Saint Helier
Capital of Jersey: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
St Helier from Fort Regent 2013: Danrok, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Saint Helier is the capital of Jersey, in St Helier. About 28,000 people live in the city proper.
It lies at 49.19° N, 2.10° W, about 11 m (36 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Jersey time zone.
Location
Red dot: Saint Helier. Green dots: other major cities of Jersey. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Saint Helier has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 20°C (68°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 5°C (42°F). Around 773 mm (30 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in JerseyNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3042091 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q147738 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- St Helier from Fort Regent 2013: Danrok, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Elizabeth Castle: Jon, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- La Motte Jersey: Danrok, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Dolmens La Ville ès Nouaux Saint Hélyi Jèrri: Man vyi, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- FB Fields 01: Danrok, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Springfield côtchiéthe Saint Hélyi: Man vyi, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Government House Jersey 2005 3: Man vyi, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Pallot museum platform - geograph.ci - 249: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
