Madison, VA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SOMERSET, VA US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
41.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,323
Cooling need
936

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Climate change signal

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

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