Elgin, TX

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ELGIN 1 N, TX US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Elgin has an annual average temperature of 68°F with about 36.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 96.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 39.2°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.86 in) and July the driest (1.97 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
34.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,503
Cooling need
2,598

Best time to visit Elgin

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

26 of 366 (7.1%) of Elgin's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1960s
38
1970s
53
1980s
54
1990s
59
2000s
90
2010s
68
2020s
4

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 60.8°F 39.2°F 50.0°F 2.96 in 6
February 64.3°F 42.7°F 53.5°F 2.06 in 6
March 71.3°F 49.4°F 60.3°F 3.15 in 7
April 78.5°F 56.7°F 67.6°F 2.73 in 5
May 85.2°F 64.8°F 75.0°F 4.86 in 6
June 91.8°F 71.2°F 81.5°F 2.98 in 6
July 95.0°F 73.3°F 84.1°F 1.97 in 4
August 96.2°F 73.0°F 84.6°F 2.32 in 4
September 90.0°F 67.9°F 78.9°F 2.97 in 6
October 81.3°F 58.4°F 69.9°F 4.02 in 6
November 70.1°F 48.7°F 59.4°F 3.07 in 5
December 62.2°F 41.1°F 51.7°F 3.00 in 6

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