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Weather in Elgin, IL · National Weather Service + NOAA

Weather in Elgin

Elgin has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 32 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 47° and a normal night drops to 30°.

Winter 33°/18°Spring 59°/37°Summer 82°/60°Fall 62°/41°
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Sunrise 7:27 am · sunset 5:46 pm

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A normal year

Where today sits in Elgin’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
33° / 18°
11 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
59° / 37°
Last frost around Apr 26
Summer
82° / 60°
15 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
62° / 41°
First frost around Oct 18
Pastthe usual first frost (Oct 18). Last frost next spring: Apr 26
Best months to be outside
MayJunJulAugSepOct
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Elgin get?About 32 inches a winter.When is it wettest?May, with 4.8 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.2° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Elgin itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Elgin, IL (3 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.