What is the hottest month in Madison?

July is the warmest month in Madison, with an average high of 87.2°F.

What is the coldest month in Madison?

January is the coldest month in Madison, with an average low of 24.6°F.

What month does Madison get the most rain?

July is typically the wettest month in Madison, with about 5.42 inches of precipitation.

What plant hardiness zone is Madison in?

Madison is approximately in USDA plant hardiness Zone 7b, based on the average annual extreme minimum temperature.

Has the climate in Madison changed recently?

13.9% of Madison's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (since 2015), compared to roughly 5% if records were evenly distributed over time.

Madison, WV

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MADISON 3NNW, WV US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

Avg high Avg low

Climate summary

Madison has an annual average temperature of 56.1°F with about 49.6 inches of precipitation per year and 17.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 24.6°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.42 in) and November the driest (3.19 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months

1 / 12

avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F

Annual swing

41.6°F

warmest to coldest month

Heating need

4,191

HDD/yr

Cooling need

993

CDD/yr

Best time to visit Madison

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

51 of 366 (13.9%) 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.

1890s		5
1900s		14
1910s		25
1920s		4
1930s		42
1940s		40
1950s		32
1960s		19
1970s		17
1980s		30
1990s		31
2000s		38
2010s		45
2020s		24

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	44.8°F	24.6°F	34.7°F	3.60 in	6.0 in	16
February	48.7°F	26.9°F	37.8°F	3.51 in	3.6 in	15
March	57.7°F	33.0°F	45.3°F	4.43 in	3.3 in	16
April	70.1°F	41.7°F	55.9°F	4.37 in	0.2 in	14
May	77.5°F	52.4°F	65.0°F	5.41 in	—	15
June	84.2°F	61.0°F	72.6°F	4.47 in	—	14
July	87.2°F	65.4°F	76.3°F	5.42 in	—	14
August	86.2°F	64.1°F	75.2°F	4.26 in	—	11
September	81.0°F	56.9°F	69.0°F	3.41 in	—	10
October	70.3°F	44.2°F	57.2°F	3.25 in	—	11
November	58.6°F	33.4°F	46.0°F	3.19 in	0.6 in	12
December	48.3°F	28.4°F	38.4°F	4.23 in	3.6 in	16