Broome WA in December...any good?

Make sure the air-con is working well, pack plenty of sunscreen and go for it.

It'll probably be hot but you probably know that.

Duncs

Very hot. Even the swimming pools are to hot to cool down in.

anywhere from 40 to 50 during the day and in the 30,s during the nite i work in between broome and hedland ,take plenty of beer..

It's the 'build-up" time. This is the time people 'go troppo'. From my sister's experience [she lived there for the last 20 years.... well Derby.. near enough] this is the worst time of the year. Of course when 'the wet' hits, you can't move around so well. This is what the weather is 'building-up' to!

Still ... go for the experience. It's bluddy hot any time I reckon.

cheers Royce

It is just hot and dry (but broome has lovely breeze) only time you will get wet is if a strom rolls thru.

To put it into perspective we get less rain here in Derby than Perth and nowhere near as much as Cairns or Darwin (annual figures).

Be bloody hot i think!!!

:-(

Why has no one mentioned the @#$%^& HUMIDITY

Why do you think it's referred to as the slo season...?
and remember the local time is "Broome time", if it happens it's a bonus
if it dosn't well too bad, maybe it just wasn't meant to

I live 20 km north of Broome (off the Cape Leveque Rd).

Impossible to totally predict Dec weather as it depends on when the Wet starts. It is likely howver to be 34-36 degrees and typically humid: likely to have sun all day every day.

Some years, including last) there was no rain. Most years the heavy falls are January onward. Can be freak days at 40 degrees or even plus - but rare in Dec.

Some possibility of a cyclone, but again most are a bit later.

Sun is very hot. It is essential to cover up.

If you don't mind the heat Dec is a very good time to be up here - few people, plenty of space to park etc. Ample places to camp.

If planning Xmas here book well ahead for Xmas dinner as the locals traditionally eat out. In many ways it's our favourite time of year!

Trust this helps but happy to respond further
Collyn Rivers

very much okay if you're staying in air cond accomodation (with a swimming pool as stingers & box jellyfish inundate the beach) but if you're camping it's way too humid and you'll never sleep. Could be awfully wet too but that's a heap of fun (especially if you're stuck in Divers Tavern)

It's a lot to do with how much you are bothered by heat - but we live very happily (helped a fair bit by being only 400 metres from the sea) without air-conditioning. Not a lot of difference between Nov and Dec unless the rains come early.

Coopes's advice re stingers is worth regarding - many locals ignore it (as indeed does my wife) but I think it's pushing one's luck.

Basically Broome is such a lovely town that it's ALWAY good up here.
Prejudiced -who me? Nah!

- (Where are you staying?)
Collyn Rivers