Elgin weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Elgin, South Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at SANDHILL RESEARCH - ELGIN, 8 km from Elgin; records cover 1957–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 46.3 in1177 mm
- Snow a year
- 0.4 in1 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 17
- First fall freeze
- Nov 17
- Heating degree days
- 2,573
- Cooling degree days
- 2,075
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 20°−7° (heating, 99%) and 100°38° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Elgin in January
Highs average 56°13° and lows 33°1°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2013)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 627
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Elgin in February
Highs average 60°16° and lows 36°2°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1997)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (1958)
- Heating degree days
- 476
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Elgin in March
Highs average 67°20° and lows 42°6°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1961)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 335
- Cooling degree days
- 16
Elgin in April
Highs average 76°24° and lows 51°10°, with 3.2 in82 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2001)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 123
- Cooling degree days
- 72
Elgin in May
Highs average 83°28° and lows 59°15°, with 3.2 in81 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1996)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 22
- Cooling degree days
- 217
Elgin in June
Highs average 89°32° and lows 67°20°, with 4.4 in113 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 109°43° (2012)
- Record low
- 47°8° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 395
Elgin in July
Highs average 93°34° and lows 71°22°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1986)
- Record low
- 57°14° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 514
Elgin in August
Highs average 91°33° and lows 70°21°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2007)
- Record low
- 52°11° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 465
Elgin in September
Highs average 85°30° and lows 64°18°, with 4.6 in118 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1957)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 7
- Cooling degree days
- 292
Elgin in OctoberThis month
Highs average 76°25° and lows 53°11°, with 3.2 in82 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1986)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 106
- Cooling degree days
- 85
Elgin in November
Highs average 66°19° and lows 42°6°, with 3 in77 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1961)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 336
- Cooling degree days
- 12
Elgin in December
Highs average 59°15° and lows 37°3°, with 4.1 in104 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1971)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 540
- Cooling degree days
- 4