Madison weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Madison, West Virginia: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Madison 3nnw, 6 km from Madison; records cover 1894–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 49.6 in1259 mm
- Snow a year
- 17 in44 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 17
- First fall freeze
- Oct 22
- Heating degree days
- 4,425
- Cooling degree days
- 1,215
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 6°−14° (heating, 99%) and 95°35° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Madison in January
Highs average 45°7° and lows 25°−4°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation and 6 in15 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2020)
- Record low
- −25°−32° (1994)
- Heating degree days
- 939
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Madison in February
Highs average 49°9° and lows 27°−3°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation and 4 in9 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1900)
- Record low
- −19°−28° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 762
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Madison in March
Highs average 58°14° and lows 33°1°, with 4.4 in113 mm of precipitation and 3 in8 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2026)
- Record low
- −8°−22° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 612
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Madison in April
Highs average 70°21° and lows 42°5°, with 4.4 in111 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1941)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1915)
- Heating degree days
- 294
- Cooling degree days
- 21
Madison in May
Highs average 78°25° and lows 52°11°, with 5.4 in137 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1914)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 104
- Cooling degree days
- 102
Madison in June
Highs average 84°29° and lows 61°16°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1988)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 11
- Cooling degree days
- 239
Madison in July
Highs average 87°31° and lows 65°19°, with 5.4 in138 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1914)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1988)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 350
Madison in August
Highs average 86°30° and lows 64°18°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1936)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1992)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 316
Madison in September
Highs average 81°27° and lows 57°14°, with 3.4 in87 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1932)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1913)
- Heating degree days
- 39
- Cooling degree days
- 157
Madison in OctoberThis month
Highs average 70°21° and lows 44°7°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2019)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 266
- Cooling degree days
- 26
Madison in November
Highs average 59°15° and lows 33°1°, with 3.2 in81 mm of precipitation and 0.6 in1.5 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1948)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 571
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Madison in December
Highs average 48°9° and lows 28°−2°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation and 4 in9 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2001)
- Record low
- −16°−27° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 826
- Cooling degree days
- 0