Madison, VA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SOMERSET, VA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Madison has an annual average temperature of 55.6°F with about 45 inches of precipitation per year and 15.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 24.0°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.80 in) and February the driest (2.70 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.
Best time to visit Madison
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All-time records →131 of 366 (35.8%) 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 | 0 | |
| 1950s | 0 | |
| 1960s | 0 | |
| 1970s | 0 | |
| 1990s | 60 | |
| 2000s | 112 | |
| 2010s | 124 | |
| 2020s | 70 |
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 | 44.9°F | 24.0°F | 34.5°F | 2.99 in | 3.4 in | 9 |
| February | 48.2°F | 26.4°F | 37.3°F | 2.70 in | 6.1 in | 9 |
| March | 56.4°F | 32.9°F | 44.7°F | 3.62 in | 1.7 in | 10 |
| April | 67.5°F | 42.7°F | 55.1°F | 3.53 in | 0.2 in | 12 |
| May | 74.9°F | 52.9°F | 63.9°F | 4.57 in | — | 13 |
| June | 83.1°F | 61.8°F | 72.4°F | 4.80 in | — | 13 |
| July | 87.1°F | 65.3°F | 76.2°F | 3.95 in | — | 12 |
| August | 85.6°F | 63.9°F | 74.8°F | 3.65 in | — | 11 |
| September | 79.3°F | 56.2°F | 67.8°F | 4.56 in | — | 10 |
| October | 68.7°F | 43.8°F | 56.2°F | 3.64 in | — | 9 |
| November | 58.0°F | 34.2°F | 46.1°F | 3.47 in | 0.4 in | 8 |
| December | 48.7°F | 27.5°F | 38.1°F | 3.51 in | 3.7 in | 10 |
Climate twins of Madison
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