Elgin weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Elgin, Minnesota: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Theilman 1ssw, 18 km from Elgin; records cover 1962–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 35.5 in901 mm
- Snow a year
- 48 in123 cm
- Last spring freeze
- May 10
- First fall freeze
- Sep 29
- Heating degree days
- 7,861
- Cooling degree days
- 613
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −20°−29° (heating, 99%) and 94°34° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Elgin in January
Highs average 24°−4° and lows 4°−15°, with 1 in25 mm of precipitation and 10 in25 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 57°14° (2025)
- Record low
- −44°−42° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 1572
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Elgin in February
Highs average 30°−1° and lows 8°−14°, with 1.1 in28 mm of precipitation and 12 in31 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 70°21° (2024)
- Record low
- −40° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 1298
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Elgin in March
Highs average 42°5° and lows 21°−6°, with 2 in51 mm of precipitation and 9 in23 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2025)
- Record low
- −28°−33° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 1042
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Elgin in April
Highs average 57°14° and lows 33°1°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation and 2.7 in6.9 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2023)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (2018)
- Heating degree days
- 601
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Elgin in May
Highs average 69°21° and lows 45°7°, with 4.4 in111 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2018)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (1997)
- Heating degree days
- 275
- Cooling degree days
- 32
Elgin in June
Highs average 79°26° and lows 57°14°, with 5.3 in135 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1985)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- 52
- Cooling degree days
- 134
Elgin in July
Highs average 83°28° and lows 60°16°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1988)
- Record low
- 39°4° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 11
- Cooling degree days
- 219
Elgin in August
Highs average 81°27° and lows 58°14°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1988)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- 23
- Cooling degree days
- 163
Elgin in September
Highs average 74°23° and lows 49°10°, with 3.8 in95 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1978)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 168
- Cooling degree days
- 58
Elgin in OctoberThis month
Highs average 60°15° and lows 36°2°, with 2.5 in62 mm of precipitation and 0.6 in1.5 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1997)
- Record low
- 7°−14° (1988)
- Heating degree days
- 535
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Elgin in November
Highs average 43°6° and lows 25°−4°, with 2 in50 mm of precipitation and 2.3 in5.8 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 79°26° (2022)
- Record low
- −17°−27° (1977)
- Heating degree days
- 932
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Elgin in December
Highs average 30°−1° and lows 13°−11°, with 1.3 in32 mm of precipitation and 12 in30 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 64°18° (2021)
- Record low
- −38°−39° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 1352
- Cooling degree days
- 0