Annual mean 9°C · wettest around February · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
17.9 °C
Coldest
4.8 °C
Wettest
46%
Windiest
6.7 m/s
Prevailing
SW
5.3 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
never good
never good
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bars actual · line feels-like, °Cchance of rain, %wind speed, m/ssky covered, %
The average temperature in Helensburgh over the whole year is 9°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 17°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C. Helensburgh has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 21% in April, the driest month, to 40% in February, the wettest. Winds in Helensburgh are highest in February, averaging 5.7 m/s (21 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.9 m/s (14 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Helensburgh come in April, when the sky is typically 58% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 72%.
Month by month Helensburgh climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
5°C
4°C
0°C
33%
70%
4.9 m/s
0
0
8
February
6°C
4°C
0°C
40%
69%
5.7 m/s
0
0
9
March
8°C
4°C
3°C
29%
67%
4.7 m/s
1
0
20
April
10°C
5°C
5°C
21%
58%
4.4 m/s
2
0
40
May
14°C
9°C
10°C
23%
60%
4.1 m/s
17
0
68
June
16°C
11°C
13°C
23%
65%
4.2 m/s
34
2
75
July
17°C
13°C
14°C
23%
68%
3.9 m/s
47
2
79
August
17°C
13°C
14°C
30%
66%
4.1 m/s
42
1
78
September
15°C
11°C
12°C
28%
64%
4.2 m/s
25
1
74
October
12°C
9°C
7°C
36%
68%
4.7 m/s
2
0
54
November
8°C
5°C
4°C
32%
67%
4.3 m/s
0
0
26
December
6°C
5°C
1°C
38%
72%
4.8 m/s
0
0
11
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Helensburgh weather by season
Year round, Helensburgh has days of about 5°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 17°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 4°C to 13°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 9°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around February and least likely around April. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Helensburgh weather in winterDecember to February
High 6°CLow 4°CRain 37%
Winter in Helensburgh has typical daily highs of about 6°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 37% chance of rain on a given day.
Helensburgh weather in springMarch to May
High 11°CLow 6°CRain 24%
Spring in Helensburgh has typical daily highs of about 11°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 24% chance of rain on a given day.
Helensburgh weather in summerJune to August
High 17°CLow 12°CRain 26%
Summer in Helensburgh has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 26% chance of rain on a given day.
Helensburgh weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 11°CLow 8°CRain 32%
Autumn in Helensburgh has typical daily highs of about 11°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 32% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Helensburgh?
Helensburgh has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 21% in April, the driest month, to 40% in February, the wettest.
What time of year is Helensburgh windiest?
Winds in Helensburgh are highest in February, averaging 5.7 m/s (21 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.9 m/s (14 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Helensburgh year round?
The average temperature in Helensburgh over the whole year is 9°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 17°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C.