Exmouth in summer
Hot, dry and in the waterTurtles on the beaches, mantas on the reef, and the coral a few steps from the sand.
Hot, dry and all about the water. Learmonth, the weather station for Exmouth, averages 37 to 38°C by day from December to February, with nights of 21 to 24°C and 6 to 38mm of rain a month. That is what Ningaloo is for: it is a fringing reef, so at Turquoise Bay and Coral Bay you walk into the coral straight off the beach. Summer is turtle season, with turtles nesting on the beaches from November to March and hatching from January, and manta rays are on the reef year round. The trips from Perth take six to eight days, from $1,449.
Checked on 28 October 2026.
Exmouth sits at the top of a peninsula on the Tropic of Capricorn, with a World Heritage reef on its doorstep. In summer the reef is the whole point: the coral starts metres from the sand, so a hot day here is a day spent with a mask on, and the beaches have turtles coming ashore to nest.
Exmouth in summer, month by month
| Month | Average top | Average overnight | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| November | 34.6°C | 18.5°C | 1.8mm |
| December | 37.1°C | 21.0°C | 5.6mm |
| January | 38.1°C | 23.1°C | 29.2mm |
| February | 37.6°C | 24.1°C | 38.0mm |
| March | 36.6°C | 23.1°C | 39.7mm |
| July, for comparison | 24.4°C | 11.4°C | 20.7mm |
Bureau of Meteorology long-term monthly averages for Learmonth Airport (station 005007), the station serving Exmouth, from 51 years of records.
What summer in Exmouth gives you
- Turtle season.Turtles nest on the beaches from November to March, and the hatchlings appear from January.
- The reef off the beach.Ningaloo is a fringing reef, so at Turquoise Bay you walk in, let the current carry you along the coral, and walk out. No boat, no guide, no cost.
- Coral Bayabout 150km south, where the reef is again a few steps from the sand, and most of the trips spend a night there.
- Manta rays year roundon half-day boat trips at extra cost.
- Dry days.Even February, the wettest summer month, averages 38mm, and December just 5.6mm.
- Warm nightsof 21 to 24°C, so the evenings are for sitting out.
The trips from Perth
| Trip | Length | Starts and finishes | Where you sleep | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Day Perth to Exmouth | 6 days, 5 nights | Perth / Exmouth | Hostels / Hotels | $1449 |
| 6 Day Perth to Exmouth | 6 days, 5 nights | Perth / Exmouth | Hostel | $1549 |
| 7 Day Perth to Exmouth & Return | 7 days, 6 nights | Perth / Perth | Hostel / Dorm Share | $1699 |
| 8 Day Perth to Exmouth & Return | 8 days, 7 nights | Perth / Perth | Hostel / Dorm Share | $1699 |
| 7 Day Perth to Exmouth & Return | 7 days, 6 nights | Perth / Perth | Hostel / Dorm Share | $1799 |
| 8 Day Perth to Exmouth in Comfort | 8 days, 7 nights | Perth / Exmouth | Boutique Ensuite | $4099 |
Every one spends two nights in Exmouth. Prices update on their own.
- Six days one wayis the cheapest, from $1,449, by Kalbarri, Monkey Mia and Coral Bay, then two nights in Exmouth. Fly home from Learmonth, or carry on north.
- Seven or eight days and back to Perthfrom $1,699, saves the flight home.
- Eight days in comfortsleeps in boutique ensuite rooms the whole way, with two nights at Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort.
- The Pinnacles Desertcomes on the way north.
So, is summer a good time?
Yes, if you want to be in the water. Summer is warm, dry and turtle season, and the reef you came for is right off the beach. If swimming with whale sharks is the reason for the trip, they arrive around March, and the whole year is on our best time to visit Ningaloo and Exmouth page. The whale shark day itself is on day trips from Exmouth.
6 Day Perth to Exmouthfrom $14496 days, 5 nightsHostels / Hotels6 days. Perth to Exmouth by Monkey Mia and Coral BayView trip
7 Day Perth to Exmouth & Returnfrom $16997 days, 6 nightsHostel / Dorm Share7 days. Perth to Exmouth and backView trip
8 Day Perth to Exmouth & Returnfrom $16998 days, 7 nightsHostel / Dorm Share8 days. Perth to Exmouth and backView trip
8 Day Perth to Exmouth in Comfortfrom $40998 days, 7 nightsBoutique Ensuite8 days. Perth to Exmouth in ensuite roomsView tripPeople also ask
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Where this comes from. Temperatures and rainfall are Bureau of Meteorology long-term monthly averages for Learmonth Airport, station 005007, from 51 years of records. Turtle nesting and the manta ray season are the published figures for Ningaloo Marine Park. Each trip's route, where it sleeps, its length and prices are that trip's own details as held on its page here, and prices update on their own.