Elgin Weather in January
Average highs run from 60°F on January 1 to 62°F on January 31, and lows from 39°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.96 in over about 6 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 61°F
- Average low
- 39°F
- Precipitation
- 2.96 in
- Record high
- 89°FJan 30, 1971
- Record low
- 7°FJan 11, 1982
- Chance of a freeze
- 98%
- Daylight
- 10 h 14 min to 10 h 44 min
- Cloud cover
- 57%
- Humidity
- 73%
- Dew point
- 39°F
- Wind
- 9.8 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 60°F | 39°F | 80°F 2005 | 20°F 1974 | 19% | 0% |
| Jan 2 | 60°F | 39°F | 83°F 2006 | 13°F 1979 | 19% | 0% |
| Jan 3 | 60°F | 39°F | 82°F 1971 | 17°F 2018 | 19% | 0% |
| Jan 4 | 60°F | 39°F | 87°F 2006 | 17°F 2018 | 19% | 0% |
| Jan 5 | 60°F | 39°F | 79°F 1997 | 18°F 1972 | 19% | 0% |
| Jan 6 | 60°F | 39°F | 83°F 1989 | 19°F 2014 | 19% | 0% |
| Jan 7 | 60°F | 39°F | 82°F 1989 | 16°F 1970 | 19% | 0% |
| Jan 8 | 60°F | 39°F | 80°F 1965 | 15°F 1976 | 19% | 0% |
| Jan 9 | 60°F | 39°F | 80°F 2003 | 9°F 2017 | 19% | 0% |
| Jan 10 | 60°F | 39°F | 80°F 1971 | 16°F 1977 | 19% | 0% |
| Jan 11 | 60°F | 39°F | 83°F 1971 | 7°F 1982 | 19% | 0% |
| Jan 12 | 60°F | 39°F | 81°F 1971 | 14°F 1973 | 19% | 0% |
| Jan 13 | 60°F | 39°F | 79°F 2017 | 18°F 1975 | 19% | 0% |
| Jan 14 | 61°F | 39°F | 79°F 1980 | 15°F 1982 | 19% | 0% |
| Jan 15 | 61°F | 39°F | 76°F 1980 | 22°F 1972 | 19% | 0% |
| Jan 16 | 61°F | 39°F | 79°F 2020 | 19°F 1972 | 19% | 0% |
| Jan 17 | 61°F | 39°F | 78°F 1999 | 14°F 2018 | 19% | 0% |
| Jan 18 | 61°F | 39°F | 82°F 2000 | 13°F 2018 | 19% | 0% |
| Jan 19 | 61°F | 39°F | 84°F 2000 | 16°F 1984 | 19% | 0% |
| Jan 20 | 61°F | 39°F | 82°F 2000 | 20°F 1985 | 19% | 0% |
| Jan 21 | 61°F | 39°F | 82°F 2003 | 16°F 1985 | 19% | 0% |
| Jan 22 | 61°F | 39°F | 83°F 1969 | 24°F 1978 | 19% | 0% |
| Jan 23 | 61°F | 40°F | 88°F 1972 | 20°F 1966 | 19% | 0% |
| Jan 24 | 61°F | 40°F | 86°F 1972 | 22°F 2003 | 19% | 0% |
| Jan 25 | 61°F | 40°F | 85°F 1971 | 25°F 2014 | 19% | 0% |
| Jan 26 | 62°F | 40°F | 86°F 1975 | 25°F 1978 | 19% | 0% |
| Jan 27 | 62°F | 40°F | 83°F 1975 | 25°F 1976 | 19% | 0% |
| Jan 28 | 62°F | 40°F | 82°F 1975 | 24°F 2014 | 19% | 0% |
| Jan 29 | 62°F | 40°F | 81°F 2002 | 20°F 1966 | 19% | 0% |
| Jan 30 | 62°F | 40°F | 89°F 1971 | 15°F 1966 | 19% | 0% |
| Jan 31 | 62°F | 40°F | 87°F 1971 | 20°F 1979 | 19% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 5:40 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 6:05 PM
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.