When to go · Port Douglas
Port Douglas in May
Great month. Inside Port Douglas's best window: May–Sep (dry season).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 27°C (81°F)81°F (27°C) / 20°C (68°F)68°F (20°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- Low
- Australia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Australia overall
Verdict
Inside Port Douglas's best window: May–Sep (dry season).
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Port Douglas in this guide.
Weather in May
- Port DouglasHighs around 27 °C (81 °F), lows around 20 °C (68 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 81 °F (27 °C), lows around 68 °F (20 °C), rain on about 9 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
- Low
- Prices · Australia overall
- Medium
Australia overall: Shoulder month: dry season starts in the north, the Red Centre cools, the south is crisp.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Port Douglas, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
May: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Jun: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Night low
May: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Jun: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Rain days
May: 9
Jun: 6 (better)
Crowds
May: Low
Jun: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 0
Jun: 0
May: Inside Port Douglas's best window: May–Sep (dry season).
June: 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.