Best time to visit Heligoland

Month-by-month weather averages for Heligoland.

Heligoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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  • Made good or best by an event
Average daily high and low temperature, average precipitation and each month's verdict
MonthAverage daily highAverage daily lowPrecipitationVerdict
January5.4 °C / 42 °F3.3 °C / 38 °F81 mm / 3.2 inneither best nor good
February4.7 °C / 40 °F3 °C / 37 °F59 mm / 2.3 inneither best nor good
March5.9 °C / 43 °F4.1 °C / 39 °F47 mm / 1.9 inneither best nor good
April8.8 °C / 48 °F6.8 °C / 44 °F37 mm / 1.4 inneither best nor good
May12.4 °C / 54 °F10.4 °C / 51 °F49 mm / 1.9 ingood month
June15.7 °C / 60 °F13.8 °C / 57 °F60 mm / 2.4 ingood month
July18.1 °C / 65 °F16.3 °C / 61 °F79 mm / 3.1 ingood month
August18.8 °C / 66 °F16.9 °C / 62 °F98 mm / 3.9 ingood month
September17.1 °C / 63 °F15.2 °C / 59 °F97 mm / 3.8 ingood month
October13.8 °C / 57 °F11.9 °C / 53 °F116 mm / 4.6 inneither best nor good
November10 °C / 50 °F8 °C / 46 °F104 mm / 4.1 inneither best nor good
December7.2 °C / 45 °F5.2 °C / 41 °F88 mm / 3.5 inneither best nor good
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen

Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:

  • Daytime highs
  • Night-time lows
  • How warm it feels
  • Humidity
  • How much of the day is sunny
  • Hours of daylight
  • Monthly rainfall
  • How many days it rains
  • Days of heavy rain
  • Wind
  • Snowfall and days with snow
  • Major events, such as festivals

The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.

The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.

Best months by activity

Exploring outdoors

Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.

  1. JJanuary: neither
  2. FFebruary: neither
  3. MMarch: neither
  4. AApril: neither
  5. MMay: good
  6. JJune: good
  7. JJuly: good
  8. AAugust: good
  9. SSeptember: good
  10. OOctober: neither
  11. NNovember: neither
  12. DDecember: neither
Good
May–September
Why these months
  • May · good

    In its favour: precipitation 49 mm / 1.9 in, share of daylight that is sunny 76%, days with heavy rain 1.1 days, wet days 8.9 days, average daily low 10.4 °C / 51 °F.

    Against: feels like (high) 9.4 °C / 49 °F, average daily high 12.4 °C / 54 °F, relative humidity 81%.

  • June · good

    In its favour: precipitation 60 mm / 2.4 in, share of daylight that is sunny 76%, feels like (high) 14 °C / 57 °F, average daily high 15.7 °C / 60 °F, days with heavy rain 1.8 days, wet days 9.6 days, average daily low 13.8 °C / 57 °F.

    Against: relative humidity 82%.

  • July · good

    In its favour: feels like (high) 17 °C / 63 °F, average daily high 18.1 °C / 65 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 76%, precipitation 79 mm / 3.1 in, days with heavy rain 2 days, average daily low 16.3 °C / 61 °F.

    Against: wet days 12.9 days, relative humidity 81%.

  • August · good

    In its favour: feels like (high) 17.7 °C / 64 °F, average daily high 18.8 °C / 66 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 78%, precipitation 98 mm / 3.9 in, days with heavy rain 3 days, average daily low 16.9 °C / 62 °F.

    Against: wet days 14.3 days, relative humidity 80%.

  • September · good

    In its favour: feels like (high) 14.6 °C / 58 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 72%, average daily high 17.1 °C / 63 °F, precipitation 97 mm / 3.8 in, average daily low 15.2 °C / 59 °F, days with heavy rain 3.8 days.

    Against: wet days 12.6 days, relative humidity 78%.

An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is Wintersportgebiet Wurmberg, 326 km away.

Weather averages

Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Feels like (high) -0.6 °C-1 °C0.7 °C4.6 °C9.4 °C14 °C17 °C17.7 °C14.6 °C9.9 °C5.1 °C1.7 °C
Days with heavy rain 1.4 days1.1 days0.6 days0.6 days1.1 days1.8 days2 days3 days3.8 days3.9 days3.1 days1.9 days
Time rain usually falls 9 am9 pm9 am9 am9 am9 am7 am6 am11 pm9 am10 pm10 am
Sunshine per day 3.4 h5.1 h8 h11.1 h12.2 h12.9 h12.5 h11.6 h9.1 h6.1 h4 h2.8 h
Relative humidity 83%83%83%81%81%82%81%80%78%80%82%84%

Air quality

Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–20256.4 µg/m³9.3 µg/m³10.4 µg/m³10.1 µg/m³10.1 µg/m³12.4 µg/m³10.4 µg/m³9.9 µg/m³9.4 µg/m³8 µg/m³6.4 µg/m³6.6 µg/m³
Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–20259.7 µg/m³14 µg/m³14.9 µg/m³15.1 µg/m³14.8 µg/m³18.4 µg/m³15.2 µg/m³14.6 µg/m³13.5 µg/m³11.4 µg/m³9.6 µg/m³10.1 µg/m³
  • Good 15 µg/m³ or less
  • Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
  • Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
  • Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
  • Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
  • Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³

Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.

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Monthly averages over 2006–2025, unless stated otherwise.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC-BY 4.0), generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5). City data from GeoNames (CC-BY 4.0). Air quality from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) and sea temperature from Météo-France / Copernicus Marine, both via Open-Meteo.com. Coastline from Natural Earth. Ski areas from OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Skimap.org. World Heritage sites from Wikidata (CC0), from the World Heritage List © UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Readership from Wikimedia pageview data (CC0). Destination classification derived from English Wikivoyage, © Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).