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Monthly climate in Port Douglas, Australia

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Port Douglas features a tropical savanna climate (Aw). Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (70 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 16 °C (61 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2025 mm (79.7 inches) and receives 189 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Port Douglas enjoys an average of 3396 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 8 minutes to 13 hours 4 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Port Douglas, Australia

The warmest months in Port Douglas are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 21 °C (70 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Port Douglas experiences 189 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Port Douglas. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum33°C
(92°F)		34°C
(94°F)		33°C
(92°F)		31°C
(89°F)		27°C
(80°F)		26°C
(79°F)		25°C
(77°F)		27°C
(81°F)		25°C
(78°F)		29°C
(84°F)		36°C
(97°F)		33°C
(91°F)
Mean maximum32°C
(89°F)		32°C
(90°F)		31°C
(88°F)		29°C
(85°F)		26°C
(79°F)		24°C
(76°F)		24°C
(75°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(77°F)		28°C
(82°F)		30°C
(86°F)		30°C
(87°F)
Average high28°C
(83°F)		29°C
(84°F)		28°C
(82°F)		26°C
(79°F)		24°C
(76°F)		23°C
(73°F)		22°C
(72°F)		23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(74°F)		25°C
(78°F)		27°C
(80°F)		28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean26°C
(80°F)		27°C
(80°F)		26°C
(79°F)		25°C
(77°F)		23°C
(73°F)		21°C
(70°F)		21°C
(70°F)		21°C
(70°F)		22°C
(72°F)		24°C
(75°F)		25°C
(77°F)		26°C
(79°F)
Average low25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(77°F)		23°C
(74°F)		21°C
(71°F)		20°C
(67°F)		19°C
(67°F)		19°C
(67°F)		20°C
(69°F)		22°C
(72°F)		23°C
(74°F)		25°C
(77°F)
Mean minimum24°C
(75°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(74°F)		22°C
(71°F)		19°C
(67°F)		18°C
(65°F)		17°C
(64°F)		18°C
(64°F)		18°C
(65°F)		20°C
(68°F)		22°C
(72°F)		23°C
(75°F)
Minimum23°C
(74°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(72°F)		21°C
(70°F)		17°C
(63°F)		17°C
(62°F)		16°C
(61°F)		16°C
(62°F)		16°C
(61°F)		19°C
(66°F)		21°C
(70°F)		23°C
(74°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Port Douglas, Australia

Port Douglas usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 22 rainy days and 396 mm (15.6 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Port Douglas are August, September and October. On average, 43 mm (1.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Port Douglas. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)496 (19.5)326 (12.8)366 (14.4)186 (7.3)84 (3.3)65 (2.6)64 (2.5)35 (1.4)39 (1.5)55 (2.2)75 (3.0)234 (9.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)2221252116151171091418

Monthly sunshine hours in Port Douglas, Australia

The sunniest months in Port Douglas are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 26 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Port Douglas: January, February and June receive an average of 8 hours 11 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Port Douglas. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours224259279282278253274289294320322318
Mean daily daylight hours12h 58m12h 37m12h 9m11h 42m11h 19m11h 8m11h 14m11h 33m11h 59m12h 27m12h 52m13h 4m

Solar UV radiation in Port Douglas, Australia

Port Douglas experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. May, June and July are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Port Douglas UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Port Douglas. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)16161513108101214151516