Madison weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Madison, Virginia: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Piedmont Research Station, 21 km from Madison; records cover 1946–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 43.7 in1111 mm
- Snow a year
- 16 in42 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 5
- First fall freeze
- Oct 30
- Heating degree days
- 4,423
- Cooling degree days
- 1,198
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 44°7° and lows 25°−4°, with 2.9 in74 mm of precipitation and 5 in12 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2002)
- Record low
- −9°−23° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 934
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Madison in February
Highs average 48°9° and lows 28°−2°, with 2.6 in66 mm of precipitation and 6 in14 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1948)
- Record low
- −11°−24° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 764
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Madison in March
Highs average 56°13° and lows 34°1°, with 3.6 in90 mm of precipitation and 2.7 in6.9 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2026)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 624
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Madison in April
Highs average 67°19° and lows 44°7°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1960)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 307
- Cooling degree days
- 22
Madison in May
Highs average 74°24° and lows 54°12°, with 4.1 in105 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2026)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1947)
- Heating degree days
- 113
- Cooling degree days
- 84
Madison in June
Highs average 83°28° and lows 63°17°, with 4.8 in122 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1952)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 13
- Cooling degree days
- 240
Madison in July
Highs average 87°30° and lows 67°19°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1959)
- Record low
- 47°8° (1988)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 363
Madison in August
Highs average 85°29° and lows 65°19°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1953)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 314
Madison in September
Highs average 79°26° and lows 59°15°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1954)
- Record low
- 33°1° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 41
- Cooling degree days
- 150
Madison in OctoberThis month
Highs average 68°20° and lows 46°8°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1951)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 262
- Cooling degree days
- 22
Madison in November
Highs average 57°14° and lows 37°3°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1950)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (1955)
- Heating degree days
- 544
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Madison in December
Highs average 48°9° and lows 29°−2°, with 3.4 in87 mm of precipitation and 3 in8 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1998)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 820
- Cooling degree days
- 0