Elkhart weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Elkhart, Texas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Palestine 6 Wnw, 21 km from Elkhart; records cover 2003–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 43.7 in1110 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 17
- First fall freeze
- Nov 13
- Heating degree days
- 1,992
- Cooling degree days
- 2,634
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 24°−4° (heating, 99%) and 102°39° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Elkhart in January
Highs average 59°15° and lows 38°3°, with 3.1 in77 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2006)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (2018)
- Heating degree days
- 517
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Elkhart in February
Highs average 63°17° and lows 42°6°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2012)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 367
- Cooling degree days
- 12
Elkhart in March
Highs average 70°21° and lows 48°9°, with 4.1 in105 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2008)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 224
- Cooling degree days
- 38
Elkhart in April
Highs average 77°25° and lows 55°13°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 93°34° (2011)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- 78
- Cooling degree days
- 103
Elkhart in May
Highs average 84°29° and lows 64°18°, with 4.6 in116 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2005)
- Record low
- 36°2° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 9
- Cooling degree days
- 272
Elkhart in June
Highs average 90°32° and lows 70°21°, with 4.3 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2013)
- Record low
- 56°13° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 450
Elkhart in July
Highs average 94°34° and lows 73°23°, with 2.6 in65 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2018)
- Record low
- 61°16° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 578
Elkhart in August
Highs average 95°35° and lows 73°23°, with 2.6 in66 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 109°43° (2023)
- Record low
- 59°15° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 581
Elkhart in September
Highs average 89°32° and lows 67°20°, with 2.9 in74 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2023)
- Record low
- 47°8° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 394
Elkhart in OctoberThis month
Highs average 79°26° and lows 57°14°, with 4.6 in116 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2015)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (2008)
- Heating degree days
- 63
- Cooling degree days
- 158
Elkhart in November
Highs average 68°20° and lows 47°8°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2024)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 265
- Cooling degree days
- 32
Elkhart in December
Highs average 61°16° and lows 40°4°, with 4.4 in111 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2005)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 468
- Cooling degree days
- 10