Madison weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Madison, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Danbury, 19 km from Madison; records cover 1957–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 47.4 in1205 mm
- Snow a year
- 9 in22 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 17
- First fall freeze
- Oct 23
- Heating degree days
- 3,910
- Cooling degree days
- 1,297
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 11°−12° (heating, 99%) and 95°35° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Madison in January
Highs average 48°9° and lows 29°−2°, with 3.8 in95 mm of precipitation and 2.6 in6.6 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2002)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 829
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Madison in February
Highs average 52°11° and lows 30°−1°, with 2.9 in74 mm of precipitation and 2.8 in7.1 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1977)
- Record low
- −8°−22° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 674
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Madison in March
Highs average 59°15° and lows 36°2°, with 4.1 in104 mm of precipitation and 1.1 in2.8 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2000)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (1960)
- Heating degree days
- 534
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Madison in April
Highs average 70°21° and lows 45°7°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1960)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1960)
- Heating degree days
- 263
- Cooling degree days
- 23
Madison in May
Highs average 77°25° and lows 55°13°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2000)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 86
- Cooling degree days
- 102
Madison in June
Highs average 84°29° and lows 63°17°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2012)
- Record low
- 40°4° (2003)
- Heating degree days
- 9
- Cooling degree days
- 260
Madison in July
Highs average 87°31° and lows 68°20°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1977)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1961)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 385
Madison in August
Highs average 85°30° and lows 66°19°, with 4.4 in111 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1983)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1965)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 330
Madison in September
Highs average 79°26° and lows 59°15°, with 5 in126 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1983)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 32
- Cooling degree days
- 164
Madison in OctoberThis month
Highs average 70°21° and lows 47°8°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2019)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 232
- Cooling degree days
- 29
Madison in November
Highs average 60°16° and lows 36°2°, with 3.1 in78 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2000)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 514
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Madison in December
Highs average 51°11° and lows 31°0°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation and 2.1 in5.3 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1998)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 736
- Cooling degree days
- 0