Port Douglas weather in April

In April, Port Douglas sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 158 mm of rain across 17.7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Port Douglas's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Port Douglas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
158 mm
17.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:29 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
58%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Port Douglas is town in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical April day in Port Douglas reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Port Douglas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Port Douglas weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°33623.312.94.2
Feb28° / 25°33222.512.64.0
Mar27° / 24°3222212.14.6
Apr26° / 23°15817.711.65.5
May24° / 21°7313.611.26.4
Jun23° / 20°5711.7116.6
Jul22° / 19°5210.311.16.8
Aug22° / 19°479.111.47.1
Sep24° / 20°287.311.97.6
Oct25° / 22°5710.112.47.1
Nov27° / 23°9414.412.86.1
Dec28° / 24°20318.8135.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Port Douglas gets around 158 mm of rain over 17.7 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 59% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
163
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the oppressive band about 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10021736
20123715
30124705
40126694
50127684
60128683
70129673
81130662
91131652
101133641
111134631
121136611
131137601
141139581
151140571
161241551
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181244530
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201247500
210249490
220350470
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Wind in April

Winds average 15 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
815light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:276:19
211.86:276:18
311.86:276:17
411.86:276:16
511.86:286:15
611.86:286:15
711.86:286:14
811.86:286:13
911.76:286:12
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2811.56:325:59
2911.46:325:59
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in November across the year — April's 5.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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55.3Bright
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195.0Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
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234.9Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Port Douglas

In seasonPeak

In April, Port Douglas sits inside its cyclone and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Port Douglas sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Port Douglas's monsoon runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Port Douglas?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Port Douglas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Port Douglas in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Port Douglas sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 23°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Port Douglas in April

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 21 km away) is warmest in February at about 29°C and coldest in July near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr27Warm
May26Warm
Jun24Warm
Jul24Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Port Douglas in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Port Douglas peaks around February 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 12UV 16Jun 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Port Douglas?

Port Douglas sits at 16.5°S, 145.5°E, 0 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Cairns, 58 km away.

TownsvilleKirwanAirlie BeachMackayMount IsaPort MoresbyDaru

Topography around Port Douglas

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Port Douglas.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Port Douglas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,038 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,372 m.

The land around Port Douglas is covered by water (69%) and mangroves (21%) within 3 km, water (55%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and water (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
1,038 m
80 km
1,372 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
April weather nearby: Cairns 58 km · Townsville 340 km · Kirwan 341 km · Airlie Beach 543 km · Mackay 649 km · Mount Isa 786 km · Port Moresby 800 km · Daru 859 km

Australia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 90% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$65,130
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
none 38%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 18%other Christian 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Port Douglas (-16.4838°, 145.4673°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).