New Amsterdam weather in July

In July, New Amsterdam sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 286 mm of rain across 29.3 wet days and about 12.3 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 23% 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 New Amsterdam's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see New Amsterdam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
286 mm
29.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:46 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
61%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

New Amsterdam is city in Guyana.

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 New Amsterdam 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 on par with August.

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How July really feels in New Amsterdam

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 3 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
3
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.

New Amsterdam 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°18223.511.74.5
Feb27° / 24°12919.311.84.9
Mar28° / 25°11419.1125.1
Apr28° / 25°16821.312.14.6
May28° / 25°33127.612.33.8
Jun28° / 25°37429.112.43.5
Jul28° / 24°28629.312.33.5
Aug29° / 25°16924.312.24.0
Sep29° / 26°8916.8124.6
Oct29° / 26°9717.211.94.6
Nov29° / 25°17822.811.74.0
Dec28° / 25°23626.711.64.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

New Amsterdam gets around 286 mm of rain over 29.3 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 94% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days.

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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 85% 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 10 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

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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 5:43 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:436:04
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312.45:436:04
412.45:436:05
512.45:446:05
612.45:446:05
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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 5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in September across the year — July's 5 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 New Amsterdam?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in New Amsterdam.

What to pack for New Amsterdam in July

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

In July, New Amsterdam 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 New Amsterdam in July

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 21 km away) 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
Apr27Warm
May28Warm
Jun28Warm
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in New Amsterdam 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 New Amsterdam peaks around March 22 at about 15 (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 22UV 15Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in New Amsterdam 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 New Amsterdam is worst in April — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateApr 1226 µg/m³Aug 1612 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is New Amsterdam?

New Amsterdam sits at 6.2°N, 57.5°W, 1 m above sea level, in Guyana. The nearest listed city is Linden, 92 km away.

LindenGeorgetownParikaBartica

Topography around New Amsterdam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around New Amsterdam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m.

The land around New Amsterdam is covered by grassland (40%) and water (27%) within 3 km, grassland (37%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and trees (35%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
36 m
80 km
86 m
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July weather nearby: Linden 92 km · Georgetown 94 km · Parika 120 km · Bartica 124 km · Weg naar Zee 258 km · Welgelegen 258 km · Lelydorp 260 km · Latour 260 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 New Amsterdam (6.2492°, -57.5158°, elevation 1 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).