When to go · Guyana
Guyana in September
Great month. Long dry season starts; good for wildlife.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Crowds
- Medium
- Guyana
- Prices
- Medium
- Guyana
Verdict
Long dry season starts; good for wildlife.
Is another month better than September?
No other month rates higher than September for Guyana in this guide.
Weather in September
- Coast and Georgetown · Georgetown, Berbice, Essequibo coastbest weather
Hot and humid all year, 24–31 °C (75–88 °F), cooled by trade winds; two wet seasons, the heavier May–July and a shorter one December–January.Hot and humid all year, 75–88 °F (24–31 °C), cooled by trade winds; two wet seasons, the heavier May–July and a shorter one December–January.
- Rainforest interior · Kaieteur, Iwokrama, Essequibo and Potaro riversbest weather
Rain possible any day; Kaieteur Falls is fullest in the wet months, clearest views in the dry ones.
- Rupununi savannah · Lethem, Karanambu, Rewa, Surama edgebest weather
One long wet season about May–August, when the savannah floods and the Lethem road can close; dry and hot the rest of the year.
- Georgetown32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 8 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 8 rain days
- Bartica32 °C (90 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 15 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 15 rain days
- Charity32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 10 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 10 rain days
- Lethem31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 10 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 10 rain days
- Linden32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 12 rain days
- Mabaruma31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 14 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 14 rain days
- Michelle's Island32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 12 rain days
- New Amsterdam32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 10 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 10 rain days
- Paramakatoi32 °C (90 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 9 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 77 °F (25 °C), 9 rain days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Eid ul-Fitr, Eid ul-Adha, Youman Nabi
Varies (Islamic calendar)
Public holidays; dates move each year.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Guyana
- Medium
- Prices · Guyana
- Medium
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Guyana, side by side.
Verdict
Sep: Great
Mar: Great
Crowds
Sep: Medium
Mar: Medium
Prices
Sep: Medium
Mar: Medium
Festivals listed
Sep: 1
Mar: 3
September: Long dry season starts; good for wildlife.
March: Dry and clear; Phagwah (Holi) in March.
Guyana: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.
Where to go in September
Rated best or good this month
Coast and Georgetown
Best weather of the year (Georgetown, Berbice, Essequibo coast)
Rainforest interior
Best weather of the year (Kaieteur, Iwokrama, Essequibo and Potaro rivers)
Rupununi savannah
Best weather of the year (Lethem, Karanambu, Rewa, Surama edge)
Dry and hot.
Best months: Sep–Apr
Best months: Sep–Apr
Best months: Sep–Apr (dry season)
Best months: Sep–Apr (dry season)
Best months: Sep–Apr (dry season)
Best months: Sep–Apr (dry season)
Best months: Sep–Apr (dry season)
Best months: Sep–Apr (dry season)