Madison, WI: 2025

31 December 2025: 2025 averaged 48.1°F in Madison, WI, the warmest year since 2024, tied 24th warmest of 157 (with 2001, 1999, 1990 and 2 other years).

2025

Mean temperature: 48.1°F; Warmest since 2024; 24th warmest of 157
Precipitation: 32.76 in; Wettest since 2024; 65th wettest of 157

A normal year in Madison, WI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 47.4°F, between 45.3°F and 48.7°F in eight years of ten and 38.32 in of precipitation, between 28.41 in and 45.40 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every year in Madison, WI since 1869: 48.1°F in 2025; the highest is 51.4°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 45.3 to 48.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every year in Madison, WI from 1869 to 2025, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2025	48.1	24	58.2	16	38	64	32.76	65	0
2024	50.9	3	60.6	2	41.1	6	48.47	4	0
2023	50	4	59.6	3	40.4	12	29.75	102	0
2022	47.1	50	56.7	48	37.6	75	37.38	36	0
2021	48.9	12	58.9	6	39	33	22.82	146	0
2020	48.2	22	57.5	34	38.8	37	38.92	24	0
2019	46.3	81	55.3	81	37.3	86	46.39	6	0
2018	46.9	58	56	63	37.8	70	50.64	2	0
2017	48.4	18	57.6	32	39.1	30	38.28	31	0
2016	49.3	8	58.3	13	40.3	13	45.56	7	0
2015	48.3	20	57.9	22	38.7	40	39.59	18	0
2014	44.8	122	54.4	113	35.2	127	35.31	49	0
2013	45.8	100	55.3	81	36.3	105	45.38	8	0
2012	51.4	1	62	1	40.7	10	26.36	128	0
2011	47.8	34	57.3	38	38.3	56	30.54	97	0
2010	48.4	18	58.1	20	38.7	40	37.86	33	0
2009	45.6	108	55.2	85	36	111	38.35	30	0
2008	45.2	119	54.8	95	35.5	122	44.06	10	0
2007	47.9	31	57.3	38	38.5	46	44.41	9	0
2006	48.6	16	57.9	22	39.4	26	36.73	39	0
2005	48.3	20	58.2	16	38.5	46	24.70	138	0
2004	47	53	56.5	50	37.6	75	39.38	20	0
2003	46.1	89	56.4	53	35.8	116	31.74	81	0
2002	47.7	39	57.3	38	38.2	59	26.19	129	0
2001	48.1	24	57.5	34	38.8	37	38.45	29	0
2000	46.7	62	56.2	57	37.1	88	40.34	15	0
1999	48.1	24	58.2	16	38.1	62	31.93	78	0
1998	49.9	5	58.9	6	40.9	8	39.94	17	0
1997	45.3	116	54.4	113	36.2	107	28.64	111	0
1996	43.7	148	53.4	134	34	144	31.69	82	0
1995	47.1	50	57.2	42	37	90	33.58	59	0
1994	46.9	58	57.8	27	35.9	112	33.54	60	0
1993	46.3	81	55.7	72	36.9	93	43.34	11	0
1992	46.4	77	56	63	36.8	94	32.13	72	0
1991	47.8	34	58.2	16	37.4	83	39.09	22	0
1990	48.1	24	58.5	10	37.8	70	36.54	40	0
1989	44.9	121	55.6	75	34.1	142	23.39	144	0
1988	46.7	62	58.3	13	35.2	127	24.57	140	0
1987	49	10	59	5	38.9	35	33.42	61	0
1986	46.3	81	56	63	36.6	100	31.85	79	0
1985	44.7	125	55	87	34.4	139	38.94	23	0
1984	45.9	94	56.1	60	35.8	116	33.72	58	0
1983	45.5	111	55.4	79	35.6	120	31.67	84	0
1982	44.3	134	54.8	95	33.7	150	31.58	85	0
1981	46.5	72	57.6	32	35.5	122	32.10	73	0
1980	44.6	130	55.4	79	33.9	145	34.38	56	0
1979	43.9	144	54.8	95	33	152	28.12	117	0
1978	44	138	55	87	32.9	154	36.44	41	0
1977	45.7	106	56.8	46	34.5	135	32.53	67	0
1976	44.8	122	57.7	30	31.9	157	21.08	153	0
1975	47	53	57.9	22	36.1	108	34.53	54	0
1974	45.8	100	56.4	53	35.2	127	36.06	43	0
1973	47.7	39	57.7	30	37.8	70	35.53	47	0
1972	43	154	53.6	132	32.4	155	30.96	92	0
1971	45.9	94	57.5	34	34.4	139	27.16	122	0
1970	45.3	116	56.1	60	34.6	134	30.69	96	0
1969	44.2	135	54.5	108	33.9	145	29.64	104	0
1968	46.1	89	57	44	35.3	126	30.71	95	0
1967	43.9	144	54.8	95	33	152	33.99	57	0
1966	44	138	55.7	72	32.3	156	26.43	127	0
1965	44.7	125	55.3	81	34.1	142	37.60	34	0
1964	46.9	58	58.5	10	35.4	124	23.62	143	0
1963	44.8	122	56.2	57	33.4	151	26.19	129	0
1962	44.6	130	54.8	95	34.5	135	21.43	151	0
1961	45.6	108	56.1	60	35	132	31.04	91	0
1960	44.6	130	54.9	91	34.4	139	38.79	26	0
1959	45.8	100	56.2	57	35.4	124	40.34	15	0
1958	45.9	94	57.3	38	34.5	135	21.09	152	0
1957	46.5	72	56.8	46	36.1	108	32.86	64	0
1956	47	53	57.9	22	36.1	108	31.51	86	0
1955	47.5	45	58.5	10	36.5	103	22.49	148	0
1954	47.9	31	58.3	13	37.5	80	35.07	52	0
1953	48.8	14	59.5	4	38.2	59	29.66	103	0
1952	47.4	46	57.9	22	37	90	31.69	82	0
1951	44	138	54.1	119	33.9	145	31.97	75	0
1950	44.4	133	54.9	91	33.9	145	38.71	27	0
1949	47.7	39	58.7	9	36.6	100	29.01	108	0
1948	46.7	62	57.8	27	35.7	118	25.61	134	0
1947	46.4	77	54.4	113	38.4	53	32.46	68	0
1946	48.9	12	57.8	27	40	16	25.21	136	1
1945	45.9	94	53.7	128	38	64	28.46	112	0
1944	47.7	39	55.3	81	40	16	32.17	71	0
1943	45.6	108	53.7	128	37.4	83	26.63	126	0
1942	47	53	54.7	106	39.3	29	28.28	113	1
1941	49	10	56.9	45	41.1	6	35.75	46	1
1940	45.7	106	53.3	135	38.1	62	31.78	80	1
1939	49.3	8	58	21	40.7	10	20.40	154	0
1938	48.7	15	56.5	50	40.9	8	39.34	21	1
1937	45.8	100	54	120	37.6	75	26.92	124	0
1936	46.1	89	54.8	95	37.1	88	25.81	132	2
1935	46	92	53.7	128	38.4	53	27.45	120	0
1934	48.5	17	57.2	42	39.7	20	28.19	114	0
1933	48.1	24	56.4	53	39.9	19	31.25	88	0
1932	46.7	62	54.9	91	38.6	42	24.76	137	0
1931	51	2	58.8	8	43.2	2	34.95	53	0
1930	47.4	46	55.8	69	39	33	29.88	101	1
1929	44.1	136	52.3	144	35.9	112	31.94	77	0
1928	47	53	54.8	95	39.1	30	35.91	45	1
1927	46.5	72	54.5	108	38.5	46	33.12	63	0
1926	44.7	125	52.6	140	36.7	97	30.33	98	0
1925	46	92	54.5	108	37.4	83	26.13	131	0
1924	43.7	148	51.6	148	35.9	112	32.38	69	0
1923	46.6	70	54.8	95	38.4	53	30.91	93	0
1922	47.8	34	56	63	39.6	22	32.04	74	0
1921	49.6	7	57.5	34	41.7	4	38.56	28	0
1920	45.9	94	53.9	124	37.8	70	27.16	122	0
1919	46.5	72	54.5	108	38.5	46	35.16	51	0
1918	46.3	81	54.8	95	37.9	68	27.27	121	0
1917	42.1	157	50.4	152	33.9	145	29.40	106	0
1916	45.4	113	54	120	36.8	94	35.33	48	0
1915	45.8	100	53.7	128	37.9	68	38.09	32	0
1914	46.7	62	55	87	38.3	56	28.17	115	2
1913	47.1	50	55.6	75	38.5	46	36.04	44	0
1912	44	138	52.4	142	35.6	120	32.32	70	0
1911	47.6	44	55.7	72	39.5	25	32.73	66	0
1910	46.7	62	55.8	69	37.7	74	24.37	141	0
1909	45.5	111	53.6	132	37.5	80	30.82	94	0
1908	47.2	48	55.8	69	38.6	42	25.37	135	0
1907	44.7	125	52.7	139	36.7	97	30.29	99	0
1906	46.7	62	54.9	91	38.5	46	33.37	62	0
1905	44.7	125	52.9	137	36.4	104	25.70	133	7
1904	43.9	144	51.9	145	35.9	112	31.25	88	0
1903	45.4	113	53.2	136	37.6	75	34.42	55	0
1902	46.4	77	54	120	38.8	37	31.25	88	0
1901	46.6	70	55.1	86	38.2	59	20.24	155	0
1900	47.2	48	55.5	77	38.9	35	28.78	110	0
1899	45.9	94	54.5	108	37.3	86	26.81	125	0
1898	46.3	81	54	120	38.5	46	31.96	76	0
1897	46.4	77	54.3	116	38.6	42	22.36	150	0
1896	46.9	58	54.6	107	39.1	30	30.19	100	0
1895	45.8	100	54.8	95	36.8	94	13.69	157	0
1894	48	30	56.4	53	39.6	22	24.59	139	0
1893	43.9	144	52.6	140	35.2	127	31.46	87	0
1892	44.1	136	51.5	150	36.7	97	37.10	37	0
1891	46.2	88	55	87	37.5	80	24.26	142	0
1890	46.3	81	54.3	116	38.3	56	36.98	38	0
1889	46.7	62	54.8	95	38.6	42	20.18	156	0
1888	43.4	151	51.6	148	35.2	127	23.06	145	0
1887	45.2	119	54.2	118	36.3	105	38.89	25	0
1886	45.3	116	53.9	124	36.6	100	28.79	109	0
1885	42.4	156	50.2	154	34.5	135	40.58	14	0
1884	43.7	148	51.7	147	35.7	118	49.19	3	0
1883	43.4	151	51.9	145	35	132	41.13	13	0
1882	47.9	31	55.9	68	40	16	42.89	12	0
1881	47.7	39	56	63	39.4	26	52.91	1	0
1880	48.1	24	56.5	50	39.7	20	46.72	5	0
1879	48.2	22	56.7	48	39.6	22	35.23	50	0
1878	49.8	6	55.5	77	44.1	1	39.54	19	0
1877	47.8	34	53.8	127	41.8	3	27.67	118	0
1876	45.4	113	51.3	151	39.4	26	36.15	42	0
1875	42.5	155	48.1	157	37	90	22.80	147	0
1874	46.5	72	52.8	138	40.2	14	29.05	107	2
1873	44	138	50.1	155	38	64	27.64	119	0
1872	44	138	50.4	152	37.6	75	22.44	149	0
1871	46.3	81	52.4	142	40.1	15	29.45	105	0
1870	47.8	34	53.9	124	41.7	4	28.14	116	0
1869	43.4	151	48.7	156	38	64	37.53	35	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	51.4
1931	51
2024	50.9
2023	50
1998	49.9
1878	49.8
1921	49.6
2016	49.3
1939	49.3
1987	49
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1917	42.1
1885	42.4
1875	42.5
1972	43
1888	43.4
1883	43.4
1869	43.4
1996	43.7
1924	43.7
1884	43.7

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1881	52.91
2018	50.64
1884	49.19
2024	48.47
1880	46.72
2019	46.39
2016	45.56
2013	45.38
2007	44.41
2008	44.06

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1895	13.69
1889	20.18
1901	20.24
1939	20.40
1976	21.08
1958	21.09
1962	21.43
1897	22.36
1872	22.44
1955	22.49

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 93°F; 22 June 2025
Coldest night: -13°F; 21 January 2025
Wettest day: 2.48 in; 23 June 2025

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	19.6°F 70th warmest of 157	0.10 in Driest of 157
February	22.2°F 65th warmest of 157	0.71 in 46th driest of 157
March	39.7°F 10th warmest of 157	3.89 in 15th wettest of 157
April	46.8°F 66th warmest of 157	2.19 in 53rd driest of 157
May	56.2°F 56th coldest of 157	4.37 in 43rd wettest of 157
June	71°F 20th warmest of 157	5.54 in 38th wettest of 157
July	73.5°F 45th warmest of 157	6.06 in 22nd wettest of 157
August	68.6°F 42nd coldest of 157	4.76 in 38th wettest of 157
September	65°F 26th warmest of 157	1.37 in 28th driest of 157
October	54°F 22nd warmest of 156	1.18 in 32nd driest of 156
November	37.6°F 53rd warmest of 157	1.31 in 54th driest of 157
December	21.3°F 52nd coldest of 157	1.28 in 61st driest of 157

Hot days and freezes

Madison, WI has had 9 days at 90°F or above in 2025 through 31 December, the most by that date since 2023, tied 65th most of 157 (with 2020, 2018, 2006 and 5 other years).
Madison, WI has had 146 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2025 through 31 December, the most by that date since 2022, tied 95th most of 157 (with 2005, 1977, 1948 and 4 other years).
The first freeze of fall 2025 in Madison, WI came on Thursday 23 October 2025, the earliest since 2024, tied 121st earliest of 157 (with 1929, 1912, 1898 and 1 other year).
The last freeze of spring 2025 in Madison, WI came on Friday 9 May 2025, the latest since 2021, tied 40th latest of 157 (with 2010, 1980 and 1945).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
3 October	Warmest day	87°F	85°F 2005, 1997, 1976	Provisional
15 May	Warmest day	87°F	86°F 2012, 1977	Provisional
28 March	Warmest day	78°F	76°F 1986, 1946, 1910	Provisional
10 March	Warmest day	67°F	66°F 1894	Provisional
30 January	Warmest day	57°F	47°F 1974	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2025 brought 32.76 in of precipitation in Madison, WI, the wettest year since 2024, 65th wettest of 157.
The hottest day of 2025 in Madison, WI: 93°F on Sunday 22 June 2025.
The coldest night of 2025 in Madison, WI: a low of -13°F on Tuesday 21 January 2025.
The wettest day of 2025 in Madison, WI: 2.48 in on Monday 23 June 2025.