Madison, AL
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from HUNTSVILLE INTL AP, AL US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Madison has an annual average temperature of 62.9°F with about 54.3 inches of precipitation per year and 2.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 91.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 33.1°F). December is typically the wettest month (5.87 in) and September the driest (3.49 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.
Best time to visit Madison
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →80 of 366 (21.9%) of Madison's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1950s | 15 | |
| 1960s | 74 | |
| 1970s | 15 | |
| 1980s | 37 | |
| 1990s | 39 | |
| 2000s | 58 | |
| 2010s | 110 | |
| 2020s | 18 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52.3°F | 33.1°F | 42.7°F | 4.99 in | 0.7 in | 11 |
| February | 57.1°F | 36.4°F | 46.7°F | 5.11 in | 1.0 in | 11 |
| March | 65.5°F | 43.0°F | 54.2°F | 5.39 in | 0.5 in | 11 |
| April | 74.8°F | 51.0°F | 62.9°F | 4.86 in | — | 10 |
| May | 82.5°F | 60.2°F | 71.3°F | 4.67 in | — | 10 |
| June | 89.1°F | 68.0°F | 78.6°F | 4.06 in | — | 10 |
| July | 91.5°F | 71.1°F | 81.3°F | 4.49 in | — | 11 |
| August | 91.3°F | 69.7°F | 80.5°F | 3.55 in | — | 9 |
| September | 86.5°F | 63.4°F | 74.9°F | 3.49 in | — | 7 |
| October | 76.0°F | 51.8°F | 63.9°F | 3.56 in | — | 8 |
| November | 63.9°F | 41.2°F | 52.5°F | 4.25 in | — | 9 |
| December | 55.0°F | 35.9°F | 45.5°F | 5.87 in | 0.2 in | 11 |
Climate twins of Madison
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