🇦🇺 Cairns, Australia · Daytime

Time in Cairns

20

10:23 AM · Saturday, October 10, 2026

  • Australian Eastern Standard Time
  • UTC+10
  • Australia/Brisbane
Sunrise
05:53
Sunset
18:16
Daylight
12 h 23 min

The day in Cairns, hour by hour

Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.

Cairns 10:23 10:23 AM
Cairns 10:23 10:23 AM You –:–
🇦🇺 Cairns

10:23 10:23 AM

Australian Eastern Standard Time · UTC+10

When you and Cairns are both at the desk

Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.

Working hours
🇦🇺 Cairns
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
  • Asleep
  • Early
  • Working hours
  • Evening
  • Both working
  • Right now

Compare Cairns with another city

Pick a city below or find any other – both clocks, the difference and the working hours they share.

Time in Cairns, in detail

  • Time zone Australian Eastern Standard Time Australia/Brisbane
  • UTC offset UTC+10 IANA zone Australia/Brisbane
  • Daylight saving Not observed Cairns keeps the same offset all year.
  • Sunrise 05:53 Solar noon at 12:05
  • Sunset 18:16 12 h 23 min of daylight
  • People on this clock 153,181 Australia
  • Coordinates -16.92°, 145.77° Sunrise and sunset are calculated from this position.

Time in Cairns: common questions

What time zone is Cairns in?
Cairns uses Australian Eastern Standard Time, IANA time zone Australia/Brisbane. The current offset is UTC+10.
What is the UTC offset of Cairns?
The offset in Cairns is UTC+10 all year round; there is no separate summer offset.
Does Cairns switch to summer time?
No, Cairns does not switch to summer time; the clocks stay on UTC+10.
When does the sun rise and set in Cairns?
On October 10 the sun rises in Cairns at 5:52 AM and sets at 6:15 PM – 12 hours and 23 minutes of daylight.
Where else is it the same time as in Cairns?
UTC+10 is currently also the time in Papua New Guinea, in Guam, and in the Northern Mariana Islands.
How does the time in Cairns compare with Lisbon, Chiang Mai, or Mexico City?
Taking Cairns as the reference, Lisbon is 9 hours behind, Chiang Mai is 3 hours behind, and Mexico City is 16 hours behind.
Show times on the 12-hour clock, temperatures in °F and distances in miles?