The climate in Kalgoorlie ranges from 32 degrees Celsius average in the summer and 18 degrees Celsius in the winter with mostly sunny, clear days.

Kalgoorlie parklands

Kalgoorlie offers a great place to go camping and picnicing, especially because it has many parks through the city.

You'll like Hammond Park - the largest park in Kalgoorlie - with a rotunda, a small Bavarian Castle built from gemstones and BBQ facilities.

Kingsbury park is another popular park and it also contains a skate park for the kids. Karlkurla Park is a larger park with trails for cycling and walking and flowers, plants and wildlife.

Aside from Karlkurla, if you're a keen walker or bike-rider, Kalgoorlie has plenty of nature paths you can use, as well as inner-city walking trails.

Kalgoorlie goldfields

To gain more insight into the history of Kalgoorlie, take a visit to the Goldfields War Museum.

You can also visit local attraction, the Super Pit. The Super Pit is an open-cut gold mine and blasts at 1.00pm every day.

Kalgoorlie arts and culture

Kalgoorlie has built up a reputation for its arts and culture. When you're there, see what's on at the Goldfields Arts Centre. It boasts a 700-seat theatre that has many local and national shows.

Inside the Kalgoorlie Goldfields Arts Centre is the Kalgoorlie Art Gallery - one of just three A-Class art Western Australian art galleries.