Helen, GA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from HELEN, GA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Helen has an annual average temperature of 57.4°F with about 72.7 inches of precipitation per year and 1.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 28.9°F). December is typically the wettest month (6.97 in) and October the driest (4.94 in). Snow typically falls from December through February.
Best time to visit Helen
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All-time records →27 of 366 (7.4%) of Helen's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1950s | 29 | |
| 1960s | 74 | |
| 1970s | 38 | |
| 1980s | 63 | |
| 1990s | 65 | |
| 2000s | 49 | |
| 2010s | 40 | |
| 2020s | 8 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49.0°F | 28.9°F | 39.0°F | 6.78 in | 0.5 in | 10 |
| February | 53.3°F | 30.6°F | 42.0°F | 6.03 in | 0.7 in | 11 |
| March | 61.0°F | 36.2°F | 48.6°F | 6.75 in | — | 10 |
| April | 70.4°F | 43.4°F | 56.9°F | 5.82 in | — | 9 |
| May | 76.9°F | 52.3°F | 64.6°F | 5.56 in | — | 10 |
| June | 82.9°F | 60.8°F | 71.9°F | 6.29 in | — | 12 |
| July | 86.2°F | 64.5°F | 75.4°F | 5.63 in | — | 11 |
| August | 85.1°F | 63.9°F | 74.5°F | 6.63 in | — | 12 |
| September | 79.6°F | 57.6°F | 68.6°F | 5.33 in | — | 8 |
| October | 70.0°F | 46.2°F | 58.1°F | 4.94 in | — | 7 |
| November | 59.7°F | 35.9°F | 47.8°F | 5.98 in | — | 8 |
| December | 51.4°F | 31.6°F | 41.5°F | 6.97 in | 0.3 in | 11 |
Climate twins of Helen
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).