Touring Western Australia - Exmouth

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Exmouth Western Australia, is a town on the tip of the North West Cape in Western Australia. The town is located 1,270 kilometres (789 mi) north of the state capital Perth and 3,366 kilometres (2,092 mi) southwest of Darwin.

Exmouth had a population of 1,844. At the height of the tourist season the population swells to 6000. Exmouth is one of the few areas in Australia that can boast the "Range to Reef" experience. The Cape Range National Park which has some spectacular gorges is an area of 506 square kilometres and its main area is focused on the west coast of the Cape which provides a large variety of camp sites on the coastal fringe of the Park.

Home to Ningaloo Reef, the Marine Park protects one of Australia's most important tracts of reef. It is one of the longest fringing reefs in the world and only one of two coral reefs in the world that have formed on the western side of a continent. The Ningaloo Marine park stretches from Bundegi Beach near Exmouth for 260 km along the West Coast to Amherst Point south of Coral Bay. The name 'Ningaloo' comes from the local Aboriginal people and means a 'promontory' or 'point' of high land jutting into the sea.

In the southern hemisphere there are strong currents that push cold water up the west coast from the Antarctic, and warm water down the east coast from the equator. In Western Australia there is a phenomenon called the Leeuwin counter current that brings a stream of warm water down the West Australian coast. This change of temperature is the spark of life that allows coral reefs such as Ningaloo, Abrohlos and Rottnest reefs to grow and survive.

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Exmouth's Climate

Exmouth's climate is generally quite hot in the summer months and doesn't really suffer the very wet due to the monsoon rains further north. The best time to visit is all year round but from May to November the temperatures are pleasant and the rainfall not excessive.

Summer daytime temperatures range from mid to high 30-40's while a typical winters day reaches around 25 degrees. Water temperatures vary from 18-28 degrees - perfect beach weather all year.

So whether you like it hot or a little cooler the weather is ideal for holidays in our beautiful region most of the year round, so planning a holiday is made so much easier.

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