Located literally in the middle of the Indian Ocean (12 deg south | 96 deg east) just over 2700 km northwest of Perth, 3000 km due west of Darwin and 900 km southwest from Christmas Island (its closest neighbour). Cocos is a comfortable 4-1/2 hour flight by jet from Perth, Western Australia.

Tropical Cocos has two main seasons: the windy trade winds from April/May to September/October and the calmer doldrums from November through to April. The "wet season", February-May, can also generate the occasional low pressure system (cyclone), however rainfall usually visits this sandy atoll in the evenings, bringing glorious sunny days! Temperatures are fairly consistent no matter what the season, remaining around a comfortable 29° C with a minimum evening temperature rarely dropping below 20° C. For an ideal tropical holiday getaway, Cocos is the destination.