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  2. Port Douglas Local Weather

    16.48°S, 145.47°E
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    Now in Port Douglas

    Updated at 07:50 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    24.9 °C

    Feels like 23.3 °C
    Dew Point
    22.4 °C
    Gusts
    37km/h
    Relative Humidity
    86%
    Pressure
    1014.4hPa
    Wind
    33km/h
    Rainfall
    4.4mm

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    Cairns

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    Port Douglas Thursday Forecast

    Windy with showers
    Windy with showers
    24 °C
    27 °C
    70%
    1-5mm
    Port Douglas for Thursday
    Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, becoming less likely late this afternoon and evening. Winds SE 25 to 35 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 23 to 29.
    Fire Danger
    No Rating
    DAM LEVELS

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  4. Port Douglas 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE

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  6. 7 day forecast

    Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, becoming less likely late this afternoon and evening. Winds SE 25 to 35 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 23 to 29.

    Forecast for Port Douglas (16.484°S, 145.4658°E, 48m AMSL)
      Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
    Summary Windy with showers Possible shower Possible shower Possible shower Windy with showers Showers Showers
    Minimum 24° 24° 24° 24° 24° 24° 24°
    Maximum 27° 27° 27° 27° 27° 27° 27°
    Chance of rain 70% 80% 80% 80% 80% 90% 50%
    Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm
    UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High
    Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - - -
    Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
      9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm
    Wind speed 43
    (km/h)     		42
    (km/h)     		38
    (km/h)     		42
    (km/h)     		39
    (km/h)     		41
    (km/h)     		40
    (km/h)     		41
    (km/h)     		36
    (km/h)     		36
    (km/h)     		31
    (km/h)     		33
    (km/h)     		27
    (km/h)     		30
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE
    Relative humidity 88% 78% 83% 75% 87% 82% 89% 81% 88% 79% 87% 79% 84% 77%
    Dew point 23°C 23°C 22°C 22°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 22°C 23°C

  7. Sunrise and sunset times

    Sunrise / Sunset for Port Douglas (16.484°S, 145.4658°E, 48m AMSL)
    First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter
    6:09am EST 6:31am EST 5:57pm EST 6:20pm EST 3:09pm EST 2:45am EST Waxing gibbous Full moon May 13 Last quarter May 20 New moon May 27 First quarter Jun 03

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  11. Port Douglas Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Saturday
    May 03     		24.1 °C 27.7 °C
    2.4 mm
    Sunday
    May 04     		23.9 °C 26.9 °C
    4.0 mm
    Monday
    May 05     		23.6 °C 27.5 °C
    20.0 mm
    Tuesday
    May 06     		23.7 °C 26.6 °C
    2.2 mm
    Wednesday
    May 07     		24.2 °C 27.6 °C
    0.2 mm
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  12. Almanac

    Port Douglas minimum temp history (16.484°S, 145.4658°E, 48m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 28.5° 01/05/2025 Coldest this month 23.6° 05/05/2025
    Hottest on record 31.9 01/05/1996 Coldest on record 17.6 27/05/1974
    Hottest this year 35.8° 16/01/2025 Coldest this year 22.9° 24/04/2025
    Long term average 27.5° Long term average 23.0°
    Average this month 27.6° Average this month 24.1°
    Hottest May On Record Avg. max. temp. 29.2° 1988 Coldest May on record Avg. min. temp. 21.3° 1972
    Port Douglas rainfall history (16.484°S, 145.4658°E, 48m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 20.0mm 05/05/2025 Total This Month 36.6mm
    6.0 days
    Long Term Average 98.6mm 14.5 days Wettest May on record 279.6mm 1920
    Driest on record 0.0mm 2021

  13. Port Douglas Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To May 1593.0mm 89.0 day(s)
    Total For 2025 1505.1mm 83.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 1466.9mm 81.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 124.0mm Mar17
    Lowest Temperature 22.9°C Apr24
    Highest Temperature 35.8°C Jan16

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