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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.
| Month | Temp | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.9–41.5°C | 21 mm | 13.5 h | 💨 |
| February | 17.9–41.4°C | 22 mm | 13.0 h | |
| March | 16.6–40.6°C | 25 mm | 12.2 h | |
| April | 14.4–36.3°C | 21 mm | 11.4 h | |
| May | 11.6–32.2°C | 42 mm | 10.7 h | |
| June | 9.9–27.9°C | 63 mm | 10.3 h | |
| July | 8.9–26.6°C | 56 mm | 10.4 h | |
| August | 8.8–29.1°C | 39 mm | 11.0 h | |
| September | 10.1–32.2°C | 24 mm | 11.9 h | |
| October | 11.8–35.7°C | 12 mm | 12.7 h | |
| November | 13.7–38.3°C | 10 mm | 13.4 h | |
| December | 15.1–40.8°C | 9 mm | 13.7 h |