When to go · Guyana
Guyana, month by month
The best months for Guyana: Mar, Apr, Sep, Oct, Nov. Months to avoid: Jun.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedShort wet season tails off; savannah dry.Coast and Georgetown: rainy · Rainforest interior: rainy · Rupununi savannah: best weatherCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryGoodDrier; Mashramani on 23 February.Coast and Georgetown: fine · Rainforest interior: fine · Rupununi savannah: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- 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
- AprilGreatGood weather; Easter Rupununi Rodeo in Lethem.Coast and Georgetown: best weather · Rainforest interior: best weather · Rupununi savannah: fineCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MayMixedMain rains begin; Kaieteur full, roads worsen.Coast and Georgetown: rainy · Rainforest interior: rainy · Rupununi savannah: rainyCrowds: Low · 4 festivals or holidays
- JuneAvoidWettest month; interior roads close, flights delayed.Coast and Georgetown: rainy · Rainforest interior: rainy · Rupununi savannah: rainyCrowds: Low
- JulyMixedStill wet; savannah flooded.Coast and Georgetown: rainy · Rainforest interior: rainy · Rupununi savannah: rainyCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustMixedRains ease; Emancipation Day 1 August.Coast and Georgetown: fine · Rainforest interior: fine · Rupununi savannah: fineCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- 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
- 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
- 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
- DecemberMixedShort rains start; Christmas pepperpot and diaspora visitors.Coast and Georgetown: rainy · Rainforest interior: rainy · Rupununi savannah: fineCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
Weather by region
How each climate zone rates each month.
| Region | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coast and GeorgetownGeorgetown, Berbice, Essequibo coast | Wet | OK | Best | Best | Wet | Wet | Wet | OK | Best | Best | Best | Wet |
| Rainforest interiorKaieteur, Iwokrama, Essequibo and Potaro rivers | Wet | OK | Best | Best | Wet | Wet | Wet | OK | Best | Best | Best | Wet |
| Rupununi savannahLethem, Karanambu, Rewa, Surama edge | Best | Best | Best | OK | Wet | Wet | Wet | OK | Best | Best | Best | OK |