Georgetown weather by month

The best time to visit Georgetown is February, March and September — 69/100 in February, 29°C and 20 rainy days. The best season is the dry season, January to April (66/100 on average).

The worst month is May at 47/100 — sweltering, soaked, clean air. See May →

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Guyana →

Georgetown🇬🇾 Guyana · Guianas & Northern Brazil · City69
  1. 66Jan
  2. 69Feb
  3. 68Mar
  4. 61Apr
  5. 47May
  6. 48Jun
  7. 55Jul
  8. 63Aug
  9. 67Sep
  10. 65Oct
  11. 58Nov
  12. 54Dec

Best season: January to April (66/100 on average) · worst May (47/100)

Days
29°C
Nights
25°C
Wet days
20
Sun
10 h
Humidity
80%
Daylight
12 h
Georgetown, Guyana
Photo: David Stanley · CC BY 2.0

Georgetown, month by month

Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Georgetown is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.

MonthScoreTierHighRainSunCrowdsOn
Jan66C29°C22 d10 hBusy1
Feb69C29°C20 d10 hPeak2
Mar68C30°C18 d11 hPeak2
Apr61C30°C21 d10 hBusy1
May47F30°C29 d9 hBusy2
Jun48F30°C30 d9 hQuiet1
Jul55D31°C30 d10 hShoulder1
Aug63C31°C24 d11 hBusy1
Sep67C32°C19 d11 hBusy1
Oct65C31°C20 d11 hBusy1
Nov58D31°C25 d10 hBusy1
Dec54D30°C28 d10 hBusy1

What's on in Georgetown through the year

Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.

February
  • Mashramani15–24 FebFestival
  • Phagwah25 Feb – 25 Mar (usually)Holiday
March
  • Easter kite flying20 Mar – 25 Apr (usually)Festival
May
  • Guyana Carnival18–27 May (usually)Festival
  • Flooding in the city1 May – 31 Jul (usually)Hazard
August
  • Emancipation festival1 AugFestival
September
  • Amerindian Heritage Month1–30 SepFestival
October
  • Diwali motorcade10 Oct – 20 Nov (usually)Holiday
December
  • Christmas and Old Year's Night15 Dec – 1 Jan (usually)Holiday

Everything on in Georgetown through the year →

Crowds in Georgetown in February

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

Peak crowdsMashramani, Phagwah, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it(estimated)

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Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet

Good to know before you go to Georgetown

Real experiences from travellers' own write-ups, quoted with a link to the original.

Safety

A travel guide to Georgetown recommends using a money belt or lockable bag rather than an open tote, particularly around busy spots like Stabroek Market and Bourda Market where distraction theft is the main risk rather than violent crime. Their general rule for the city: avoid walking after dark, switch to taxis once the sun goes down, and don't display phones, cameras, or jewelry openly while browsing the markets during the day, since Georgetown's tropical, hot-and-humid climate means you'll be out and exposed for long stretches regardless.
David's Been Here · Read the original ↗

Traveller notes on Georgetown

What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.

Forum posters describe Georgetown's air as generally hot and humid with rain a frequent occurrence, a pattern that applies broadly across the seasons here given Guyana's equatorial coastal position. Given how few detailed month-specific weather discussions exist for Georgetown, posters' practical advice tends to center more on safety, logistics and things to do than granular climate detail - reflecting how few independent trip reports exist for this destination outside of broader Guyana-country travel planning. Posters generally recommend treating a March visit like any other month here: expect real humidity and a genuine chance of rain on any given day, rather than assuming a distinct dry season the way many other tropical destinations have.
Tripadvisor community · March · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum posters consistently name September as Guyana's driest month, even drier than October, and likely the hottest of the year, describing the August-through-November stretch as the drier of the country's two dry seasons. Posters are direct that rain and humidity remain a real presence regardless - Guyana's weather has always been genuinely unpredictable, and posters note it can rain at any time of year even within a nominal dry season. Posters generally describe conditions as hot and humid with frequent rain showers as the baseline, with September simply representing a relative low point in rainfall rather than a guarantee of dry days. Posters generally rate September as one of the better months to visit Georgetown specifically, heat and humidity notwithstanding.
Tripadvisor community · September · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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