Is Lethem safe? Guyana travel risk
Is Lethem safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Lethem scores 53/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Guyana Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 26 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Lethem scores 53/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Guyana (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Lethem: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (58/100) and crime and scams (73/100). Governments disagree: US Level 3, UK Level 1, Canada Level 2.
A score of 53 is higher than the scores of 72% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Guyana travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
In the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo territory, Lethem is established at 3.3833° N, 59.8000° W. It lies 421.4 km NNE relative to Georgetown. Time zone observed: America/Guyana.
Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo
3.3833° N, 59.8000° W
90 m
America/Guyana
3,000
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Climate by Month
Hottest: March (34 °C avg high); Wettest: May (219 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 33° | 34° | 34° | 32° | 30° | 29° | 30° | 31° | 33° | 34° | 32° | 32° |
| Low °C | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 24° | 24° |
| Rain mm | 6 | 11 | 25 | 95 | 219 | 210 | 170 | 128 | 52 | 55 | 53 | 19 |
Normals: Lethem (0 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Lethem happened in February and March (4 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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