Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Elon, NC. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5th in Elon typically feels like spring has arrived, with average highs of 70° and lows around 44°. The date has swung wildly in the past though — 91° in 2010 and a bitter 31° low as recently as 2015. There's about a 1-in-3 chance of rain today, but snow is essentially off the table.
Elon's weather history spans some genuinely extreme moments — a scorching 105° in June 1954 and a brutal -6° in January 1985 represent the outer edges of what this corner of North Carolina can deliver. The wettest single day on record dumped 6.71 inches on October 15, 1954, while a March 1960 snowstorm buried the area under 12.2 inches.
Elon runs warm for most of the year, peaking in mid-July when average highs hit 90° before tapering back through a pleasant fall. January is the coolest month, with highs only reaching the low 50s. If you're watching for rain, early September is historically the wettest stretch of the year.