Georgetown Weather in January
Georgetown in January
The short of it: Georgetown in January averages a high of 30 °C (85 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 201 mm (7.9 in) of rain and about 11 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 24° · rain 201 mm · daylight 11 h 46 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Georgetown an average January high of 30°, a low of 24° and some 201 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Georgetown: highs scarcely reach 30°, nights fall to 24°. Wet spells are common — about 201 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 46 min in mid-January.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 2 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Georgetown runs cooler than most and about as wet in January. Vreed-en-Hoop, 4 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
January in Georgetown, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 55 mm less rain
- Versus February
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vreed-en-HoopEssequibo Islands-West Demerara | 4 km W | 29° | 24° | 188 mm |
| Windsor ForestEssequibo Islands-West Demerara | 10 km WNW | 29° | 24° | 163 mm |
| ParadiseDemerara-Mahaica | 18 km ESE | 30° | 24° | 214 mm |
| TuschenEssequibo Islands-West Demerara | 22 km WNW | 30° | 24° | 221 mm |
| Mahaica VillageDemerara-Mahaica | 29 km ESE | 30° | 24° | 179 mm |
| Helena Number OneDemerara-Mahaica | 29 km ESE | 30° | 24° | 179 mm |
| ParikaEssequibo Islands-West Demerara | 30 km W | 30° | 24° | 215 mm |
| Mahaicony VillageMahaica-Berbice | 46 km SE | 30° | 23° | 195 mm |