Perth to Broome

Driving to Broome in January may not suit you especially if you are coming in from the Northern Hemisphere. Temperatures in January are going to be in the high 40's and this will make travelling uncomfortable. You motorhome should be airconditioned but you will have to find a place to stop that has a power outlet, each night, so as to run the airconditioner otherwise your sleep will be uncomfortable to say the least.

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I would suggest you consider visiting the southern coast and forests of Western Australia instead. While it may be school holidays, Western Australia does not have a large population base, so you shouldn't find the area too crowded. The coastline around Esperance is really something to see with pristine beaches and iridescent seawaters and the weather should be palatable.


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I agree with Bundy (I too have driven the Inland route all year) and Steve BUT as you say you want to go to Broome, The roads are good, plenty of tourists , Truckies, and travellers, I would recomend the Coastal Hwy, Kalbarri is a spot not to be missed, Carnarvon has some very nice Caravan Parks too, I don't think you'll have any problems what ever , enjoy your visit to WA ,

Doug

Don't forget its cyclone season & predictions are for early cyclones & more than usual. Enjoy WA! Cheers Heather

arcaxiu,

Agree with Willem and others,head south.Broome is not a great place to to be in the wet season.Very humid and if your beach goes not advisable to swim at this time of year due to stingers.

Plenty to do down South including swimming wineries etc,however the North a must see beginning about April May.


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The locals over there told me you should not go north of Carnarvon in the months with an "R" in them. It is too hot up there. That means May is the first month for going right up there.

PeterD

Yep - you'll be going through the Pilbara coast region (Dampier, Karratha, Port Hedland etc)..... much has been written over the years about how fierce the heat is up there in high summer for those that work there (intolerable for some) - for city softies like me, it would be a no go zone .......but you might have a higher melting point than me :-o).

I agree with all of the above as a resident in the Pilbara for the past ten years i can tell you when it warms up it stays warm even the minimum temps can stay in the thirties all night and high forties during the day.and humid on the coast.south is the place to head

Lived up there last year (in the Pilbara) thru the monsoon - and we had some days at 44C and one beauty at 48.5C

We also had a few cyclones - the heat and humidity combined are dreadfull - not to mention the biting sand flies and mosquitoes the size of iroquoi helicopters! ;o)

Broomes a great place but no one in their right mind goes there in January......well not unless they hog tie and hand cuff you in the back of a prison van!

Take the advice and head south - see the forests etc and then on to Esperance for the beaches and swimming etc - thats a holiday - Broome would be more of a sentence than a holiday at that time of the year.

Did anyone mention in Broome at that time of the year you can't swim because of the:-

Man eating saltwater Crocodiles
Man Eating Sharks
Man Killing Irucanji Jelly Fish
Man Killing "Two Step" Cone Snails*
Man Killing Blue Ringed Octopus
Man Killing Sting rays
Man Killing Stone Fish
Man Killing Lion Fish
Man Killing Toad Fish

* so named becaise you step on one and it stings you - then you take a second step & your dead!

Broome's a good place to stay away from in January! ;o)

Cheers!

if you do stick with your plan - definitly head straight to broome - if you do that you MIGHT miss the prime Cyclone period of FEB-MARCH

The locals over there told me you should not go north of Carnarvon in the months with an "R" in them. It is too hot up there. That means May is the first month for going right up there.

PeterD

Wow what a response. I'm truly overwhelmed by the help & advice & would like to thank each & every one of you.
So we've had a think about it & decided to go.......................SOUTH. To be honest the only reason we thought about heading north was because all the books say you have to book well in advance for camp-site places in the south & along the west coast during the school holidays. We don't want to be tied to a rigid schedules. Do you think we will have a problem finding a space without a booking bearing in mind that we are not looking for the big resort type places. Also is camping 'wild' allowed? If we make it up to the north by late Feb will the weather be a bit more tolerable. We live in the Mediterranean so we are used to temps of 35-40( but not all that live stock in the sea!!!).
Questions questions I know, but you guys certainly seem to know your stuff. Hope we meet just as nice people on the road. Once again many thanks to you all.