April is close to Port Douglas's year-round average, with average highs near 26.6°C and lows around 23.4°C (mean 25°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 190 mm of rainfall and 84% relative humidity across the period.
April is close to Port Douglas's year-round average. Across 45 years of records, the warmest April in Port Douglas was 2023 — when the month averaged 26.6°C — while the coldest was 1997 at 23.2°C. Typical April days reach 26.6°C with nights near 23.4°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
April is a relatively wet time of year in Port Douglas, averaging 190 mm of rainfall. The wettest April on record was 2006 with 704 mm, while the driest was 2018 at 29 mm.
Relative humidity in Port Douglas during April averages 84%. The most humid April was 2006 at 91%, and the least humid was 2002 at 77%.
April receives about 4.9 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Port Douglas. The sunniest April was 2008 at 5.5 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2006 at 3.7.
Average wind speed in Port Douglas during April is 2.9 m/s. The windiest April was 1993 at 3.7 m/s, while the calmest were 1990 and 2023 at 2.3 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 24.7°C | 24.6°C | 24.9°C | 25.1°C | 25.9°C | +1.2°C |
| Avg High | 26.3°C | 26.2°C | 26.5°C | 26.6°C | 27.5°C | +1.2°C |
| Avg Low | 23.1°C | 23.0°C | 23.3°C | 23.5°C | 24.3°C | +1.2°C |
| Avg Rain | 218 mm | 169 mm | 231 mm | 161 mm | 166 mm | -53 mm |
April temperatures in Port Douglas have risen by about 1.2°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
April has ranged from a record low of 19.3°C (1989) to a record high of 30.9°C (2020).
Rainfall in April is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 190 mm, with a wettest year of 704 mm.
A good time to visit Port Douglas
April is a good time to visit Port Douglas, with days averaging 26.6°C and nights around 23.4°C (mean 25°C, close to Port Douglas's yearly average) and higher rainfall. August and June are marginally more temperate, but April still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27.3°C | 25.8°C | 24.4°C | 29.4°C | 22.8°C | 41 mm | 84% | 2.7 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2024 | 27.2°C | 25.7°C | 24.3°C | 28.9°C | 22.5°C | 122 mm | 86% | 2.9 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2023 🔥 | 28.3°C | 26.6°C | 25.0°C | 30.8°C | 22.7°C | 103 mm | 83% | 2.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2022 | 27.5°C | 26.0°C | 24.5°C | 29.6°C | 23.3°C | 294 mm | 85% | 2.9 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2021 | 26.7°C | 25.3°C | 23.8°C | 29.3°C | 22.0°C | 350 mm | 87% | 2.7 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2020 | 28.1°C | 26.1°C | 24.0°C | 30.9°C | 23.1°C | 83 mm | 80% | 2.7 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2019 | 26.6°C | 25.1°C | 23.5°C | 27.6°C | 22.4°C | 143 mm | 86% | 3.2 m/s | 5 |
| 2018 | 26.8°C | 25.2°C | 23.6°C | 28.8°C | 21.7°C | 29 mm | 83% | 2.9 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2017 | 27.0°C | 25.4°C | 23.7°C | 28.1°C | 20.7°C | 123 mm | 80% | 3.3 m/s | 5 |
| 2016 | 27.1°C | 25.6°C | 24.0°C | 28.4°C | 23.3°C | 199 mm | 85% | 3.2 m/s | 5 |
| 2015 | 26.9°C | 25.1°C | 23.4°C | 28.9°C | 20.7°C | 116 mm | 82% | 2.7 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2014 | 26.7°C | 25.2°C | 23.8°C | 28.7°C | 22.1°C | 232 mm | 87% | 3.1 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2013 | 26.4°C | 24.7°C | 23.1°C | 28.0°C | 21.8°C | 208 mm | 85% | 2.7 m/s | 5 |
| 2012 | 26.2°C | 24.6°C | 22.9°C | 28.0°C | 21.5°C | 152 mm | 84% | 2.8 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2011 | 26.0°C | 24.5°C | 22.9°C | 27.3°C | 20.8°C | 113 mm | 86% | 3.1 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2010 | 26.4°C | 25.1°C | 23.8°C | 27.6°C | 22.7°C | 290 mm | 89% | 2.8 m/s | 4 |
| 2009 | 26.9°C | 25.3°C | 23.7°C | 28.2°C | 22.1°C | 162 mm | 83% | 2.6 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 25.4°C | 23.6°C | 21.8°C | 26.7°C | 20.7°C | 35 mm | 81% | 3 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 25.8°C | 24.2°C | 22.5°C | 27.8°C | 21.2°C | 98 mm | 83% | 3.3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2006 🌧️ | 26.3°C | 25.3°C | 24.2°C | 27.7°C | 22.4°C | 704 mm | 91% | 2.8 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2005 | 26.4°C | 24.8°C | 23.2°C | 27.9°C | 21.8°C | 221 mm | 83% | 3.5 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2004 | 26.1°C | 24.6°C | 23.2°C | 27.6°C | 20.9°C | 227 mm | 85% | 3.5 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2003 | 27.6°C | 25.7°C | 23.7°C | 30.2°C | 22.4°C | 188 mm | 79% | 2.8 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2002 | 27.7°C | 25.6°C | 23.5°C | 29.5°C | 22.0°C | 117 mm | 77% | 3.3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2001 | 26.4°C | 25.0°C | 23.5°C | 27.2°C | 22.4°C | 136 mm | 84% | 3.3 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2000 | 26.3°C | 24.9°C | 23.5°C | 27.8°C | 22.1°C | 418 mm | 89% | 3.1 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1999 | 26.2°C | 24.9°C | 23.6°C | 28.8°C | 21.6°C | 278 mm | 89% | 3.2 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1998 | 27.5°C | 25.9°C | 24.4°C | 28.2°C | 23.4°C | 121 mm | 85% | 2.8 m/s | 5 |
| 1997 ❄️ | 24.9°C | 23.2°C | 21.4°C | 26.4°C | 20.2°C | 83 mm | 82% | 3.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1996 | 27.0°C | 25.5°C | 23.9°C | 28.3°C | 22.5°C | 183 mm | 86% | 2.4 m/s | 5 |
| 1995 | 26.6°C | 25.0°C | 23.3°C | 29.1°C | 22.0°C | 62 mm | 83% | 2.8 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1994 | 25.4°C | 23.7°C | 22.1°C | 26.7°C | 19.6°C | 170 mm | 84% | 3.3 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1993 | 25.8°C | 24.1°C | 22.3°C | 26.9°C | 21.2°C | 184 mm | 79% | 3.7 m/s | 5 |
| 1992 | 26.4°C | 24.6°C | 22.8°C | 27.4°C | 21.6°C | 168 mm | 83% | 3.1 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1991 | 25.9°C | 24.2°C | 22.5°C | 27.9°C | 21.2°C | 121 mm | 85% | 3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1990 | 26.5°C | 25.0°C | 23.4°C | 28.0°C | 20.8°C | 319 mm | 86% | 2.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1989 | 26.3°C | 24.7°C | 23.0°C | 28.8°C | 19.3°C | 437 mm | 87% | 2.7 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1988 | 27.5°C | 25.7°C | 23.9°C | 30.3°C | 22.5°C | 112 mm | 83% | 2.4 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1987 | 25.8°C | 24.1°C | 22.5°C | 26.7°C | 21.6°C | 300 mm | 85% | 3.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1986 | 25.8°C | 24.3°C | 22.8°C | 26.9°C | 21.8°C | 283 mm | 88% | 3.2 m/s | 5 |
| 1985 | 26.5°C | 25.0°C | 23.5°C | 27.7°C | 22.1°C | 179 mm | 86% | 2.5 m/s | 5 |
| 1984 | 26.0°C | 24.4°C | 22.8°C | 28.5°C | 21.7°C | 140 mm | 85% | 2.9 m/s | 5 |
| 1983 | 26.7°C | 25.2°C | 23.7°C | 28.8°C | 22.4°C | 168 mm | 87% | 2.4 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 25.7°C | 24.3°C | 22.8°C | 27.7°C | 20.9°C | 253 mm | 86% | 3.3 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 26.5°C | 24.8°C | 23.2°C | 28.6°C | 21.4°C | 92 mm | 83% | 2.5 m/s | — |
Actual recorded April data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in April is around 26.6°C with lows near 23.4°C (mean 25°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
April averages 190 mm of rainfall in Port Douglas, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 704 mm in 2006.
The hottest April reached 30.9°C in 2020. The coldest dipped to 19.3°C in 1989.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average April temperatures have risen by about 1.2°C. Daytime highs moved from 26.3°C to 27.4°C and overnight lows from 23.2°C to 24.4°C over the same span.
April is close to Port Douglas's year-round average and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 26.6°C daytime highs and 23.4°C at night.
Not quite — April is the 6th coolest month in Port Douglas, averaging 25°C.
For April in Port Douglas, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 26.6°C and lows of 23.4°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in April averages 84% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in April is 2.9 m/s. The windiest April on record averaged 3.7 m/s (1993).
The wettest April on record was 2006 with 704 mm. On average, April sees 190 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Port Douglas behaves each April, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for April specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
