Helgoland weather by month & the best time to visit
🇩🇪 Germany · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Helgoland is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 67/100), with August close behind. Helgoland averages about 1,682 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 19°C / 66°F and roughly 84 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,682
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 67/100
- Rain / year
- 876 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 19°C / 66°F
- Population
- 1k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Helgoland?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Helgoland is July, then August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 83 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Helgoland?
Helgoland isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,682 hours of sunshine a year. 67 Sunshine Score points separate July (67) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #7 of 37 destinations in Germany for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,563 hours. The year's 876 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 3° / 37°F | 83 mm | 0 | 6° / 43°F |
| February | 0 | 4° / 39°F | 2° / 36°F | 66 mm | 1 | 6° / 43°F |
| March | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 3° / 37°F | 56 mm | 2 | 6° / 43°F |
| April | 7 | 9° / 48°F | 6° / 43°F | 40 mm | 3 | 8° / 46°F |
| May | 33 | 13° / 55°F | 10° / 50°F | 55 mm | 4 | 12° / 54°F |
| June | 51 | 16° / 61°F | 14° / 57°F | 68 mm | 5 | 16° / 61°F |
| July | 67 | 19° / 66°F | 16° / 61°F | 84 mm | 5 | 18° / 64°F |
| August | 66 | 19° / 66°F | 17° / 63°F | 89 mm | 4 | 19° / 66°F |
| September | 56 | 17° / 63°F | 15° / 59°F | 77 mm | 3 | 19° / 66°F |
| October | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 11° / 52°F | 87 mm | 1 | 16° / 61°F |
| November | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 7° / 45°F | 85 mm | 0 | 12° / 54°F |
| December | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 4° / 39°F | 86 mm | 0 | 8° / 46°F |
Sea temperature in Helgoland by month
The sea off Helgoland is warmest in August at around 19°C / 66°F, and coolest in January at 6°C / 43°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Bremen Germany · 139 km · best in Jun · 1,575 h sun/yr
- Hamburg Germany · 149 km · best in Jun · 1,579 h sun/yr
- Billund Denmark · 190 km · best in Jul · 1,625 h sun/yr
- Hannover Germany · 225 km · best in Jun · 1,488 h sun/yr
- Münster Germany · 229 km · best in Sep · 1,558 h sun/yr
- Paderborn Germany · 290 km · best in Jun · 1,463 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Wangerooge Germany · 45 km · 1,563 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Baltrum Germany · 62 km · 1,563 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Heide Germany · 64 km · 1,552 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Cuxhaven Germany · 67 km · 1,580 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Norderney Germany · 70 km · 1,563 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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