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Best Time for the Western Australia's Coral Coast

Sweet spot: July, January, February — computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.

Whale-shark season on Ningaloo Reef — the swim of a lifetime; book the boat before the flight.
Wildflower season carpets the sandplains from Perth to Kalbarri; humpbacks stream north offshore.
MonthTempRainDaylight
January16.9–41.5°C21 mm13.5 h💨
February17.9–41.4°C22 mm13.0 h
March16.6–40.6°C25 mm12.2 h
April14.4–36.3°C21 mm11.4 h
May11.6–32.2°C42 mm10.7 h
June9.9–27.9°C63 mm10.3 h
July8.9–26.6°C56 mm10.4 h
August8.8–29.1°C39 mm11.0 h
September10.1–32.2°C24 mm11.9 h
October11.8–35.7°C12 mm12.7 h
November13.7–38.3°C10 mm13.4 h
December15.1–40.8°C9 mm13.7 h

Plan it for your month →