Georgetown weather in July

In July, Georgetown sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 241 mm of rain across 29.4 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Georgetown's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Georgetown's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
241 mm
29.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:47 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
68%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Georgetown is capital city of Guyana.

Density
1,592/km²
people per km²
Founded
1781

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical July day in Georgetown reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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How July really feels in Georgetown

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 6 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
6
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Georgetown weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 24°16023.511.64.6
Feb27° / 24°10518.311.85.0
Mar28° / 24°9418.6125.1
Apr28° / 25°13020.112.14.4
May28° / 25°25326.512.33.7
Jun28° / 24°31529.112.43.4
Jul28° / 24°24129.412.43.3
Aug29° / 25°16125.512.23.7
Sep30° / 25°9618.2124.3
Oct30° / 26°10819.311.84.2
Nov29° / 25°17923.811.73.8
Dec28° / 24°20727.111.63.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22773
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42971
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83169
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Georgetown gets around 241 mm of rain over 29.4 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 95% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:44 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:446:08
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312.45:456:08
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in September across the year — July's 4.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Georgetown?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Georgetown.

What to pack for Georgetown in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Georgetown sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Georgetown in July

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Warm
May28Warm
Jun28Warm
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Georgetown in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Georgetown peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 21UV 14Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Georgetown in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Georgetown is worst in April — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1526 µg/m³Aug 2112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Georgetown?

Georgetown sits at 6.8°N, 58.2°W, 3 m above sea level, in Guyana. The nearest listed city is Parika, 30 km away.

BarticaLindenNew AmsterdamMabaruma

Topography around Georgetown

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Georgetown.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Georgetown has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 287 m.

The land around Georgetown is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and water (24%) within 3 km, water (42%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
25 m
80 km
287 m
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July weather nearby: Parika 30 km · Bartica 68 km · Linden 90 km · New Amsterdam 94 km · Mabaruma 237 km · Weg naar Zee 341 km · Welgelegen 342 km · Tammenga 344 km

Guyana travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B / D / G
240 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$32,414
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2011
Safe drinking water
67%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
19.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
22.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 35%Hindu 25%other Christian 21%Roman Catholic 7%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Georgetown (6.8045°, -58.1553°, elevation 3 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).