Helen weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Helen, Georgia: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Clarkesville, 20 km from Helen; records cover 1990–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 61.8 in1570 mm
- Snow a year
- 1.3 in3.3 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 11
- First fall freeze
- Oct 23
- Heating degree days
- 3,596
- Cooling degree days
- 1,295
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 14°−10° (heating, 99%) and 95°35° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Helen in January
Highs average 51°11° and lows 29°−2°, with 5.8 in147 mm of precipitation and 0.6 in1.5 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 76°24° (2002)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1994)
- Heating degree days
- 767
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Helen in February
Highs average 55°13° and lows 31°−1°, with 5.3 in135 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 79°26° (2025)
- Record low
- 1°−17° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 619
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Helen in March
Highs average 63°17° and lows 37°3°, with 5.5 in139 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2026)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 476
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Helen in April
Highs average 72°22° and lows 44°7°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2001)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1992)
- Heating degree days
- 227
- Cooling degree days
- 20
Helen in May
Highs average 79°26° and lows 53°12°, with 4.5 in115 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1996)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (1999)
- Heating degree days
- 71
- Cooling degree days
- 102
Helen in June
Highs average 85°30° and lows 61°16°, with 5.2 in131 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2012)
- Record low
- 43°6° (1995)
- Heating degree days
- 5
- Cooling degree days
- 251
Helen in July
Highs average 88°31° and lows 66°19°, with 4.9 in125 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2012)
- Record low
- 51°11° (2008)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 369
Helen in August
Highs average 87°31° and lows 65°18°, with 5.9 in151 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2007)
- Record low
- 49°9° (1992)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 341
Helen in September
Highs average 82°28° and lows 59°15°, with 4.7 in118 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2026)
- Record low
- 37°3° (2003)
- Heating degree days
- 22
- Cooling degree days
- 178
Helen in OctoberThis month
Highs average 72°22° and lows 46°8°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2019)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 215
- Cooling degree days
- 29
Helen in November
Highs average 62°17° and lows 36°2°, with 4.9 in125 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2003)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (2008)
- Heating degree days
- 490
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Helen in December
Highs average 54°12° and lows 31°−1°, with 5.9 in150 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 77°25° (1998)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 704
- Cooling degree days
- 0