When to go · Port Douglas
Port Douglas in August
Great month. Inside Port Douglas's best window: May–Sep (dry season).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 26°C (79°F)79°F (26°C) / 17°C (63°F)63°F (17°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 5
- Crowds
- Medium
- Australia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Australia overall
Verdict
Inside Port Douglas's best window: May–Sep (dry season).
Is another month better than August?
No other month rates higher than August for Port Douglas in this guide.
Weather in August
- Port DouglasHighs around 26 °C (79 °F), lows around 17 °C (63 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 79 °F (26 °C), lows around 63 °F (17 °C), rain on about 5 days
- Tropical north, Australia · Cairns, Port Douglas, Darwin, Kakadu, Kimberleybest weather
Dry season May–Oct is the window: roads open, no stingers in most of it, waterfalls still flowing early on. Nov–Apr brings humidity, monsoon floods, cyclones and box jellyfish.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Australia overall
- Medium
- Prices · Australia overall
- Medium
Australia overall: Dry and sunny north, whales along the east coast, wildflowers in WA.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Port Douglas, side by side.
Verdict
Aug: Great
May: Great
Daytime high
Aug: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
May: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Night low
Aug: 17 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17 °C)
May: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Rain days
Aug: 5 (better)
May: 9
Crowds
Aug: Medium
May: Low
Prices
Aug: Medium
May: Medium
Festivals listed
Aug: 0
May: 0
August: Inside Port Douglas's best window: May–Sep (dry season).
May: Inside Port Douglas's best window: May–Sep (dry season).
Port Douglas: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.