Annual mean 8°C · wettest around October · prevailing wind W
Warmest
17.1 °C
Coldest
3.7 °C
Wettest
24%
Windiest
6.8 m/s
Prevailing
W
5.8 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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never good
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The average temperature in Elgin over the whole year is 8°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 17°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 3°C. Elgin has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 14% in April, the driest month, to 22% in October, the wettest. Winds in Elgin are highest in February, averaging 5.8 m/s (21 km/h), and lightest in July, at 4.3 m/s (15 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Elgin come in February, when the sky is typically 60% covered; July is the cloudiest month, at 72%.
Month by month Elgin climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
4°C
3°C
-1°C
19%
61%
5.6 m/s
0
0
6
February
6°C
3°C
-1°C
21%
60%
5.8 m/s
0
0
11
March
7°C
3°C
1°C
17%
63%
5.2 m/s
0
0
18
April
9°C
4°C
4°C
14%
62%
5.0 m/s
3
0
34
May
13°C
8°C
8°C
15%
65%
4.5 m/s
12
0
60
June
15°C
11°C
11°C
15%
67%
4.7 m/s
28
1
74
July
17°C
12°C
13°C
17%
72%
4.3 m/s
43
1
79
August
16°C
12°C
13°C
15%
68%
4.5 m/s
39
0
81
September
14°C
10°C
10°C
19%
63%
4.9 m/s
23
1
69
October
11°C
8°C
6°C
22%
63%
5.3 m/s
3
0
50
November
7°C
5°C
2°C
21%
63%
5.2 m/s
0
0
24
December
5°C
4°C
-0°C
21%
64%
5.5 m/s
0
0
10
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Elgin weather by season
Year round, Elgin has days of about 4°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 17°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 3°C to 12°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 8°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around October and least likely around April. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Elgin weather in winterDecember to February
High 5°CLow 3°CRain 20%
Winter in Elgin has typical daily highs of about 5°C and lows of about 3°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.
Elgin weather in springMarch to May
High 10°CLow 5°CRain 15%
Spring in Elgin has typical daily highs of about 10°C and lows of about 5°C, with a 15% chance of rain on a given day.
Elgin weather in summerJune to August
High 16°CLow 12°CRain 16%
Summer in Elgin has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
Elgin weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 11°CLow 8°CRain 21%
Autumn in Elgin has typical daily highs of about 11°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 21% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Elgin?
Elgin has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 14% in April, the driest month, to 22% in October, the wettest.
What time of year is Elgin windiest?
Winds in Elgin are highest in February, averaging 5.8 m/s (21 km/h), and lightest in July, at 4.3 m/s (15 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Elgin year round?
The average temperature in Elgin over the whole year is 8°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 17°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 3°C.