Annual mean 19°C · wettest around March · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
32.1 °C
Coldest
11.3 °C
Wettest
22%
Windiest
4.4 m/s
Prevailing
SW
3.4 m/s average
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The average temperature in Madison over the whole year is 19°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 5°C. Madison has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 13% in October, the driest month, to 25% in March, the wettest. Winds in Madison are highest in February, averaging 3.1 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Madison come in October, when the sky is typically 29% covered; February is the cloudiest month, at 51%.
Month by month Madison climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
12°C
5°C
8°C
19%
47%
2.8 m/s
21
1
52
February
16°C
8°C
13°C
20%
51%
3.1 m/s
42
6
60
March
20°C
11°C
17°C
25%
46%
3.1 m/s
59
13
66
April
23°C
14°C
21°C
20%
40%
2.9 m/s
71
26
58
May
27°C
19°C
27°C
18%
36%
2.4 m/s
46
60
20
June
30°C
23°C
33°C
21%
32%
2.0 m/s
9
49
1
July
32°C
24°C
35°C
24%
33%
1.8 m/s
3
23
0
August
32°C
23°C
35°C
21%
30%
1.7 m/s
3
30
0
September
30°C
20°C
32°C
14%
30%
1.7 m/s
21
49
7
October
25°C
15°C
24°C
13%
29%
1.9 m/s
54
48
36
November
18°C
9°C
16°C
19%
35%
2.0 m/s
53
13
67
December
15°C
8°C
12°C
18%
49%
2.5 m/s
35
4
62
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Madison weather by season
Year round, Madison has days of about 12°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 32°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 5°C to 24°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 19°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around March and least likely around October. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Madison weather in winterDecember to February
High 14°CLow 7°CRain 19%
Winter in Madison has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
Madison weather in springMarch to May
High 23°CLow 15°CRain 21%
Spring in Madison has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 21% chance of rain on a given day.
Madison weather in summerJune to August
High 31°CLow 23°CRain 22%
Summer in Madison has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 23°C, with a 22% chance of rain on a given day.
Madison weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 24°CLow 15°CRain 15%
Autumn in Madison has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 15% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Madison?
Madison has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 13% in October, the driest month, to 25% in March, the wettest.
What time of year is Madison windiest?
Winds in Madison are highest in February, averaging 3.1 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Madison year round?
The average temperature in Madison over the whole year is 19°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 5°C.