Elkhart, IA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ANKENY, IA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Elkhart has an annual average temperature of 49.5°F with about 37.1 inches of precipitation per year and 24.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 11.7°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.37 in) and January the driest (0.97 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Elkhart
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →27 of 366 (7.4%) of Elkhart'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.
| 1950s | 48 | |
| 1960s | 44 | |
| 1970s | 35 | |
| 1980s | 62 | |
| 1990s | 33 | |
| 2000s | 64 | |
| 2010s | 72 | |
| 2020s | 8 |
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 | 29.5°F | 11.7°F | 20.6°F | 0.97 in | 6.2 in | 6 |
| February | 34.2°F | 16.0°F | 25.1°F | 0.99 in | 8.0 in | 6 |
| March | 47.4°F | 27.4°F | 37.4°F | 2.01 in | 3.7 in | 8 |
| April | 61.0°F | 38.1°F | 49.5°F | 4.00 in | 0.7 in | 11 |
| May | 71.9°F | 50.3°F | 61.1°F | 5.26 in | — | 12 |
| June | 81.8°F | 60.8°F | 71.3°F | 5.37 in | — | 11 |
| July | 85.7°F | 64.7°F | 75.2°F | 4.19 in | — | 9 |
| August | 83.7°F | 61.7°F | 72.7°F | 4.72 in | — | 10 |
| September | 77.1°F | 52.9°F | 65.0°F | 3.62 in | — | 8 |
| October | 63.6°F | 40.5°F | 52.0°F | 2.67 in | 0.6 in | 8 |
| November | 47.8°F | 28.9°F | 38.4°F | 1.86 in | 1.0 in | 7 |
| December | 34.7°F | 18.0°F | 26.3°F | 1.39 in | 4.5 in | 7 |
Climate twins of Elkhart
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).