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Guyana, month by month

The best months for Guyana: Mar, Apr, Sep, Oct, Nov. Months to avoid: Jun.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryMixedShort wet season tails off; savannah dry.Coast and Georgetown: rainy · Rainforest interior: rainy · Rupununi savannah: best weatherCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  2. FebruaryGoodDrier; Mashramani on 23 February.Coast and Georgetown: fine · Rainforest interior: fine · Rupununi savannah: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
  3. MarchGreatDry and clear; Phagwah (Holi) in March.Coast and Georgetown: best weather · Rainforest interior: best weather · Rupununi savannah: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
  4. AprilGreatGood weather; Easter Rupununi Rodeo in Lethem.Coast and Georgetown: best weather · Rainforest interior: best weather · Rupununi savannah: fineCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
  5. MayMixedMain rains begin; Kaieteur full, roads worsen.Coast and Georgetown: rainy · Rainforest interior: rainy · Rupununi savannah: rainyCrowds: Low · 4 festivals or holidays
  6. JuneAvoidWettest month; interior roads close, flights delayed.Coast and Georgetown: rainy · Rainforest interior: rainy · Rupununi savannah: rainyCrowds: Low
  7. JulyMixedStill wet; savannah flooded.Coast and Georgetown: rainy · Rainforest interior: rainy · Rupununi savannah: rainyCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  8. AugustMixedRains ease; Emancipation Day 1 August.Coast and Georgetown: fine · Rainforest interior: fine · Rupununi savannah: fineCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  9. SeptemberGreatLong dry season starts; good for wildlife.Coast and Georgetown: best weather · Rainforest interior: best weather · Rupununi savannah: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  10. OctoberGreatDry; best time for the Rupununi and river trips.Coast and Georgetown: best weather · Rainforest interior: best weather · Rupununi savannah: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  11. NovemberGreatDry and hot; Diwali lights on the coast.Coast and Georgetown: best weather · Rainforest interior: best weather · Rupununi savannah: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  12. DecemberMixedShort rains start; Christmas pepperpot and diaspora visitors.Coast and Georgetown: rainy · Rainforest interior: rainy · Rupununi savannah: fineCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Guyana, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Mar: Great

    Apr: Great

  • Crowds

    Mar: Medium

    Apr: Medium

  • Prices

    Mar: Medium

    Apr: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Mar: 3

    Apr: 2

March: Dry and clear; Phagwah (Holi) in March.

April: Good weather; Easter Rupununi Rodeo in Lethem.

Guyana: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

Weather by region

How each climate zone rates each month.

Weather rating by region and month
RegionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Coast and GeorgetownGeorgetown, Berbice, Essequibo coastWetOKBestBestWetWetWetOKBestBestBestWet
Rainforest interiorKaieteur, Iwokrama, Essequibo and Potaro riversWetOKBestBestWetWetWetOKBestBestBestWet
Rupununi savannahLethem, Karanambu, Rewa, Surama edgeBestBestBestOKWetWetWetOKBestBestBestOK