When to go · Guyana
Guyana in August
Mixed month. Rains ease; Emancipation Day 1 August.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- Medium
- Guyana
- Prices
- Medium
- Guyana
Verdict
MixedVoykit month rating for Guyana
Rains ease; Emancipation Day 1 August.
Weather in August
- Coast and Georgetown · Georgetown, Berbice, Essequibo coastfine
Hot and humid all year, 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 riversfine
Rain possible any day; Kaieteur Falls is fullest in the wet months, clearest views in the dry ones.
- Rupununi savannah · Lethem, Karanambu, Rewa, Surama edgefine
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.
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.
Emancipation Day
1 Aug
African heritage festivals at the National Park.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Guyana
- Medium
- Prices · Guyana
- Medium
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.