Editing Georgetown, Guyana (section)

== Geography ==
[[File:20191122 Guyana 0082 Georgetown sRGB (49295764796).jpg|thumb|View of Georgetown from over the Atlantic Ocean]]

Georgetown is located on Guyana's Atlantic coast on the east bank of Demerara River estuary. The terrain in this part of the country where the city is located is flat coastal plains. The city is surrounded by a blanket of cane fields along with marshy swamps, and savannah lands on its east and south. The elevation of the land is one metre below the high tide level.{{cn|date=November 2022}} This low elevation is protected by a retaining wall known as the seawall to keep the ocean out and an innovative network of canals with kokers to drain the city of excess water.{{cn|date=November 2022}}

=== Climate ===
Georgetown has a year-round hot trade-wind [[tropical rainforest climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Af]]). Relative humidity fluctuates throughout the year with the highest occurring in May, June, August and December–January; these months are usually the rainiest part of the year. Between the months of September to November relative humidity is lower ushering in the drier season.

Georgetown does not truly have a [[dry season]] – monthly precipitation in all 12 months is above {{cvt|60|mm|in}}. Because of its location Georgetown's temperatures are moderated by the North-East [[trade winds]] blowing in from the North Atlantic and so it rarely sees temperatures above 31 degrees Celsius.
{{Weather box |width = auto |metric first = yes |single line = yes
|location = [[Cheddi Jagan International Airport|Cheddi Jagan Airport]] (1991–2020)
| Jan high C  =30.2
| Feb high C  =30.5
| Mar high C  =31.2
| Apr high C  =31.5
| May high C  =30.9
| Jun high C  =30.8
| Jul high C  =31.3
| Aug high C  =32.2
| Sep high C  =33.0
| Oct high C  =33.0
| Nov high C  =32.1
| Dec high C  =30.8
| year high C =
| Jan mean C  =25.8
| Feb mean C  =25.8
| Mar mean C  =26.4
| Apr mean C  =26.9
| May mean C  =26.9
| Jun mean C  =26.7
| Jul mean C  =26.8
| Aug mean C  =27.3
| Sep mean C  =27.7
| Oct mean C  =27.7
| Nov mean C  =27.2
| Dec mean C  =26.4
| year mean C =
| Jan low C  =21.3
| Feb low C  =21.1
| Mar low C  =21.4
| Apr low C  =22.2
| May low C  =22.8
| Jun low C  =22.6
| Jul low C  =22.4
| Aug low C  =22.4
| Sep low C  =22.4
| Oct low C  =22.4
| Nov low C  =22.3
| Dec low C  =22.0
| year low C =
| Jan sun  =174.6
| Feb sun  =170.8
| Mar sun  =197.1
| Apr sun  =184.7
| May sun  =155
| Jun sun  =139.2
| Jul sun  =186.3
| Aug sun  =218.7
| Sep sun  =216.7
| Oct sun  =214.9
| Nov sun  =186.3
| Dec sun  =156.1
| year sun =
| precipitation colour  =  green
| Jan precipitation mm  =227.2
| Feb precipitation mm  =138.1
| Mar precipitation mm  =113.7
| Apr precipitation mm  =189.9
| May precipitation mm  =341.1
| Jun precipitation mm  =357.5
| Jul precipitation mm  =297.8
| Aug precipitation mm  =228.8
| Sep precipitation mm  =149.5
| Oct precipitation mm  =135
| Nov precipitation mm  =193.2
| Dec precipitation mm  =267.4
| year precipitation mm =
| unit precipitation days =  1.0 mm
| precip days colour      = 
| Jan precipitation days  =17
| Feb precipitation days  =13
| Mar precipitation days  =11
| Apr precipitation days  =12
| May precipitation days  =21
| Jun precipitation days  =21
| Jul precipitation days  =23
| Aug precipitation days  =17
| Sep precipitation days  =11
| Oct precipitation days  =10
| Nov precipitation days  =14
| Dec precipitation days  =20
| year precipitation days =
|source = NOAA NCEI<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-3-WMO-Normals-9120/Guyana/CSV/Cheddijaganairport_81002.csv |title=WMO Normals 1991–2020: Guyana-Cheddi Jagan International Airport- SYCJ |access-date=2023-12-29 |publisher=NOAA}}</ref>
}}

{{Weather box
 | width       = auto
 | collapsed   = yes
 | metric first = yes
 | single line = yes
 | location    = Georgetown ([[Guyana Botanical Gardens]]) (1991–2020)
 | Jan record high C = 32.2
 | Feb record high C = 32.5
 | Mar record high C = 34.4
 | Apr record high C = 33.0
 | May record high C = 33.4
 | Jun record high C = 32.7
 | Jul record high C = 32.5
 | Aug record high C = 33.8
 | Sep record high C = 34.4
 | Oct record high C = 34.0
 | Nov record high C = 33.3
 | Dec record high C = 33.4
 | year record high C = 
 | Jan high C = 29.6
 | Feb high C = 29.9
 | Mar high C = 30.9
 | Apr high C = 30.5
 | May high C = 30.2
 | Jun high C = 30.2
 | Jul high C = 30.2
 | Aug high C = 31.0
 | Sep high C = 31.3
 | Oct high C = 31.6
 | Nov high C = 31.1
 | Dec high C = 30.0
 | year high C = 30.5
 | Jan mean C = 26.6
 | Feb mean C = 26.8
 | Mar mean C = 27.2
 | Apr mean C = 27.5
 | May mean C = 27.3
 | Jun mean C = 27.0
 | Jul mean C = 27.1
 | Aug mean C = 27.6
 | Sep mean C = 28.1
 | Oct mean C = 28.2
 | Nov mean C = 27.7
 | Dec mean C = 27.0
 | year mean C = 27.3
 | Jan low C = 22.9
 | Feb low C = 22.9
 | Mar low C = 21.8
 | Apr low C = 23.4
 | May low C = 23.6
 | Jun low C = 22.9
 | Jul low C = 22.4
 | Aug low C = 23.2
 | Sep low C = 23.0
 | Oct low C = 21.8
 | Nov low C = 23.2
 | Dec low C = 23.3
 | year low C = 22.9
 | Jan record low C = 20.3
 | Feb record low C = 20.6
 | Mar record low C = 20.2
 | Apr record low C = 18.5
 | May record low C = 19.9
 | Jun record low C = 20.2
 | Jul record low C = 19.5
 | Aug record low C = 20.1
 | Sep record low C = 19.5
 | Oct record low C = 19.4
 | Nov record low C = 20.0
 | Dec record low C = 20.5
 | year record low C = 
 | precipitation colour = green
 | Jan precipitation mm = 238.9
 | Feb precipitation mm = 126.7
 | Mar precipitation mm = 100.2
 | Apr precipitation mm = 142.0
 | May precipitation mm = 287.0
 | Jun precipitation mm = 303.1
 | Jul precipitation mm = 281.8
 | Aug precipitation mm = 166.9
 | Sep precipitation mm = 92.2
 | Oct precipitation mm = 69.2
 | Nov precipitation mm = 196.8
 | Dec precipitation mm = 276.3
 | year precipitation mm = 2281.1
 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
 | Jan precipitation days = 15
 | Feb precipitation days = 12
 | Mar precipitation days = 10
 | Apr precipitation days = 11
 | May precipitation days = 19
 | Jun precipitation days = 22
 | Jul precipitation days = 21
 | Aug precipitation days = 14
 | Sep precipitation days = 7
 | Oct precipitation days = 8
 | Nov precipitation days = 12
 | Dec precipitation days = 19
 | year precipitation days = 169.0
 | Jan sun = 206.8
 | Feb sun = 201.4
 | Mar sun = 233.8
 | Apr sun = 209.4
 | May sun = 173.9
 | Jun sun = 165.8
 | Jul sun = 198.7
 | Aug sun = 242.0
 | Sep sun = 247.0
 | Oct sun = 247.4
 | Nov sun = 209.5
 | Dec sun = 195.7
 | year sun = 2531.4
 | source 1 = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="WMONormals">{{cite web
|url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-3-WMO-Normals-9120/Guyana/CSV/GTBotanicalGardens_81001.csv
|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020 — Georgetown Botanical Gardens
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = January 29, 2024}}</ref>
}}

[[File:Parliament Georgetown Guyana.JPG|thumb|300px|Parliament Building]]
[[File:20191121 Guyana 0062 Georgetown sRGB (49295972987).jpg|thumb|300px|The High Court]]