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How windy is Helena?
Helena right now
38°FClear skies
- Today48°F / 34°FClouds
- Tomorrow55°F / 32°FClouds
- Monday51°F / 31°FClouds
Chilly. The sun's just for show.
Live from OpenWeatherMap. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
Across a typical year, the wind in Helena averages about 6.7 mph.
April is the windiest month, at about 8.2 mph, and January the calmest, at about 5.4 mph. There’s no wind at all about 24% of the time. That makes it the joint 21st least windy of the 124 US cities we track.
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The strongest average wind in the forecast for the next 48 hours is about 9 mph.
Helena averages about 6.7 mph of wind and is dead calm about 24% of the time, so the mountain capital spends a quarter of its life holding very still.
Live 48-hour forecast from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
The wind at a glance
| Average wind speed, all year | 6.7 mph |
|---|---|
| Windiest month | April, 8.2 mph |
| Calmest month | January, 5.4 mph |
| Hours with no wind at all | 24% |
Average wind speeds across every hour of a typical year, not gusts.
Cities with about the same wind
- Jacksonville, Florida: about 6.7 mph
- Savannah, Georgia: about 6.7 mph
- Scranton, Pennsylvania: about 6.7 mph
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00024144. Average wind speed, not gusts.