Exmouth, Western Australia in January

Listed as a month to avoid: Feb–May (cyclone and deluge risk, roads flood); Dec–Jan for heat if you dislike 35 °C (95 °F)+ days.Listed as a month to avoid: Feb–May (cyclone and deluge risk, roads flood); Dec–Jan for heat if you dislike 95 °F (35 °C)+ days.

January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

• AprilGreatInside Exmouth, Western Australia's best window: Apr–Jun and Sep–Oct (warm, dry, whale sharks or humpbacks).
• MayGreatInside Exmouth, Western Australia's best window: Apr–Jun and Sep–Oct (warm, dry, whale sharks or humpbacks).
• JuneGreatInside Exmouth, Western Australia's best window: Apr–Jun and Sep–Oct (warm, dry, whale sharks or humpbacks).
• SeptemberGreatInside Exmouth, Western Australia's best window: Apr–Jun and Sep–Oct (warm, dry, whale sharks or humpbacks).

• Exmouth, Western AustraliaHighs around 38 °C (100 °F), lows around 23 °C (73 °F), rain on about 2 daysHighs around 100 °F (38 °C), lows around 73 °F (23 °C), rain on about 2 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 Exmouth, Western Australia, side by side.

• Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen

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