When to go · Port Douglas
Port Douglas in September
Great month. Inside Port Douglas's best window: May–Sep (dry season).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 28°C (82°F)82°F (28°C) / 19°C (66°F)66°F (19°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 September?
No other month rates higher than September for Port Douglas in this guide.
Weather in September
- Port DouglasHighs around 28 °C (82 °F), lows around 19 °C (66 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 82 °F (28 °C), lows around 66 °F (19 °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: Spring in the south, still dry in the north; one of the best months to combine both.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Port Douglas, side by side.
Verdict
Sep: Great
May: Great
Daytime high
Sep: 28 °C (82 °F)82 °F (28 °C)
May: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Night low
Sep: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
May: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Rain days
Sep: 5 (better)
May: 9
Crowds
Sep: Medium
May: Low
Prices
Sep: Medium
May: Medium
Festivals listed
Sep: 0
May: 0
September: 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.