Elgin climate

Elgin Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sandhill Rsch - Elgin, 8.2 km from Elgin

Average highs run from 92°F on August 1 to 89°F on August 31, and lows from 71°F to 68°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.74 in over about 9 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.5060708090100110151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
91°F
Average low
70°F
Precipitation
4.74 in
Record high
100°FAug 1, 2011
Record low
56°FAug 23, 2024
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
18.6
Daylight
13 h 50 min to 12 h 54 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
69°F
Wind
5.1 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 192°F71°F100°F 201160°F 201732%0%
Aug 292°F71°F96°F 201661°F 201732%0%
Aug 392°F71°F97°F 201164°F 201732%0%
Aug 492°F70°F100°F 201165°F 202532%0%
Aug 592°F70°F98°F 201165°F 202132%0%
Aug 692°F70°F94°F 201164°F 202532%0%
Aug 792°F70°F97°F 201565°F 202532%0%
Aug 891°F70°F98°F 201165°F 202131%0%
Aug 991°F70°F98°F 201168°F 201231%0%
Aug 1091°F70°F99°F 201967°F 201931%0%
Aug 1191°F70°F95°F 201969°F 201731%0%
Aug 1291°F70°F95°F 201167°F 202231%0%
Aug 1391°F70°F94°F 201364°F 201531%0%
Aug 1491°F70°F97°F 202659°F 202231%0%
Aug 1591°F70°F98°F 202661°F 201431%0%
Aug 1691°F70°F98°F 202362°F 201130%0%
Aug 1791°F70°F95°F 202664°F 201330%0%
Aug 1890°F70°F99°F 202663°F 202330%0%
Aug 1990°F69°F99°F 202665°F 201129%0%
Aug 2090°F69°F97°F 202667°F 202329%0%
Aug 2190°F69°F94°F 201560°F 202429%0%
Aug 2290°F69°F97°F 202357°F 202428%0%
Aug 2390°F69°F98°F 202356°F 202428%0%
Aug 2490°F69°F94°F 201457°F 202428%0%
Aug 2590°F69°F94°F 202357°F 202427%0%
Aug 2689°F69°F93°F 201557°F 201327%0%
Aug 2789°F68°F97°F 202359°F 202527%0%
Aug 2889°F68°F95°F 202358°F 201426%0%
Aug 2989°F68°F95°F 201160°F 201526%0%
Aug 3089°F68°F94°F 201157°F 201926%0%
Aug 3189°F68°F94°F 202462°F 201926%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.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 8:24 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 7:50 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00387666 (Sandhill Rsch - Elgin), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00385362, 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.