Elgin climate

Elgin Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Elgin 1 N, 1.6 km from Elgin

Average highs run from 97°F on August 1 to 94°F on August 31, and lows from 74°F to 72°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.32 in over about 4 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
96°F
Average low
73°F
Precipitation
2.32 in
Record high
108°FAug 5, 2011
Record low
59°FAug 30, 1986
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
28.7
Daylight
13 h 35 min to 12 h 47 min
Cloud cover
42%
Humidity
60%
Dew point
68°F
Wind
8.3 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 197°F74°F104°F 199863°F 198412%0%
Aug 297°F74°F105°F 199866°F 198412%0%
Aug 397°F74°F105°F 199864°F 197312%0%
Aug 497°F74°F105°F 201166°F 197612%0%
Aug 597°F74°F108°F 201165°F 197312%0%
Aug 697°F74°F105°F 196468°F 196912%0%
Aug 797°F74°F104°F 201168°F 199012%0%
Aug 897°F74°F105°F 200366°F 199013%0%
Aug 997°F74°F104°F 196565°F 198913%0%
Aug 1097°F74°F105°F 201161°F 198913%0%
Aug 1197°F74°F107°F 196965°F 198913%0%
Aug 1297°F74°F107°F 196965°F 196713%0%
Aug 1397°F73°F104°F 196962°F 196713%0%
Aug 1497°F73°F104°F 196963°F 196714%0%
Aug 1597°F73°F103°F 201161°F 198414%0%
Aug 1697°F73°F104°F 202062°F 200414%0%
Aug 1797°F73°F104°F 198260°F 199214%0%
Aug 1896°F73°F103°F 198562°F 199214%0%
Aug 1996°F73°F107°F 200067°F 199214%0%
Aug 2096°F73°F106°F 201167°F 199215%0%
Aug 2196°F73°F103°F 199965°F 199215%0%
Aug 2296°F73°F104°F 198066°F 199215%0%
Aug 2396°F73°F104°F 197766°F 197315%0%
Aug 2496°F73°F104°F 197768°F 197915%0%
Aug 2595°F72°F104°F 201061°F 196616%0%
Aug 2695°F72°F102°F 199964°F 196616%0%
Aug 2795°F72°F103°F 198263°F 197016%0%
Aug 2895°F72°F108°F 201160°F 199216%0%
Aug 2994°F72°F108°F 201160°F 199217%0%
Aug 3094°F72°F108°F 201159°F 198617%0%
Aug 3194°F72°F107°F 200065°F 200617%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.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 8:23 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 7:53 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00412820 (Elgin 1 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00412820, 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.