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Current Local Time - Cairns, Queensland (AU)

City Time Zone: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)
07:55:00 AM

AM (Ante Meridiem): Latin for "before midday" — from 12:00 midnight (12:00 AM) to 11:59 in the morning (11:59 AM)

PM (Post Meridiem): Latin for "after midday" — runs from 12:00 noon (12:00 PM) to 11:59 at night (11:59 PM)

Today's Date and Day of the Week

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

City Information

City:Cairns
Country:Australia
Time Zone:Australia/Brisbane
Region /State:Queensland
Latitude:-16.9237
Longitude:145.766
Population:153075 people

Time Difference

Use our Cairns time converter to check the current time difference between Cairns and your city. Great for planning meetings, travel, or global collaboration.

Your time zone:Europe/Warsaw, Central European Summer Time (CEST)
Time difference:Cairns is 8 hours ahead of Europe/Warsaw

Your Time Zone:

Australia/Brisbane, Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)

* Just type in the city you want to check against the time in Cairns. The time difference column will calculate the difference between the two cities

City / Country
Time Difference
Time Zone Details

London

United Kingdom

-9 hours
Earlier than Australia/Brisbane
Europe/London
British Summer Time (BST)

Chicago

United States

-15 hours
Earlier than Australia/Brisbane
America/Chicago
Central Daylight Time (CDT)

Paris

France

-8 hours
Earlier than Australia/Brisbane
Europe/Paris
Central European Summer Time (CEST)

Dallas

United States

-15 hours
Earlier than Australia/Brisbane
America/Chicago
Central Daylight Time (CDT)

New York City

United States

-14 hours
Earlier than Australia/Brisbane
America/New_York
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

Toronto

Canada

-14 hours
Earlier than Australia/Brisbane
America/Toronto
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

Las Vegas

United States

-17 hours
Earlier than Australia/Brisbane
America/Los_Angeles
Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)

Phoenix

United States

-17 hours
Earlier than Australia/Brisbane
America/Phoenix
Mountain Standard Time (MST)

Denver

United States

-16 hours
Earlier than Australia/Brisbane
America/Denver
Mountain Daylight Time (MDT)

Nashville

United States

-15 hours
Earlier than Australia/Brisbane
America/Chicago
Central Daylight Time (CDT)
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Time in Other Cities

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