How warm does Ningaloo Reef get?

Typical daytime highs in Ningaloo Reef are Mar–May 32°C (90°F), Jun–Aug 25°C (77°F), Sep–Nov 32°C (90°F), Dec–Feb 37°C (99°F).

Is Ningaloo Reef expensive?

On the ground, Ningaloo Reef is mid-range.

Oceania / Australia

Ningaloo Reef

Q: What sort of trip is Ningaloo Reef good for?

Ningaloo Reef is good for sunshine and salt water, landscape doing the heavy lifting, the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing, moving about and doing things.

Ningaloo Reef · Australia · Exmouth

A reef close enough to swim to from the beach rather than boat out to, whale sharks passing through from March to July in numbers rare anywhere else on earth, and a coastline so remote the stars at night have nothing competing with them.

The best time to visit Ningaloo Reef is Mar–Jul, when typical daytime highs reach about 37°C (99°F). Local time there is 09:20 (UTC+8).

Best time to go

Mar–Jul

Budget on the ground

$$ · mid-range

Nearest airport

LEA · Exmouth

Good for

sunshine and salt water landscape doing the heavy lifting the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing moving about and doing things

In season

March April May June July

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High20 to 40°C68 to 104°F Rain0 to 60mm0 to 2.4in

March · high 98°F · rain 1.8in · 12.3h of daylight · in the recommended window

shaded columns are the recommended window

Measured at Exmouth, this page’s gateway

Ningaloo Reef month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	38°C100°F	5mm0.2in	13.4h13.4h
February	37°C98°F	17mm0.7in	12.9h12.9h
March	36°C98°F	45mm1.8in	12.3h12.3h	in the recommended window
April	33°C91°F	21mm0.8in	11.6h11.6h	in the recommended window
May	28°C83°F	56mm2.2in	11.1h11.1h	in the recommended window
June	23°C74°F	42mm1.7in	10.8h10.8h	in the recommended window
July	25°C76°F	6mm0.2in	10.9h10.9h	in the recommended window
August	27°C80°F	14mm0.6in	11.4h11.4h
September	30°C86°F	3mm0.1in	12.0h12.0h
October	33°C91°F	1mm0.0in	12.7h12.7h
November	34°C92°F	6mm0.2in	13.2h13.2h
December	37°C98°F	1mm0.0in	13.5h13.5h

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