Darwin vs Port Douglas: which is better, month by month

Port Douglas beats Darwin in 11 of 12 months — its lead peaks in November (86 vs 55) — and they are within 3 points in July.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Darwin

🇦🇺 Australia · tropical climate

Best month: July 87/100
Months won: 0 of 12

Port Douglas

🇦🇺 Australia · tropical climate

Best month: September 92/100
Months won: 11 of 12

Darwin vs Port Douglas — all 12 months

Month	Darwin	Port Douglas	Winner	Gap
January	40Fsweltering, soaked, clean air	59Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	Port Douglas	19
February	46Fsweltering, soaked, clean air	65Csweltering, soaked, clean air	Port Douglas	19
March	51Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	60Csweltering, soaked, clean air	Port Douglas	9
April	66Csweltering, rainy, clean air	75Bsweltering, soaked, clean air	Port Douglas	9
May	78Bsweltering, dry, clean air	82Ahot, rainy, clean air	Port Douglas	4
June	84Ahot, dry, clean air	88Awarm, a little rain, clean air	Port Douglas	4
July	87Ahot, dry, clean air	87Awarm, a little rain, clean air	Tie	0
August	82Asweltering, dry, clean air	91Swarm, a little rain, clean air	Port Douglas	9
September	73Bsweltering, dry, clean air	92Shot, a little rain, clean air	Port Douglas	19
October	65Csweltering, a little rain, clean air	90Ssweltering, a little rain, clean air	Port Douglas	25
November	55Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	86Asweltering, a little rain, clean air	Port Douglas	31
December	49Fsweltering, soaked, clean air	70Bsweltering, soaked, clean air	Port Douglas	21

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is November (55 vs 86). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.