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Guyana at a glance

The atlas follows 773 places here month by month, with 6 mountains and 3 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are January, February and March.

Guyana's population

Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.

+100%418k in 1950 → 836k in 2025 → 941k in 2050
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Guyana · In numbers

GDP per person (PPP)$97,9002025 · 8/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy70.32024 · 149/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities26 %2025 · 197/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet83 %2024 · 88/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman2.402024 · 80/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover87 %2024 · 6/206 among countries

The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.

When to go to Guyana

The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.

Where to go, month by month

For the beach in August

Places and regions of Guyana

The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.

10 regions

Guyana from above

Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.

OctoberMonth scores for Guyana
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Georgetownbest Jan–Mar50Georgetown
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New Amsterdambest Jan–Mar50New Amsterdam
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Lethembest Jan–Feb · Sep42Lethem
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Mahdiabest Jan–Feb · Sep48Mahdia
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Barticabest Jan–Feb · Sep49Bartica
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Rosignolbest Jan–Mar50Rosignol
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Parikabest Jan–Mar49Parika
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Paramakatoibest Jan–Feb · Sep54Paramakatoi

Nature in Guyana

All nature

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Outdoors in Guyana

Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.

Culture in Guyana

3 monuments and 2 museums; the best known first.

All monuments

What's on in Guyana

Event calendar

The ground and the sky in Guyana

Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.

Earthquakes

Getting to Guyana

1 large airports, 16 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.

Practical information

Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.

PlugsABG240 V
Emergency911Calling code +592
TrafficOn the leftside of the road
CurrencyGuyanaese DollarGYD
LanguagesEnglish
Local time09:31Georgetown