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Broome
Western Australiatown
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Broome sits in Western Australia, Australia and is identified as a town. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Geographically it lies in the southern hemisphere at a tropical latitude (-17.961°, 122.236°). Climate records indicate average highs near 88.9°F and lows near 75.3°F and about 28.8 in of annual precipitation (a moderate total). Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,274 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 89% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826) · Aves5,927
- Little FriarbirdPhilemon citreogularis (Gould, 1837) · Aves5,768
- Australian IbisThreskiornis molucca (Cuvier, 1829) · Aves5,659
- Torresian CrowCorvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves5,637
- Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves5,297
- Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves5,291
- Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus Latham, 1801 · Aves4,886
- Singing HoneyeaterGavicalis virescens (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves4,806
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.4 — 2022-04-1778 km NW of Bilingurr, Australia
- M 4.3 — 2020-04-1290 km NNW of Bilingurr, Australia
- M 4.5 — 2015-10-0787 km NNW of Bilingurr, Australia
- M 4.4 — 2011-05-0762 km NE of Roebuck, Australia
- M 3.3 — 2006-04-2652 km N of Bilingurr, Australia
- M 3.8 — 2005-01-2456 km NE of Bilingurr, Australia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here








People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Western Australia
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Broome


Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library