Guyana in May

Main rains begin; Kaieteur full, roads worsen.

• 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 edgerainy

  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.

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.

• Labour Day

  1 May

  Closures.

• Arrival Day

  5 May

  Marks the arrival of Indian indentured workers in 1838.

• Independence Day

  26 May

  Flag-raising and events.

• Eid ul-Fitr, Eid ul-Adha, Youman Nabi

  Varies (Islamic calendar)

  Public holidays; dates move each year.

Crowds · Guyana

Low

Prices · Guyana

Low

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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