land in daylightLand at nightCitySun overhead
The sun over Cairns today
The curve is the height of the sun through the day. The dot is where it is now.
Time difference from Cairns
| City | Time now | Compared with Cairns |
|---|---|---|
| New York US | 10:01 | 15 hours behind |
| London GB | 15:01 | 10 hours behind |
| Tokyo JP | 00:01 | 1 hour behind |
| Dubai AE | 19:01 | 6 hours behind |
| Sydney AU | 02:01 | 1 hour ahead |
| Los Angeles US | 07:01 | 18 hours behind |
| Paris FR | 16:01 | 9 hours behind |
| Singapore SG | 23:01 | 2 hours behind |
| New Delhi IN | 20:31 | 4 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Hong Kong HK | 23:01 | 2 hours behind |
| Toronto CA | 10:01 | 15 hours behind |
| Berlin DE | 16:01 | 9 hours behind |
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Questions about time in Cairns
What time zone is Cairns in?
Cairns uses Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST), which is currently UTC+10.
Does Cairns have daylight saving time?
No. Cairns does not change its clocks and stays on UTC+10 all year.
How far is Cairns from UTC?
Cairns is currently 10 hours ahead of UTC.