Georgetown weather by month & the best time to visit

🇬🇾 Guyana · regional city · tropical rainforest climate

The best time to visit Georgetown is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 74/100), with October and March close behind. Georgetown averages about 2,001 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 88 mm of rain in September.

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Sun hours / year

2,001

Sunniest month

September

Peak score

74/100

Rain / year

2,053 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

264k

Elevation

27 m

When is the best time to visit Georgetown?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Georgetown is September, then October and March. The dullest month is January (63/100, 165 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Georgetown?

Georgetown gets a moderate 2,001 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 11 Sunshine Score points separate September from January. It ranks #3 of 4 destinations in Guyana for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,061 hours. The year's 2,053 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Boa Vista Brazil · 488 km · best in Sep · 2,322 h sun/yr
• Port of Spain Trinidad & Tobago · 568 km · best in Mar · 2,546 h sun/yr
• Cayenne French Guiana · 678 km · best in Sep · 2,049 h sun/yr
• Saint George's Grenada · 724 km · best in Feb · 3,005 h sun/yr
• Bridgetown Barbados · 744 km · best in Feb · 3,047 h sun/yr
• Isla Margarita Venezuela · 797 km · best in Feb · 2,632 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Ogle Guyana · 38 km · 2,001 h sun/yr · best in Mar
• Wageningen Suriname · 189 km · 2,377 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Kaieteur Falls Guyana · 201 km · 2,120 h sun/yr · best in Mar
• Kwatta Suriname · 346 km · 2,370 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Paramaribo Suriname · 358 km · 2,370 h sun/yr · best in Sep

Head-to-head

How Georgetown compares month by month: Georgetown vs Boa Vista · Georgetown vs Cayenne · Georgetown vs Port of Spain · all comparisons