Cairns P98 price forecast
As of Tue 10 Nov, Cairns P98 averages 256.3 c/L. Wait if you can: FuelRadar's forecast has prices lower by 16 Nov (yesterday's outlook). No weekday has been reliably cheaper over the last 11 full weeks; the cheapest station, Mobil on Spence, is 247.5 c/L, 8.8 c/L under the average.
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Wait if you can
FuelRadar's forecast has prices lower by 16 Nov (yesterday's outlook)Cheapest of 29 stations: 247.5 c/L at Mobil on Spence · Updated
Lowest estimate: Thu 12 Nov, about 254.6 c/L (1.7 below today).
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P98: last 30 days and the next 7
P98: last 30 days and the next 7. Reported history begins at 263.7 c/L on 11 Oct 2026. The forecast moves from 256.3 c/L on 10 Nov 2026 to 255.2 c/L on 17 Nov 2026.
Source: FuelRadar (fuelradar.com.au)
Reported city averages to Mon 9 Nov, then the FuelRadar Cairns estimate dated Mon 9 Nov with its likely range shaded.
Day by day
Each day’s likely range and estimate, with the change from today’s 256.3 c/L (dashed line).
- likely 253.7 to 259.2 c/L255.5
- likely 251.7 to 260.3 c/L254.6
- likely 251.3 to 262.4 c/L254.8
- likely 250.7 to 264.5 c/L254.9
- likely 250.3 to 266.7 c/L255.1
- likely 249.8 to 268.8 c/L255.2
- likely 249.8 to 268.8 c/L255.2
Cairns prices are typical right now
The city average of 257.4 c/L sits inside the usual range of 231.8 to 262.4 c/L for the last 90 days. That is higher than on 42% of the last 90 days.
Cairns P98 forecast explained
What usually happens next
Cairns has no regular price cycle, so the estimate follows the recent trend in its daily averages. That puts it down about 1.1 c/L by .
What could change it
Wholesale and crude signals: the national wholesale petrol price fell 13.7 c/L to 211.5 c/L over the five days to , and Brent crude fell 5.1% to US$98.32 a barrel. The estimate does not use them directly.
Capital cities
Each capital's latest city daily average and its call; each row opens that city's forecast. City daily averages, not station prices. Averages dated Mon 9 Nov.
| Capital | Average (c/L) | Price cycle | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 251.8 | Cycle paused | 250.0 by Tue 17 Nov |
| Melbourne | 254.1 | Cycle paused | 252.1 by Tue 17 Nov |
| Brisbane | 252.7 | Cycle paused | 250.7 by Tue 17 Nov |
| Perth | 242.5 (lowest) | Falling since its peak · 4 days since the 256.6 peak | 230.8 by Tue 17 Nov |
| Adelaide | 242.9 | Cycle paused | 240.4 by Tue 17 Nov |
| Canberra | 267.7 | Cycle paused | 267.7 by Tue 17 Nov |
| Darwin | 275.3 | Cycle paused | 275.5 by Tue 17 Nov |
| Hobart | 264.0 | Cycle paused | 262.8 by Tue 17 Nov |
When is P98 cheapest in Cairns?
No weekday was the cheapest in most of the last 11 full weeks to : the P98 weekday averages in Cairns were within 0.5 c/L of each other once the overall price movement is removed.
| 90-day low | 227.3 c/LSat 15 Aug |
|---|---|
| Today against the 90-day low | +30.1 c/LCity average 257.4 c/L on Mon 9 Nov |
From 90 days of Cairns P98 city daily averages to Mon 9 Nov.
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How accurate is the forecast?
- Forecast miss, 7 days ahead
- 3.12 c/L
- "Prices stay the same"
- 3.51 c/L
Source: FuelRadar (fuelradar.com.au)
Over 506 week-ahead checks the forecast missed by less than assuming prices stay the same.
| Ahead | Miss | No change | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Next day | 0.49 | 0.61 | Closer than no change |
| 3 days ahead | 1.34 | 1.67 | Closer than no change |
| 7 days ahead | 3.12 | 3.51 | Closer than no change |
| 14 days ahead | 5.91 | 6.48 | Closer than no change |
| Average miss in c/L over each horizon's replay checks. The 7-day row decides whether the call names a direction. | |||
Cairns forecast graphics for news
The Cairns P98 forecast board and "When to fill", sized for TV (16:9), feeds (4:5) and stories (9:16).
How we forecast
FuelRadar has helped Australian drivers find cheaper fuel since 2020. Each estimate starts from Cairns's reported daily city averages and how they have moved recently. A city daily average is FuelRadar's scheduled morning average of the city's reported station prices, the figure this page quotes for every capital. Where a city has a regular price cycle, the estimate projects that cycle; elsewhere it follows the recent trend, blended with the latest dated wholesale price change. The likely range widens with each day ahead.
Next-day estimates missed by 0.7 c/L on average, closer than assuming prices stay the same (0.8 c/L).
56 days checked · 15 Sept to 9 Nov
Forecast test resultsForecast questions
When will P98 prices go down in Cairns?
Wait if you can (yesterday's outlook): P98 in Cairns is estimated to edge down about 1.1 c/L, to 255.2 c/L by Mon 16 Nov (likely 249.8–268.8), from 256.3 c/L estimated for Tue 10 Nov. The dated 30-day forecast shows a likely range, not a promised low date. Check current station prices before changing when you fill.
What is the best day to buy P98 in Cairns?
No weekday was consistently cheaper in Cairns over the last 11 full weeks to Sun 8 Nov once the overall price movement is removed: the weekday averages were within 0.5 c/L of each other.
How accurate is FuelRadar Australia's P98 price outlook?
Accurate enough for tomorrow's call. Further out it is an estimate, and the range widens with each day. From 15 Sept to 9 Nov our next-day P98 forecasts for Cairns were off by 0.7 c/L on average over 56 days checked. That beat assuming prices wouldn't move (0.8 c/L).
What were the lowest and highest P98 prices in Cairns in the last 90 days?
Since Wed 12 Aug, the Cairns P98 city daily average ranged from 227.3 c/L on Sat 15 Aug to 266.0 c/L on Thu 15 Oct. It was 257.4 c/L on Mon 9 Nov.
Will p98 prices go up tomorrow in Cairns?
Estimate only: FuelRadar's Cairns estimate for Wed 11 Nov is 255.5 c/L, down 0.8 c/L on the 256.3 c/L estimated for Tue 10 Nov. Next-day estimates for Cairns missed by 0.7 c/L on average over 56 days checked, closer than assuming prices stay the same. Check current station prices before you wait to fill.
When will diesel prices go down in Cairns?
Diesel does not usually follow the petrol price cycle, so there is no regular low to wait for. The Cairns diesel city daily average was 273.2 c/L on Mon 9 Nov, down 9.9 c/L over 30 days. The national wholesale diesel price fell 9.7 c/L over the five days to Fri 6 Nov. FuelRadar names no date for a fall: the Cairns diesel forecast gives its day-by-day estimate and likely range.
How often is the outlook updated?
We update the forecast overnight. For anything that changed today, check the map. While the update runs, we may show the previous forecast with its date.
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