Broome in January

Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Apr (wet season: cyclones, humidity, many businesses closed).

January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

• MayGreatInside Broome's best window: May–Oct (dry season, almost no rain, about 25 °C).
• JuneGreatInside Broome's best window: May–Oct (dry season, almost no rain, about 25 °C).
• JulyGreatInside Broome's best window: May–Oct (dry season, almost no rain, about 25 °C).
• AugustGreatInside Broome's best window: May–Oct (dry season, almost no rain, about 25 °C).

• BroomeHighs around 33.2 °C (92 °F), lows around 26.5 °C (80 °F), rain on about 12 daysHighs around 92 °F (33.2 °C), lows around 80 °F (26.5 °C), rain on about 12 days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• New Year big impact

  31 Dec – 1 Jan · Australia

  Sydney Harbour fireworks: vantage points ticketed or claimed from morning; beds book out months ahead.

• Summer school holidays big impact

  Mid-Dec to late Jan · Australia

  Coast, campsites, ferries and Tasmania fill; prices peak.

Crowds · Australia overall

High

Prices · Australia overall

High

Australia overall: Peak summer in the south: beaches, holidays and high prices; the north is in full wet and cyclone season.

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Broome, side by side.

• Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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