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Travel and Tourism in Guyana
Travel alerts, currency, climate, transit, health, and safety information for visitors to Guyana.
Practical Information
Travel alert status, currency, climate, and transit details.
- Travel Alert Status
- Level 3: Reconsider Travel
- Time Difference
- UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- Currency
- Guyanese dollar (GYD)
- Climate
- Guyana's climate is typical of most tropical countries. Humidity ranges from an average low of 68% in October to 77% in May, and an average high of 79% in October to 86% in May through August. The average annual mean (AAM) is 73% in the afternoons and 83% in the mornings. Minimum temperatures in Georgetown, on the coast, range between 22-26°C (71-80°F) year around, with an AAM low of 75. Maximum temperatures range between 28-32°C (83-90°F), year around, with an AAM high of 86. The sea breezes (east-northeast trade winds) significantly mitigate the heat on the coast. The coastal area typically has two wet seasons: May to mid-August, when about 40% of the total annual precipitation falls, and December to mid-January, which receive another 20%. However, occasional rain may fall at any time of the year. Georgetown and the coast average 90 inches of rainfall annually; in the interior, 60-150 inches occur.
- Ethnic Groups
- East Indian 50%, black 36%, Amerindian 7%, white, Chinese, and mixed 7%
- National Holiday
- Republic Day, 23 February (1970)
- Geographic Coordinates
- 5 00 N, 59 00 W
- Location
- Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela
- Airports
- 49
Health and Safety
Medical facilities, vaccinations, disease risk, and sanitation conditions.
Medical care in Guyana does not meet U.S. standards. Care is available for minor medical conditions, although quality is very inconsistent. Emergency care and hospitalization for major medical illnesses or surgery are very limited, due to a lack of appropriately trained specialists, below standard in-hospital care, and poor sanitation. There are very few ambulances in Guyana. Ambulance service is limited to transportation without any medical care and is frequently not available for emergencies.