Elgin climate

Elgin Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Theilman 1SSW, 17.4 km from Elgin

Average highs run from 83°F on August 1 to 79°F on August 31, and lows from 60°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.68 in over about 8 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Elgin, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
81°F
Average low
58°F
Precipitation
4.68 in
Record high
100°FAug 3, 1930
Record low
32°FAug 30, 1915
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
2.8
Daylight
14 h 36 min to 13 h 16 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
60°F
Wind
8.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 183°F60°F99°F 198838°F 192026%0%
Aug 282°F60°F98°F 198840°F 192026%0%
Aug 382°F60°F100°F 193045°F 197826%0%
Aug 482°F59°F100°F 194742°F 191226%0%
Aug 582°F59°F99°F 194742°F 194826%0%
Aug 682°F59°F94°F 190943°F 191026%0%
Aug 782°F59°F95°F 191644°F 197226%0%
Aug 882°F59°F97°F 193445°F 193226%0%
Aug 982°F59°F99°F 193643°F 197226%0%
Aug 1082°F59°F96°F 194744°F 193026%0%
Aug 1182°F59°F95°F 194741°F 194626%0%
Aug 1282°F59°F95°F 194743°F 194626%0%
Aug 1382°F59°F96°F 191840°F 193326%0%
Aug 1481°F59°F91°F 195537°F 196426%0%
Aug 1581°F58°F100°F 193639°F 192926%0%
Aug 1681°F58°F99°F 191339°F 193326%0%
Aug 1781°F58°F99°F 195545°F 196226%0%
Aug 1881°F58°F99°F 193642°F 191526%0%
Aug 1981°F58°F98°F 191640°F 192926%0%
Aug 2081°F58°F96°F 191635°F 195026%0%
Aug 2181°F58°F97°F 194739°F 200426%0%
Aug 2280°F57°F96°F 191638°F 192026%0%
Aug 2380°F57°F100°F 194837°F 192026%0%
Aug 2480°F57°F100°F 194834°F 193426%0%
Aug 2580°F57°F97°F 194836°F 195826%0%
Aug 2680°F57°F95°F 194833°F 193426%0%
Aug 2780°F56°F93°F 195639°F 194126%0%
Aug 2879°F56°F96°F 195536°F 189326%0%
Aug 2979°F56°F92°F 194134°F 193526%0%
Aug 3079°F56°F96°F 194132°F 191526%0%
Aug 3179°F55°F93°F 195338°F 196726%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Elgin, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:57 AM, sunset 8:33 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:31 AM, sunset 7:47 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00218227 (Theilman 1SSW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014925, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.