Annual mean 11°C · wettest around May · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
27.4 °C
Coldest
-3.3 °C
Wettest
33%
Windiest
6.1 m/s
Prevailing
SW
5.0 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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The average temperature in Elgin over the whole year is 11°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -6°C. Elgin has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 23% in February, the driest month, to 28% in May, the wettest. Winds in Elgin are highest in March, averaging 4.7 m/s (17 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.9 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Elgin come in August, when the sky is typically 41% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 65%.
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
-3°C
-6°C
-9°C
26%
65%
4.5 m/s
0
0
1
February
1°C
-4°C
-6°C
23%
54%
4.6 m/s
1
0
8
March
7°C
1°C
1°C
28%
56%
4.7 m/s
3
0
20
April
12°C
6°C
7°C
28%
56%
4.7 m/s
18
1
45
May
19°C
12°C
16°C
28%
52%
4.1 m/s
50
12
63
June
26°C
19°C
24°C
27%
42%
3.7 m/s
61
41
39
July
27°C
20°C
27°C
27%
41%
3.0 m/s
52
59
19
August
26°C
19°C
26°C
26%
41%
2.9 m/s
58
54
25
September
23°C
15°C
22°C
27%
42%
3.2 m/s
68
31
52
October
16°C
9°C
11°C
28%
50%
3.8 m/s
34
4
61
November
7°C
2°C
2°C
26%
53%
4.2 m/s
6
0
25
December
1°C
-2°C
-5°C
27%
61%
4.3 m/s
0
0
5
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 -3°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 27°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -6°C to 20°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 11°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around May and least likely around February. 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 -0°CLow -4°CRain 25%
Winter in Elgin has typical daily highs of about -0°C and lows of about -4°C, with a 25% chance of rain on a given day.
Elgin weather in springMarch to May
High 13°CLow 6°CRain 28%
Spring in Elgin has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 28% chance of rain on a given day.
Elgin weather in summerJune to August
High 26°CLow 19°CRain 26%
Summer in Elgin has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 26% chance of rain on a given day.
Elgin weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 15°CLow 9°CRain 27%
Autumn in Elgin has typical daily highs of about 15°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 27% 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 23% in February, the driest month, to 28% in May, the wettest.
What time of year is Elgin windiest?
Winds in Elgin are highest in March, averaging 4.7 m/s (17 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.9 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Elgin year round?
The average temperature in Elgin over the whole year is 11°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -6°C.