of the town. Climate Kalbarri lies in the warm-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen: Csa), bordering the more tropical semi-arid climate (BSh) zone. Winters are mild with warm days and occasional heavy precipitation, while summers are hot and dry with the occasional storm or more rarely a decaying tropical cyclone. On 11 April 2021 the town was struck by Category 3 Cyclone Seroja, causing significant damage and causing widespread power outages. In popular culture Kalbarri was featured at the end of the 2005 film Wolf Creek when character Ben Mitchell (Nathan Phillips) was airlifted to hospital from Kalbarri Airport. In the television series Prison Break, character James Whistler states he is originally from Kalbarri. References Coastal towns in Western Australia Shire of Northampton