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Elgin, NE enjoys a temperate climate with mild winters and warm summers. Average high temperatures in the summer range from 80-90°F while winter highs are typically between 40-50°F. Average low temperatures during winter can drop to around 10-20°F while in summer the temperature rarely dips below 50°F. The area gets an average of 30 inches of rain each year spread out over the course of spring, summer, and fall months with snowfall ranging from 10-15 inches of snow each year depending on weather conditions.

Elgin, Nebraska gets 28 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Elgin averages 31 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Elgin. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Elgin gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 89 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 11
Rain: averages 28 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Elgin is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Nebraska.

9.1 Summer - 5 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Elgin, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Elgin with an average high temperature of 85.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Nebraska. In Elgin, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Elgin are September, June and August.
In Elgin, there are 18.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Nebraska.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Elgin with an average of 10.9°. This is colder than most places in Nebraska.
In Elgin, there are 157.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Nebraska.
In Elgin, there are 16.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Nebraska.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Elgin but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Elgin with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 27.6 inches in Elgin means that it is about average compared to other places in Nebraska.
May is the rainiest month in Elgin with 10.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.7 rainy days. There are 88.7 rainy days annually in Elgin, which is one of the rainiest places in Nebraska. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 31.0 inches in Elgin means that it is snowier than most places in Nebraska. December is the snowiest month in Elgin with 6.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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