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Weather in Elgin, ND · National Weather Service + NOAA

Elgin is snow country

Elgin has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 5°, and about 57 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Normal November highs come to 40°, and lows to 19°.

Winter 27°/7°Spring 54°/30°Summer 80°/54°Fall 56°/32°
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Sunrise 8:32 am · sunset 6:29 pm

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What stands out about Elgin’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Snow countryAbout 57 inches a winter, more than 1,404 of 1,453 North Dakota towns.Milder winters than most of North DakotaJanuary nights average 5°, milder than 1,594 of 1,711 North Dakota towns.A dry climateJust 18 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 91% of U.S. towns.Warmer summers than most of North DakotaJuly afternoons average 83°, warmer than 1,529 of 1,711 North Dakota towns.
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
27° / 7°
18 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
54° / 30°
Last frost around May 14
Summer
80° / 54°
20 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
56° / 32°
First frost around Sep 29
Pastthe usual first frost (Sep 29). Last frost next spring: May 14
Best months to be outside
MayJunJulAugSep
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Elgin get?About 57 inches a winter.When is it wettest?June, with 3.2 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.4° 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, ND (1 mi, snow) and Heart Butte Dam, ND (13 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.