Madison, SD
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MADISON 2SE, SD US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Madison has an annual average temperature of 44.7°F with about 26.4 inches of precipitation per year and 36.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 5.0°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.24 in) and January the driest (0.46 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Madison
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →85 of 366 (23.2%) 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.
| 1960s | 56 | |
| 1970s | 50 | |
| 1980s | 58 | |
| 1990s | 42 | |
| 2000s | 52 | |
| 2010s | 45 | |
| 2020s | 63 |
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 | 23.7°F | 5.0°F | 14.4°F | 0.46 in | 5.6 in | 5 |
| February | 28.5°F | 9.5°F | 19.0°F | 0.66 in | 8.4 in | 5 |
| March | 41.2°F | 21.5°F | 31.4°F | 1.03 in | 5.0 in | 5 |
| April | 55.6°F | 33.4°F | 44.5°F | 2.70 in | 4.2 in | 9 |
| May | 68.1°F | 45.9°F | 57.0°F | 3.74 in | 0.1 in | 12 |
| June | 78.2°F | 56.6°F | 67.4°F | 4.24 in | — | 11 |
| July | 83.3°F | 60.9°F | 72.1°F | 3.33 in | — | 9 |
| August | 80.9°F | 58.4°F | 69.7°F | 3.38 in | — | 8 |
| September | 73.1°F | 49.6°F | 61.4°F | 3.21 in | — | 7 |
| October | 58.7°F | 35.7°F | 47.2°F | 2.16 in | 0.8 in | 7 |
| November | 42.2°F | 22.6°F | 32.4°F | 0.85 in | 4.9 in | 4 |
| December | 28.7°F | 11.0°F | 19.9°F | 0.61 in | 7.8 in | 5 |
Climate twins of Madison
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