When to go · Guyana
Guyana in December
Mixed month. Short rains start; Christmas pepperpot and diaspora visitors.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- Medium
- Guyana
- Prices
- High
- Guyana
Verdict
Short rains start; Christmas pepperpot and diaspora visitors.
Weather in December
- Coast and Georgetown · Georgetown, Berbice, Essequibo coastrainy
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 riversrainy
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.
Christmas and Boxing Day big impact
25–26 Dec
Pepperpot and black cake; businesses closed; diaspora flights full.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Guyana
- Medium
- Prices · Guyana
- High
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast