Country guide

French Guiana

Rocket launches at Kourou, the penal-colony history of Devil's Island and Amazon rainforest under the French flag.

Currency

EUR

Language

French

English

Rare

Payment

Cards & cash mixed

Power

Type C / E

230 V, 50 Hz

Dialing

+594

Destinations

French Guiana

Cayenne

France on the edge of the Amazon: a Creole capital with a two-month carnival, pho in the market and turtles nesting on its beaches.

✓ best Sep-Oct

French Guiana

Kourou

The only place on earth where you can watch a European rocket launch and then sail to Devil's Island.

✓ best Sep-Oct

Climate zones, month by month

French Guiana has 2 distinct climate zones. The right month depends on where in the country you're going.

Cayenne →

Jan

29°

23°

400mm

27d rain

Feb

29°

23°

333mm

24d rain

Mar

30°

24°

305mm

25d rain

Apr

30°

24°

446mm

26d rain

May

30°

23°

597mm

30d rain

Jun

31°

23°

391mm

30d rain

Jul

31°

22°

263mm

28d rain

Aug

32°

22°

137mm

22d rain

Sep

32°

22°

65mm

13d rain

Oct

33°

22°

55mm

12d rain

Nov

32°

23°

137mm

19d rain

Dec

30°

23°

349mm

28d rain

May Wettest month. 597mm · 30 rainy days

✓ Best Sep-Oct · ✗ Avoid Dec-Jul

Watch for Dec-Jul monsoon flooding risk

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions

Kourou →

Jan

29°

23°

400mm

27d rain

Feb

29°

23°

333mm

24d rain

Mar

30°

24°

305mm

25d rain

Apr

30°

24°

446mm

26d rain

May

30°

23°

597mm

30d rain

Jun

31°

23°

391mm

30d rain

Jul

31°

22°

263mm

28d rain

Aug

32°

22°

137mm

22d rain

Sep

32°

22°

65mm

13d rain

Oct

33°

22°

55mm

12d rain

Nov

32°

23°

137mm

19d rain

Dec

30°

23°

349mm

28d rain

May Wettest month. 597mm · 30 rainy days

✓ Best Sep-Oct · ✗ Avoid Dec-Jul

Watch for Dec-Jul monsoon flooding risk · Jun-Nov cyclones & hurricanes risk

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions