Port Douglas, Australia
tropical climate · beach · medium crowds · premium prices
🏊 Swimmable sea this month (≥22°C)
Port Douglas sits in the tropics in Australia, and the 2015–2024 weather record gives its sunshine a clear shape: the October peak reaches a 93/100 sun score, with daytime highs around 28°C — a solid base for a coastal escape.
The year runs from average lows of 20°C in July to highs of 30°C in February. The wet–dry contrast is pronounced: 79% rain-day odds in January against 35% in August. If 24°C is your bar for proper warmth, count on January–December.
Season by season (on the northern calendar), spring brings 28°C highs with 66% rain-day odds, summer 24°C at 41%, autumn 28°C at 47%, and winter 30°C at 74%. Autumn wins on the numbers and winter loses them; everything in between is a trade-off between warmth and crowds. If your dates are flexible, December buys you 30°C warmth at the quiet end of the season.
Best months to visit Port Douglas
The best month on record is October — a 93/100 sun score, built on 52% cloud cover and 43% rain-day odds — followed by August and September. Anything in January–December clears our 70-point reliability bar. The month to avoid on pure weather odds is March (74/100).
Among the tropical destinations in our catalog, its October rain odds beat 71% of the field.
Month-by-month breakdown for Port Douglas → · More destinations for October →
Right now the 16-day outlook shows 2 mostly-clear days (under 40% cloud) and 3 with real rain risk, with temperatures between 22°C and 29°C — which is how Port Douglas earns its current 89/100 sun score.
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Flights from Europe
| From | Distance | Estimated non-stop time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels (BRU) | 14,870 km | ~19 h | Find flights → |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | 14,745 km | ~19 h | Find flights → |
| London (LON) | 15,078 km | ~19 h 15 | Find flights → |
| Paris (PAR) | 15,113 km | ~19 h 30 | Find flights → |
| Frankfurt (FRA) | 14,650 km | ~18 h 45 | Find flights → |
Estimates from distance; actual schedules may require a connection.
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Next 16 days
Live forecast, refreshed twice daily. Forecasts updated 29 Oct, 06:35 CET.
| Date | High / low | Cloud | Rain odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 29 Oct | 29° / 24° | 72% | 14% |
| Fri 30 Oct | 29° / 24° | 62% | 36% |
| Sat 31 Oct | 29° / 24° | 80% | 38% |
| Sun 1 Nov | 29° / 24° | 90% | 30% |
| Mon 2 Nov | 29° / 24° | 63% | 38% |
| Tue 3 Nov | 29° / 24° | 81% | 24% |
| Wed 4 Nov | 29° / 23° | 52% | 13% |
| Thu 5 Nov | 28° / 23° | 39% | 7% |
| Fri 6 Nov | 29° / 22° | 45% | 13% |
| Sat 7 Nov | 29° / 23° | 24% | 26% |
| Sun 8 Nov | 29° / 23° | 52% | 34% |
| Mon 9 Nov | 28° / 24° | 91% | 34% |
| Tue 10 Nov | 28° / 23° | 78% | 43% |
| Wed 11 Nov | 28° / 23° | 62% | 51% |
| Thu 12 Nov | 28° / 23° | 53% | 43% |
| Fri 13 Nov | 28° / 25° | 80% | 23% |
Port Douglas climate, month by month
2015–2024 averages (October highlighted as the best month).
| Month | Day / night °C | Cloud | Rain-day odds | Sun score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.8° / 24.5° | 78.2% | 79% | 76 |
| February | 30.1° / 24.8° | 74.3% | 77.6% | 76 |
| March | 29.3° / 24.3° | 75.6% | 75.9% | 74 |
| April | 27.8° / 23.4° | 63.3% | 70% | 79 |
| May | 25.9° / 21.7° | 61.6% | 52.6% | 86 |
| June | 24.6° / 20.3° | 62.3% | 46% | 88 |
| July | 24° / 19.5° | 55.3% | 41.9% | 90 |
| August | 24.5° / 19.6° | 51.1% | 34.8% | 92 |
| September | 25.9° / 21.1° | 53.7% | 45.3% | 92 |
| October | 27.7° / 22.4° | 52.1% | 43.1% | 93 |
| November | 29° / 23.5° | 57.7% | 52% | 91 |
| December | 29.5° / 24.4° | 66.1% | 64.1% | 79 |
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