Port Douglas monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Port Douglas

Port Douglas average temperature chart (Celsius) Port Douglas average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Port Douglas (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 31.8 31.2 30.5 29.3 27.6 25.7 25.3 26.5 28.1 30.2 31.5 31.9
°F 89.3 88.2 86.9 84.7 81.6 78.2 77.6 79.8 82.6 86.3 88.7 89.4

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Port Douglas monthly rainfall chart (mm) Port Douglas monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Port Douglas (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 424 417 402 205 80 46 29 27 33 40 108 186
inches 16.7 16.4 15.8 8.1 3.2 1.8 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.6 4.2 7.3
Rainy days 14 14 13 9 8 6 5 4 3 4 5 9

Average annual rainfall in Port Douglas: 2125.9mm (837 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Port Douglas

Port Douglas average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Port Douglas
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 7.1 6.4 6.6 7 6.9 8 7.7 8.5 8.7 9.1 8.7 8.1

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Port Douglas average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Port Douglas average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Port Douglas (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 24.8 24.6 24.2 23.2 21.9 19.6 19.1 19.5 20.7 22.3 23.7 24.6
Max °C 32 31.4 30.7 29.4 27.7 25.8 25.5 26.7 28.3 30.4 31.7 32.1
Min °F 76.6 76.3 75.5 73.8 71.4 67.3 66.4 67.1 69.3 72.1 74.7 76.2
Max °F 83.1 82.4 81.3 79.3 76.6 72.9 72.1 73.6 76.1 79.3 81.9 82.9

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Port Douglas average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Port Douglas average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Port Douglas in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 29 29.1 28.6 27.6 26.2 24.9 24.2 24.1 24.9 26.1 27.4 28.4
°F 84.2 84.4 83.5 81.7 79.1 76.9 75.6 75.5 76.8 78.9 81.3 83.1

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Port Douglas average winspeed by month (km/h) Port Douglas average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Port Douglas (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 15 15 17 21 21 21 21 19 19 19 16 14
mph 9 9 11 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 10 9

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Port Douglas relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Port Douglas
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
70% 73% 72% 71% 70% 66% 65% 62% 60% 60% 63% 65%
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Port Douglas weather stats

Port Douglas weather statistics
Hottest month: January 31.8°C 89.2°F
Driest month: August 27mm 1.1ins
Sunniest month: October 9.1hrs
Coldest month: July 25.3°C 77.5°F
Wettest month: January 424mm 16.7ins
Warmest sea: February 29.1°C 84.4°F
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