Madison weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Madison, New York: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Morrisville 6 SW, 19 km from Madison; records cover 1911–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 48.1 in1223 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- May 7
- First fall freeze
- Oct 14
- Heating degree days
- 7,806
- Cooling degree days
- 285
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −9°−23° (heating, 99%) and 86°30° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Madison in January
Highs average 28°−2° and lows 11°−11°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 69°21° (1932)
- Record low
- −35°−37° (1957)
- Heating degree days
- 1412
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Madison in February
Highs average 30°−1° and lows 12°−11°, with 3.2 in82 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 68°20° (2017)
- Record low
- −34°−37° (1934)
- Heating degree days
- 1224
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Madison in March
Highs average 38°3° and lows 20°−7°, with 3.6 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1986)
- Record low
- −21°−29° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 1118
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Madison in April
Highs average 52°11° and lows 32°0°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 87°31° (1921)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (1923)
- Heating degree days
- 688
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Madison in May
Highs average 64°18° and lows 44°7°, with 4.1 in103 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1962)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 342
- Cooling degree days
- 14
Madison in June
Highs average 73°23° and lows 53°12°, with 4.6 in117 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1933)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1929)
- Heating degree days
- 115
- Cooling degree days
- 53
Madison in July
Highs average 77°25° and lows 57°14°, with 4.4 in111 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1936)
- Record low
- 33°1° (1942)
- Heating degree days
- 36
- Cooling degree days
- 107
Madison in August
Highs average 76°24° and lows 56°13°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1916)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (1940)
- Heating degree days
- 50
- Cooling degree days
- 82
Madison in September
Highs average 69°21° and lows 49°10°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1931)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (1947)
- Heating degree days
- 199
- Cooling degree days
- 25
Madison in OctoberThis month
Highs average 56°13° and lows 38°3°, with 4.5 in115 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1922)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (1928)
- Heating degree days
- 560
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Madison in November
Highs average 44°7° and lows 29°−2°, with 4.1 in103 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1950)
- Record low
- −12°−24° (1933)
- Heating degree days
- 855
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Madison in December
Highs average 33°1° and lows 19°−7°, with 3.9 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 65°18° (1941)
- Record low
- −37°−38° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 1207
- Cooling degree days
- 0