Annual mean 26°C · wettest around January · prevailing wind SE
Warmest
31.4 °C
Coldest
24.5 °C
Wettest
36%
Windiest
7.8 m/s
Prevailing
SE
6.1 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Port Douglas over the whole year is 26°C. December is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 21°C. The rainy (wet) season in Port Douglas runs from January to April, peaking in January with a 39% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to December; October is the driest month, at 7%. Winds in Port Douglas are highest in May, averaging 7.0 m/s (25 km/h), and lightest in January, at 4.7 m/s (17 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE. The clearest skies in Port Douglas come in October, when the sky is typically 56% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 71%.
Month by month Port Douglas climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
30°C
26°C
33°C
39%
71%
4.7 m/s
6
41
0
February
30°C
26°C
33°C
33%
71%
4.8 m/s
6
39
1
March
30°C
26°C
32°C
34%
71%
5.3 m/s
13
52
1
April
28°C
25°C
29°C
23%
70%
6.8 m/s
38
61
6
May
26°C
23°C
26°C
17%
71%
7.0 m/s
65
52
25
June
25°C
22°C
23°C
10%
70%
6.8 m/s
80
34
45
July
25°C
21°C
23°C
10%
68%
6.3 m/s
82
32
48
August
25°C
21°C
23°C
8%
65%
6.3 m/s
81
40
42
September
27°C
22°C
26°C
9%
61%
6.1 m/s
61
61
21
October
30°C
24°C
30°C
7%
56%
5.0 m/s
24
74
4
November
31°C
25°C
31°C
8%
61%
5.0 m/s
13
70
1
December
31°C
26°C
33°C
22%
67%
4.9 m/s
7
48
1
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Port Douglas weather by season
Year round, Port Douglas has days of about 25°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 31°C in December, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 21°C to 26°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 26°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January and least likely around October. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Port Douglas weather in winterJune to August
High 25°CLow 21°CRain 9%
Winter in Port Douglas has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 9% chance of rain on a given day.
Port Douglas weather in springSeptember to November
High 29°CLow 24°CRain 8%
Spring in Port Douglas has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 8% chance of rain on a given day.
Port Douglas weather in summerDecember to February
High 31°CLow 26°CRain 31%
Summer in Port Douglas has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 26°C, with a 31% chance of rain on a given day.
Port Douglas weather in autumnMarch to May
High 28°CLow 25°CRain 25%
Autumn in Port Douglas has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 25% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Port Douglas?
The rainy (wet) season in Port Douglas runs from January to April, peaking in January with a 39% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to December; October is the driest month, at 7%.
What time of year is Port Douglas windiest?
Winds in Port Douglas are highest in May, averaging 7.0 m/s (25 km/h), and lightest in January, at 4.7 m/s (17 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE.
What is the average temperature in Port Douglas year round?
The average temperature in Port Douglas over the whole year is 26°C. December is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 21°C.