Broome

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Broome simply oozes with colour. It's Western Australia's secret getaway - right on the Indian Ocean's doorstep and the gateway to Australia's last frontier of pristine wilderness - the Kimberley. You'll never want to leave.

Broome owes its existence to the 'Pinctada Maxima' - the world's largest pearl oyster shell - discovered in Roebuck Bay in 1861. The giant pinctada shells caused a sensation overseas and soon a melting pot of nationalities flocked to the shores of Broome in the hope of making their fortune. Japanese, Malays and Koepangers joined the Aboriginal pearl divers, whilst the Chinese became the shopkeepers in town.

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Broome has a tropical climate of hot, humid summers and warm winters. Broome has two distinct seasons, ‘the wet’ or ‘green season’ and ‘the dry’.

The ‘wet season’ officially commences in October but Broome does not usually experience much (if any) rain before late December. Most of the annual rainfall for Broome is, on average, from January through to March and can be accompanied by thunderstorms and tropical lows or cyclones.

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Daytime temperatures during ‘the wet’ are in the mid 30s C with the overnight temperature averaging around the mid 20s C. Broome is situated on a peninsula with water on three sides so we have reliable afternoon sea breezes from the northwest to southwest during the warmer months.

April is classed as the start of the ‘dry season’. Temperatures during this time can be expected to be around the mid 20s C to low 30s C with overnight temperatures averaging approximately 12C. Rarely will the temperatures drop below 5C. Broome does not usually experience any significant rain at this time of the year.

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