Madison, MN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MADISON WWTP, MN US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 5b USDA hardiness Zone 5b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Madison has an annual average temperature of 43.8°F with about 25.6 inches of precipitation per year and 46.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 2.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.82 in) and January the driest (0.54 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
59.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,040
Cooling need
417

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

47 of 366 (12.8%) 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.

1940s
43
1950s
29
1960s
45
1970s
33
1980s
76
1990s
44
2000s
30
2010s
32
2020s
34

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 21.7°F 2.6°F 12.2°F 0.54 in 7.7 in 5
February 26.3°F 6.8°F 16.5°F 0.60 in 9.3 in 5
March 38.8°F 19.7°F 29.2°F 1.30 in 7.7 in 6
April 54.6°F 32.9°F 43.8°F 2.39 in 5.8 in 8
May 68.7°F 46.5°F 57.6°F 3.21 in 0.1 in 10
June 78.6°F 57.7°F 68.1°F 3.82 in 11
July 82.5°F 61.3°F 71.9°F 3.57 in 9
August 79.7°F 58.1°F 68.9°F 3.35 in 8
September 73.1°F 49.1°F 61.1°F 2.64 in 8
October 58.3°F 35.6°F 46.9°F 2.50 in 0.9 in 8
November 41.0°F 22.2°F 31.6°F 1.13 in 5.5 in 4
December 26.9°F 9.3°F 18.1°F 0.59 in 9.9 in 5

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