When to go · Port Douglas

Port Douglas in February

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–May (stinger season, wet-season rain).

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 31°C (88°F)88°F (31°C) / 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C); average high / low
Rain days: 15
Crowds: Medium; Australia overall
Prices: Medium; Australia overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Port Douglas

Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–May (stinger season, wet-season rain).

February is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

Port DouglasHighs around 31 °C (88 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 15 daysHighs around 88 °F (31 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 15 days
Tropical north, Australia · Cairns, Port Douglas, Darwin, Kakadu, Kimberleystorm or typhoon risk
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.

Australia overall: Schools back, still hot and settled in the south; Tasmania at its best; avoid the tropics.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Port Douglas, side by side.

First month

Second month

February: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–May (stinger season, wet-season rain).

May: Inside Port Douglas's best window: May–Sep (dry season).

Port Douglas: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.