Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Elmhurst, NY. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5 in Elmhurst typically lands in that in-between zone — a 56° average high that's genuinely spring but not quite warm. The date's 49-degree spread between its all-time extremes (74° in 1989, 25° in 1995) tells you this time of year can still surprise you. Rain is a coin-flip more likely than not, but snow is almost off the table at just 1%.
Elmhurst has seen the full extremes — from a brutal -7° in February 1943 to a scorching 107° on July 3, 1966, a 114-degree range that captures just how punishing New York City's climate can be. The wettest single day on record, 6.8" from the remnants of Hurricane Ida on September 1, 2021, is a reminder that late summer is when the city is most vulnerable to flooding. And the 27.9" snowfall on January 23, 2016 — Winter Storm Jonas — still stands as the benchmark blizzard.
Elmhurst peaks in warmth the week of July 16–22 with average highs of 86°, while mid-January bottoms out around 38° — a nearly 50-degree swing across the year. If you're planning around rain, aim to avoid early August, the wettest stretch of the calendar at 1.21" per week on average. Spring and fall offer the most comfortable windows, with May and September both sitting in the low-to-mid 70s.