Weather in Broome in February

A hard month. February asks something of you. Go in knowing what. You should expect rain on 17 days of the month, which is more days wet than dry.

February ranks 8 of 12 in Broome: past the worst of the year but short of June, which is the month to book if the dates are open.

This is wet-season rain: 17 wet days and 6 genuinely heavy ones, which in this climate means concentrated downpours rather than all-day grey. The pattern is usually a clear morning and a loud afternoon, so front-load the day and stop fighting the 3pm hour. Pack for 33.5 °C days and 26.4 °C nights; the spread matters more here than any single number.

What the averages hide

Averages flatten a month, and this one hides a few things: 9 days clear 35 °C, so a serious heatwave is normal rather than notable. Across the twenty years measured, the hottest February day reached 43.8 °C and the coldest night fell to 19.9 °C, and the wettest single day dropped 88 mm — roughly 46% of the month's rain in one day.

February is moderately variable: 32 mm in the driest year against 359 mm in the wettest, around an average of 191 mm. Roughly two Februarys in three land near that average, and the third does something else entirely.

Wind is light at 10.2 km/h, so the temperature on the page is close to the temperature on your skin, and humidity runs at 76%, high enough to notice on the warm days without dominating them.

How February sits in the year

Temperatures hold steady either side: 34 °C in January, 33.5 here, 33.8 in March. Nothing about the timing within the month matters much.

Daylight in February

February is at or near the longest days of Broome's year: 12.7 hours of daylight, losing 0.5 hours across the month. Evenings are the real gain — dinner outdoors still happens in full light.

Sea temperature

The sea sits at about 29.9 °C in February — warm enough that the water offers no relief from the heat. This is the warmest the water gets all year.

How busy it gets

Off season. The genuine off season: cheapest by a distance, with the caveat that some tours and restaurants close entirely.

Crowd levels are estimated from climate desirability and school-holiday calendars, not from visitor numbers.

February in Broome versus nearby

If Broome is one option among several, the nearby comparison is worth making. Labuan Bajo is a better bet in February — 4.8 °C cooler, 10 days more rain. Darwin is a better bet in February — 3.8 °C cooler, 9 days more rain.

So: February is a compromise. June is 47 points better and is what Broome is actually like at its best — worth moving the trip for if that is possible, and worth adjusting expectations for if it is not.

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