When to go · Port Douglas

Port Douglas in November

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

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 30°C (86°F)86°F (30°C) / 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C); average high / low
Rain days: 10
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).

November is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

Port DouglasHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 23 °C (73 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 86 °F (30 °C), lows around 73 °F (23 °C), rain on about 10 days
Tropical north, Australia · Cairns, Port Douglas, Darwin, Kakadu, Kimberleyhot
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: South is pleasant; the north turns humid with storms, stingers arrive and some roads close.

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

First month

Second month

November: 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.