Madison, NY

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MORRISVILLE 6 SW, NY US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Madison has an annual average temperature of 44.3°F with about 48.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 77.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 11.3°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.62 in) and February the driest (3.22 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
47.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,563
Cooling need
99

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

45 of 366 (12.3%) 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.

1910s
35
1920s
59
1930s
63
1940s
31
1950s
31
1960s
22
1970s
10
1980s
21
1990s
20
2000s
15
2010s
33
2020s
26

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 27.6°F 11.3°F 19.4°F 3.51 in
February 30.2°F 12.4°F 21.3°F 3.22 in
March 38.2°F 19.7°F 28.9°F 3.55 in
April 51.8°F 32.4°F 42.1°F 3.89 in
May 64.4°F 44.4°F 54.4°F 4.06 in
June 72.6°F 53.3°F 63.0°F 4.62 in
July 77.2°F 57.4°F 67.3°F 4.36 in
August 75.9°F 56.2°F 66.0°F 4.26 in
September 69.2°F 49.2°F 59.2°F 4.26 in
October 56.0°F 38.0°F 47.0°F 4.51 in
November 44.4°F 28.6°F 36.5°F 4.05 in
December 33.1°F 19.0°F 26.1°F 3.85 in

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