Elgin climate

Elgin Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Heart Butte Dam, 21.1 km from Elgin

Average highs run from 85°F on August 1 to 79°F on August 31, and lows from 58°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.74 in over about 7 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
83°F
Average low
55°F
Precipitation
1.74 in
Record high
105°FAug 28, 1973
Record low
29°FAug 12, 1964
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
7.9
Daylight
14 h 49 min to 13 h 21 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
55%
Dew point
51°F
Wind
10.3 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 185°F58°F100°F 196741°F 196825%0%
Aug 285°F58°F99°F 198939°F 200225%0%
Aug 385°F58°F98°F 202436°F 197424%0%
Aug 485°F58°F97°F 196440°F 197824%0%
Aug 585°F57°F104°F 196438°F 198024%0%
Aug 685°F57°F99°F 198842°F 197624%0%
Aug 785°F57°F101°F 198839°F 198924%0%
Aug 885°F57°F101°F 200140°F 202423%0%
Aug 985°F57°F100°F 197137°F 202423%0%
Aug 1085°F57°F96°F 197134°F 199723%0%
Aug 1184°F56°F102°F 198836°F 197723%0%
Aug 1284°F56°F103°F 196929°F 196423%0%
Aug 1384°F56°F104°F 201838°F 196423%0%
Aug 1484°F56°F100°F 201535°F 197723%0%
Aug 1584°F55°F103°F 200336°F 197923%0%
Aug 1683°F55°F100°F 202142°F 200223%0%
Aug 1783°F55°F103°F 202138°F 197722%0%
Aug 1883°F55°F104°F 200339°F 197722%0%
Aug 1983°F54°F103°F 197339°F 200422%0%
Aug 2083°F54°F98°F 199139°F 197022%0%
Aug 2182°F54°F99°F 202040°F 200422%0%
Aug 2282°F53°F102°F 197139°F 201722%0%
Aug 2382°F53°F102°F 197140°F 196622%0%
Aug 2481°F53°F100°F 197636°F 201522%0%
Aug 2581°F52°F99°F 199733°F 199222%0%
Aug 2681°F52°F103°F 199135°F 197522%0%
Aug 2781°F52°F95°F 196938°F 197422%0%
Aug 2880°F51°F105°F 197333°F 198823%0%
Aug 2980°F51°F99°F 196932°F 198823%0%
Aug 3080°F51°F102°F 201234°F 196523%0%
Aug 3179°F50°F98°F 200832°F 199223%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.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:29 AM, sunset 8:18 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:07 AM, sunset 7:28 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00324091 (Heart Butte Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00324102, 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.