Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Madison features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 0 °C (33 °F) and 26 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -25 °C (-12 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1063 mm (41.9 inches) and receives 99 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Madison enjoys an average of 3165 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 32 minutes to 14 hours 45 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Madison are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (77 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 0 to 4 °C (33 - 39 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Madison experiences 120 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 85 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 20°C (67°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Mean maximum | 17°C (63°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Average high | 6°C (43°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Daily mean | 0°C (33°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 4°C (39°F) |
Average low | -4°C (24°F) | -4°C (24°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 1°C (35°F) | -2°C (29°F) |
Mean minimum | -15°C (5°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -9°C (17°F) | -3°C (26°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 8°C (46°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -11°C (12°F) |
Minimum | -21°C (-5°F) | -25°C (-12°F) | -17°C (1°F) | -7°C (19°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 10°C (49°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 5°C (42°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -16°C (3°F) |
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Madison usually has the most precipitation in May, August and October, with an average of 12 rainy days and 149 mm (5.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Madison are February, November and December. On average, 33 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 45 (1.8) | 34 (1.4) | 84 (3.3) | 91 (3.6) | 189 (7.4) | 107 (4.2) | 99 (3.9) | 125 (4.9) | 92 (3.6) | 132 (5.2) | 33 (1.3) | 31 (1.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
The sunniest months in Madison are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 13 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Madison: January, February and November receive an average of 6 hours 37 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 163 | 204 | 234 | 263 | 273 | 346 | 365 | 320 | 278 | 253 | 228 | 231 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 50m | 10h 47m | 11h 59m | 13h 12m | 14h 14m | 14h 45m | 14h 28m | 13h 33m | 12h 22m | 11h 9m | 10h 5m | 9h 32m |
Madison experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Madison UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 |