Weatheo

Madison Weather by Month

Average temperatures, rainfall and humidity for Madison, United States, month by month, built from OpenWeather’s historical records. Use it to see what a typical Madison month looks like before you travel — then check the live Madison forecast for the days ahead.

Warmest month

July

28°C average high

Coolest month

January

-10°C average low

Wettest month

June

124 mm of rain

Driest month

February

9 mm of rain

Average temperature and rainfall in Madison by month

Averages of the daily highs and lows recorded in each month, with total rainfall, mean humidity and mean wind speed.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRecord low / highRainfallHumidityWind
January-2°C-10°C-35°C / 14°C
19 mm
78%13 km/h
February0°C-9°C-28°C / 21°C
9 mm
74%14 km/h
March7°C-2°C-23°C / 26°C
36 mm
70%15 km/h
April14°C3°C-10°C / 28°C
73 mm
66%16 km/h
May22°C10°C-2°C / 35°C
75 mm
66%13 km/h
June26°C16°C3°C / 36°C
124 mm
69%14 km/h
July28°C17°C9°C / 35°C
66 mm
73%12 km/h
August27°C17°C7°C / 37°C
67 mm
74%12 km/h
September24°C13°C1°C / 35°C
74 mm
75%11 km/h
October16°C6°C-5°C / 31°C
70 mm
73%14 km/h
November8°C0°C-21°C / 23°C
32 mm
74%16 km/h
December1°C-6°C-28°C / 19°C
27 mm
79%14 km/h

Best time to visit Madison

The most comfortable time to visit Madison is generally May and August to September, balancing mild daytime temperatures against the driest stretch of the year. The city has strongly marked seasons and rain concentrates around June, totalling about 673 mm a year.

Travellers who prefer heat should aim for July, when highs average 28°C. June is the month to avoid if rain would spoil your plans — it averages 124 mm, roughly 13× the rainfall of the driest month (February).

Source: OpenWeather historical and statistical weather data. Values are long-term averages, not a forecast — see the Madison forecast for what is happening now.

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