Elkhart weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Elkhart, Kansas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Elkhart, 1 km from Elkhart; records cover 1900–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 18.4 in467 mm
- Snow a year
- 18 in45 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 15
- First fall freeze
- Oct 24
- Heating degree days
- 4,658
- Cooling degree days
- 1,426
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 6°−14° (heating, 99%) and 103°39° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Elkhart in January
Highs average 48°9° and lows 21°−6°, with 0.43 in11 mm of precipitation and 4 in11 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1986)
- Record low
- −22°−30° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 945
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Elkhart in February
Highs average 52°11° and lows 23°−5°, with 0.31 in7.9 mm of precipitation and 2.1 in5.3 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 87°31° (1963)
- Record low
- −18°−28° (1905)
- Heating degree days
- 774
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Elkhart in March
Highs average 60°16° and lows 31°−1°, with 1 in25 mm of precipitation and 4 in9 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2026)
- Record low
- −18°−28° (1920)
- Heating degree days
- 600
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Elkhart in April
Highs average 69°20° and lows 39°4°, with 1.9 in47 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2006)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (1920)
- Heating degree days
- 342
- Cooling degree days
- 12
Elkhart in May
Highs average 79°26° and lows 50°10°, with 2.2 in56 mm of precipitation and 0.8 in2 cm of snow in a typical May.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1956)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1979)
- Heating degree days
- 119
- Cooling degree days
- 96
Elkhart in June
Highs average 89°32° and lows 60°16°, with 2.6 in65 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1980)
- Record low
- 33°1° (1919)
- Heating degree days
- 10
- Cooling degree days
- 300
Elkhart in July
Highs average 93°34° and lows 65°18°, with 2.9 in75 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1913)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1903)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 440
Elkhart in August
Highs average 91°33° and lows 63°17°, with 3 in75 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1935)
- Record low
- 43°6° (1915)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 375
Elkhart in September
Highs average 84°29° and lows 55°13°, with 1.2 in31 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2000)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 51
- Cooling degree days
- 175
Elkhart in OctoberThis month
Highs average 71°22° and lows 42°5°, with 1.7 in42 mm of precipitation and 0.7 in1.8 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2016)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 285
- Cooling degree days
- 25
Elkhart in November
Highs average 58°15° and lows 31°0°, with 0.49 in12 mm of precipitation and 1.2 in3 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1980)
- Record low
- −7°−22° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 608
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Elkhart in December
Highs average 48°9° and lows 23°−5°, with 0.74 in19 mm of precipitation and 5 in12 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1939)
- Record low
- −18°−28° (1916)
- Heating degree days
- 920
- Cooling degree days
- 0