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 →
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, 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.
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
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)
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.
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.
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.
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