Madison, WI: April

30 April 2026: April 2026 averaged 50.8°F in Madison, WI, the warmest April since 2010, 15th warmest of 158.

April 2026

Mean temperature: 50.8°F; Warmest since 2010; 15th warmest of 158
Precipitation: 7.26 in; Wettest on record; Wettest of 158, provisional

A normal April in Madison, WI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 46.3°F, between 43.6°F and 50.9°F in eight years of ten and 3.53 in of precipitation, between 2.10 in and 5.38 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every April in Madison, WI since 1869: 50.8°F in 2026; the highest is 54°F, in 1915.

Normal range, 43.6 to 50.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every April in Madison, WI from 1869 to 2026, 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
2026	50.8	15	61.2	16	40.3	13	7.26	1	0
2025	46.8	67	58.2	50	35.3	96	2.19	106	0
2024	49	27	59.1	38	38.9	25	3.69	37	0
2023	47.9	47	58.6	44	37.2	61	2.34	102	0
2022	43.4	122	52.2	124	34.5	116	3.50	46	0
2021	49.2	26	59.9	30	38.5	30	1.44	135	0
2020	44.9	100	55.4	87	34.4	119	2.04	109	0
2019	46.9	64	57.1	62	36.7	71	3.22	58	0
2018	37.6	156	48.1	153	27	158	2.14	107	0
2017	50	18	60.4	26	39.5	20	5.30	9	0
2016	45.8	79	56.3	73	35.2	97	2.11	108	0
2015	48.4	36	61	20	35.7	88	4.38	23	0
2014	45.5	89	56	80	34.9	106	5.13	11	0
2013	44.1	112	53.1	112	35.1	100	5.83	6	0
2012	47.9	47	59.2	37	36.6	73	2.85	75	0
2011	45.7	84	53.8	103	37.6	52	3.61	41	0
2010	52.2	3	63.8	4	40.6	12	3.65	39	0
2009	45.8	79	57.3	60	34.3	121	4.43	20	0
2008	47.6	54	57.3	60	37.9	46	6.43	5	0
2007	45.1	97	55	93	35.2	97	4.68	16	0
2006	50.9	12	62.3	11	39.6	19	5.04	12	0
2005	50.9	12	63.7	5	38.2	37	1.68	124	0
2004	47.2	58	59.6	34	34.9	106	1.76	120	0
2003	44.7	105	56.6	68	32.8	136	2.95	69	0
2002	46.8	67	56	80	37.6	52	3.45	48	0
2001	51	11	62.2	12	39.9	17	3.07	65	0
2000	45.2	95	56.3	73	34.2	123	3.18	59	0
1999	48.1	39	58	53	38.2	37	6.91	4	0
1998	48.1	39	58.3	49	37.9	46	4.10	30	0
1997	43.3	125	54.1	98	32.5	139	2.50	92	0
1996	42.2	137	53.1	112	31.3	150	2.76	76	0
1995	43.8	117	54.1	98	33.5	128	4.14	29	0
1994	48.3	38	60.1	28	36.5	75	2.57	87	0
1993	43.6	119	53.8	103	33.5	128	5.33	8	0
1992	43.6	119	52.3	122	34.9	106	3.17	60	0
1991	49.4	22	60.4	26	38.3	33	4.89	14	0
1990	48.5	33	59.9	30	37.1	65	1.90	114	0
1989	44.6	106	57	63	32.3	141	1.69	122	0
1988	46	77	59	40	32.9	134	2.65	81	0
1987	49.9	19	62.6	10	37.2	61	2.46	94	0
1986	49.8	20	61.9	15	37.7	50	2.27	103	0
1985	52.2	3	63.6	6	40.8	11	1.52	130	0
1984	45.6	85	55.6	84	35.5	94	3.86	35	0
1983	41.6	144	51.8	128	31.4	149	2.23	104	0
1982	41.7	142	54.1	98	29.3	157	3.26	56	0
1981	48.7	31	61.1	18	36.3	77	3.42	51	0
1980	45.5	89	57	63	33.9	124	2.36	101	0
1979	42.3	136	52.7	118	32	144	2.46	94	0
1978	44.5	108	56.9	65	32.1	143	3.50	46	0
1977	51.9	8	65.7	1	38.1	41	2.59	85	0
1976	49.3	25	62.7	8	35.9	86	4.80	15	0
1975	41	150	51.7	131	30.2	153	4.19	27	0
1974	48.7	31	61.1	18	36.2	79	4.24	25	0
1973	44.9	100	54.1	98	35.7	88	7.11	3	0
1972	41.3	148	52.6	119	29.9	155	2.02	110	0
1971	45.4	92	59	40	31.7	146	2.42	98	0
1970	47.9	47	60.1	28	35.7	88	2.53	90	0
1969	46.9	64	59.5	35	34.4	119	2.72	78	0
1968	47.8	51	60.9	22	34.6	113	4.18	28	0
1967	45.6	85	57.4	59	33.8	125	2.57	87	0
1966	42	140	53.3	108	30.7	152	1.54	128	0
1965	43.7	118	54.2	97	33.2	130	2.94	71	0
1964	47.5	55	59.1	38	35.9	86	3.15	62	0
1963	47.8	51	60.7	25	34.8	110	1.67	125	0
1962	45	98	56.3	73	33.6	127	1.43	136	0
1961	40.6	151	50.4	143	30.8	151	1.33	138	0
1960	48.1	39	58.6	44	37.6	52	4.02	32	0
1959	46.2	75	56.8	66	35.7	88	4.01	33	0
1958	46.7	69	58.9	42	34.6	113	2.73	77	0
1957	47.9	47	58	53	37.7	50	2.40	100	0
1956	43.6	119	55.6	84	31.6	147	3.54	43	0
1955	53.1	2	65.1	2	41.1	9	3.65	39	0
1954	49.4	22	61.2	16	37.6	52	4.09	31	0
1953	43	129	52.2	124	33.7	126	3.12	63	0
1952	49.4	22	62	14	36.7	71	1.21	145	0
1951	43.9	115	52.8	117	34.9	106	4.42	21	0
1950	39.5	155	48.9	149	30	154	2.67	80	0
1949	46.4	73	59.7	33	33	133	1.10	147	0
1948	50.9	12	62.8	7	39	24	2.97	67	0
1947	42.9	131	50.6	140	35.1	100	3.68	38	0
1946	50.4	17	60.9	22	39.9	17	0.90	154	1
1945	47	62	55.5	86	38.5	30	2.93	72	0
1944	42.6	133	50.1	144	35.1	100	2.64	83	0
1943	44.2	111	53.3	108	35.2	97	1.93	113	0
1942	52	6	62.7	8	41.4	7	1.24	143	0
1941	52	6	60.9	22	43.1	3	1.24	143	0
1940	43.2	127	51.6	133	34.8	110	2.42	98	0
1939	42.8	132	51	136	34.5	116	3.16	61	0
1938	47.7	53	56.1	79	39.3	22	1.65	126	0
1937	43.4	122	50.5	141	36.2	79	3.54	43	0
1936	42	140	50.7	138	32.8	136	0.95	152	1
1935	43.4	122	51.2	134	35.6	92	1.82	118	0
1934	45.8	79	54.4	96	37.1	65	1.08	148	0
1933	44.1	112	51.8	128	36.4	76	3.75	36	0
1932	44.6	106	53	114	36.1	82	1.04	150	0
1931	48	45	58.2	50	37.9	46	1.97	112	0
1930	47.5	55	56.6	68	38.3	33	2.95	69	0
1929	48.1	39	56	80	40.1	15	4.33	24	0
1928	41.4	147	49.6	147	33.2	130	2.57	87	0
1927	44.9	100	52.5	121	37.4	59	3.39	52	0
1926	41.6	144	51.2	134	32	144	1.49	132	0
1925	51.5	10	62.1	13	40.9	10	1.69	122	0
1924	45.2	95	53.2	111	37.2	61	3.25	57	0
1923	44	114	53	114	35	103	2.59	85	0
1922	45.8	79	54.1	98	37.5	57	3.39	52	0
1921	50.6	16	59.5	35	41.6	6	5.16	10	0
1920	40.4	153	47.9	154	32.9	134	3.43	50	0
1919	45.8	79	53.6	106	38	43	2.90	73	0
1918	41.6	144	50.1	144	33.1	132	2.63	84	0
1917	42.4	135	50.5	141	34.3	121	3.29	55	0
1916	45.3	94	53.8	103	36.8	69	3.51	45	0
1915	54	1	64.4	3	43.5	2	0.92	153	0
1914	44.4	109	54.6	95	35	103	1.84	117	1
1913	47.2	58	56.4	72	38	43	1.54	128	0
1912	46.7	69	56.6	68	36.8	69	1.48	133	0
1911	43.9	115	51.8	128	36.1	82	2.44	97	0
1910	48.9	29	59.9	30	38	43	4.56	17	0
1909	40.5	152	48.2	151	32.8	136	7.19	2	0
1908	46	77	55.7	83	36.2	79	4.41	22	0
1907	37.6	156	45.3	157	29.9	155	3.00	66	0
1906	48.9	29	58.4	47	39.3	22	0.90	154	0
1905	44.8	104	53.3	108	36.3	77	1.64	127	0
1904	40.3	154	48.2	151	32.3	141	1.39	137	0
1903	46.6	71	54.8	94	38.3	33	2.88	74	0
1902	45.6	85	55.2	89	36	85	1.17	146	0
1901	47	62	56.2	76	37.8	49	0.45	156	0
1900	48	45	57.8	55	38.3	33	1.31	139	0
1899	48.5	33	58.1	52	38.9	25	2.69	79	0
1898	44.9	100	52.6	119	37.3	60	2.46	94	0
1897	45	98	52.3	122	37.6	52	2.51	91	0
1896	51.9	8	61	20	42.7	4	4.91	13	0
1895	49	27	58.6	44	39.4	21	1.06	149	0
1894	48.1	39	56.2	76	40	16	3.57	42	0
1893	43	129	50.7	138	35.4	95	4.53	18	0
1892	43.2	127	51.7	131	34.7	112	3.94	34	0
1891	47.1	61	55.3	88	38.9	25	1.45	134	0
1890	46.9	64	56.6	68	37.2	61	2.22	105	0
1889	48.1	39	57.6	56	38.7	28	1.71	121	0
1888	44.3	110	53.5	107	35	103	1.85	116	0
1887	46.6	71	57.5	57	35.6	92	0.96	151	0
1886	47.5	55	56.7	67	38.4	32	2.48	93	0
1885	42.1	138	49.7	146	34.5	116	3.45	48	0
1884	43.3	125	52	126	34.6	113	4.51	19	0
1883	46.4	73	55.2	89	37.5	57	1.29	140	0
1882	46.2	75	55.2	89	37.1	65	4.21	26	0
1881	41.1	149	49.6	147	32.5	139	1.50	131	0
1880	47.2	58	56.2	76	38.2	37	5.48	7	0
1879	48.5	33	58.8	43	38.2	37	3.33	54	0
1878	52.1	5	57.5	57	46.7	1	2.97	67	0
1877	45.4	92	52	126	38.7	28	trace	158	0
1876	45.6	85	51	136	40.2	14	2.65	81	0
1875	42.6	133	48.6	150	36.6	73	1.87	115	0
1874	37.5	158	43.6	158	31.5	148	1.26	141	0
1873	42.1	138	47.2	155	36.9	68	1.26	141	0
1872	45.5	89	53	114	38.1	41	1.82	118	0
1871	48.4	36	55.1	92	41.7	5	2.00	111	0
1870	49.8	20	58.4	47	41.2	8	0.19	157	0
1869	41.7	142	47.2	155	36.1	82	3.08	64	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1915	54
1955	53.1
2010	52.2
1985	52.2
1878	52.1
1942	52
1941	52
1977	51.9
1896	51.9
1925	51.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1874	37.5
2018	37.6
1907	37.6
1950	39.5
1904	40.3
1920	40.4
1909	40.5
1961	40.6
1975	41
1881	41.1

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2026	7.26
1909	7.19
1973	7.11
1999	6.91
2008	6.43
2013	5.83
1880	5.48
1993	5.33
2017	5.30
1921	5.16

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1877	trace
1870	0.19
1901	0.45
1946	0.90
1906	0.90
1915	0.92
1936	0.95
1887	0.96
1932	1.04
1895	1.06

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 80°F; 23 April 2026
Coldest night: 21°F; 7 April 2026
Wettest day: 1.53 in; 14 April 2026

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April 2026 brought 7.26 in of precipitation in Madison, WI, the wettest April on record, in 158 years since 1869; provisional.
The hottest day of April 2026 in Madison, WI: 80°F on Thursday 23 April 2026.
The coldest night of April 2026 in Madison, WI: a low of 21°F on Tuesday 7 April 2026.
The wettest day of April 2026 in Madison, WI: 1.53 in on Tuesday 14 April 2026.