Madison, WI: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 70.4°F in Madison, WI, the warmest August since 2024, tied 72nd warmest of 158 (with 2020).

August 2026

Mean temperature: 70.4°F; Warmest since 2024; 72nd warmest of 158
Precipitation: 4.63 in; Wettest since 2025; 41st wettest of 158

A normal August in Madison, WI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 70.3°F, between 66.4°F and 72.1°F in eight years of ten and 3.55 in of precipitation, between 1.52 in and 7.66 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Madison, WI since 1869: 70.4°F in 2026; the highest is 76.9°F, in 1995.

Normal range, 66.4 to 72.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August 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	70.4	72	80.2	67	60.7	65	4.63	41	0
2025	68.6	113	78.5	107	58.8	109	4.76	38	0
2024	70.9	52	81	54	60.7	65	2.92	85	0
2023	70.9	52	81.5	44	60.3	69	2.42	112	0
2022	70.3	74	80.1	70	60.5	67	5.76	23	0
2021	72.7	14	84	14	61.4	56	3.23	76	0
2020	70.4	72	81.6	41	59.3	95	2.88	86	0
2019	68.5	118	78.8	99	58.1	115	2.85	87	0
2018	71.5	39	80.9	56	62.1	48	10.40	2	0
2017	66.8	139	76.8	132	56.7	136	3.85	61	0
2016	72.4	21	81.5	44	63.3	21	7.87	4	0
2015	69.5	92	78.8	99	60.3	69	4.10	54	0
2014	71	51	81.5	44	60.5	67	5.43	29	0
2013	70.6	62	81.3	49	59.8	78	1.53	136	0
2012	70.7	59	82.6	20	58.8	109	1.58	132	0
2011	71.2	46	82.5	22	59.9	76	3.06	81	0
2010	73.7	10	83	19	64.4	14	3.92	59	0
2009	67.9	126	77.4	125	58.3	114	2.49	107	0
2008	69.2	99	81.1	51	57.2	128	1.41	138	0
2007	71.6	38	80.6	59	62.6	36	15.18	1	0
2006	69.9	85	80	73	59.7	81	5.43	29	0
2005	70.6	62	81.5	44	59.6	84	1.22	144	0
2004	65.4	151	74.9	153	55.9	142	3.96	56	0
2003	71.9	31	84	14	59.8	78	0.87	150	0
2002	69.5	92	81	54	57.9	117	3.04	82	0
2001	70.8	55	80.5	60	61.2	58	7.64	5	0
2000	69.8	87	79.7	78	59.9	76	3.94	58	0
1999	66.9	136	76.6	133	57.2	128	3.26	75	0
1998	70.6	62	80.2	67	61	60	4.24	50	0
1997	65.4	151	74.5	154	56.3	138	2.33	114	0
1996	68.6	113	79.6	80	57.6	123	1.84	128	0
1995	76.9	1	86.5	2	67.3	1	5.58	27	0
1994	66.5	142	77.3	127	55.7	143	4.56	43	0
1993	72.1	28	82	33	62.2	45	5.57	28	0
1992	65.3	153	77.8	119	52.8	157	2.48	109	0
1991	70.1	81	82.2	30	58.1	115	2.34	113	0
1990	69.9	85	80.1	70	59.6	84	6.03	19	0
1989	68.6	113	79.9	74	57.3	127	6.46	15	0
1988	74.4	8	86.2	3	62.7	34	2.95	84	0
1987	68.6	113	77.9	116	59.4	92	7.16	9	0
1986	64.8	155	75.9	143	53.6	153	4.38	47	0
1985	66.3	145	77.1	130	55.6	144	2.98	83	0
1984	71.3	41	83.3	17	59.3	95	1.89	127	0
1983	72.2	26	84.9	10	59.5	88	5.05	34	0
1982	66.3	145	77.4	125	55.1	146	2.67	96	0
1981	68.6	113	79.4	87	57.9	117	7.06	10	0
1980	70.3	74	81.5	44	59.1	106	9.49	3	0
1979	66.5	142	77.1	130	56	139	4.96	36	0
1978	69.5	92	82.3	28	56.7	136	1.63	130	0
1977	64.5	156	75.9	143	53.2	155	5.19	32	0
1976	68.8	106	84.1	13	53.5	154	1.99	125	0
1975	70.6	62	81.7	38	59.5	88	5.25	31	0
1974	66.8	139	79.2	92	54.4	150	4.60	42	0
1973	70.6	62	81.9	36	59.3	95	2.53	103	0
1972	69.1	100	79.5	85	58.8	109	7.47	7	0
1971	68.3	122	82.5	22	54.1	152	3.96	56	0
1970	68.5	118	82.5	22	54.5	149	0.97	147	0
1969	70.2	77	82.6	20	57.9	117	0.96	148	0
1968	68.8	106	80.7	58	56.9	133	2.58	99	0
1967	62	158	75	151	48.9	158	2.71	94	0
1966	66.1	150	79.2	92	53.1	156	3.83	63	0
1965	66.7	141	78.3	110	55.1	146	6.77	13	0
1964	66.9	136	79.4	87	54.4	150	2.52	105	0
1963	67.6	128	79.2	92	56	139	3.23	76	0
1962	69.8	87	82.5	22	57.1	131	2.04	122	0
1961	69.4	95	81.7	38	57.1	131	1.78	129	0
1960	69.3	97	79.8	75	58.8	109	6.18	17	0
1959	74.5	7	85.2	7	63.8	16	5.68	24	0
1958	71.1	50	85.3	6	56.9	133	2.06	121	0
1957	69.8	87	81.6	41	57.9	117	4.86	37	0
1956	70.7	59	82.2	30	59.2	103	5.64	25	0
1955	75.7	2	88.6	1	62.8	31	1.55	135	0
1954	69.1	100	80.9	56	57.4	126	2.78	88	0
1953	72.4	21	85.5	5	59.4	92	3.49	71	0
1952	68.8	106	80.4	64	57.2	128	4.73	39	0
1951	67	135	77.9	116	56	139	3.08	80	0
1950	66.2	148	77.7	121	54.6	148	2.69	95	0
1949	72	30	84.8	11	59.3	95	2.20	118	0
1948	72.3	24	85	9	59.7	81	0.70	154	0
1947	75.7	2	85.1	8	66.4	5	1.58	132	0
1946	68.7	111	77.9	116	59.6	84	2.01	124	0
1945	70.8	55	79.4	87	62.2	45	3.92	59	0
1944	71.9	31	81.1	51	62.7	34	2.49	107	0
1943	71.9	31	80.5	60	63.2	24	3.58	69	0
1942	70	82	78.5	107	61.5	55	1.95	126	0
1941	72.2	26	82	33	62.4	40	2.08	119	0
1940	69.3	97	76.5	134	62.1	48	6.15	18	0
1939	71.3	41	80.2	67	62.4	40	2.61	97	0
1938	72.8	12	81.2	50	64.4	14	4.36	48	1
1937	75.7	2	85.6	4	65.8	9	0.67	155	0
1936	73.9	9	84.4	12	63.4	18	5.97	20	0
1935	71.2	46	79.3	90	63.1	27	4.22	53	0
1934	69.4	95	78.9	95	59.8	78	2.21	117	0
1933	69.6	91	78.9	95	60.3	69	2.57	100	0
1932	71.2	46	79.8	75	62.6	36	2.51	106	0
1931	70.9	52	80.5	60	61.2	58	5.19	32	0
1930	72.5	19	81.7	38	63.3	21	1.58	132	0
1929	68.5	118	77.3	127	59.7	81	0.87	150	0
1928	70.2	77	78.9	95	61.6	54	4.69	40	0
1927	66.5	142	76	140	56.9	133	0.46	158	0
1926	70.5	69	78.7	101	62.4	40	1.12	145	0
1925	70.6	62	79.8	75	61.4	56	2.31	115	0
1924	68.1	124	76.3	137	60	75	7.23	8	0
1923	67.9	126	76.5	134	59.3	95	5.59	26	0
1922	71.2	46	80.3	66	62	50	1.33	141	0
1921	70	82	78.2	111	61.7	53	3.97	55	0
1920	68.7	111	78.2	111	59.3	95	2.61	97	0
1919	69	104	77.8	119	60.1	74	0.89	149	0
1918	72.7	14	82.5	22	62.8	31	2.03	123	0
1917	67.1	133	76.3	137	57.8	121	2.72	92	0
1916	72.8	12	82.4	27	63.2	24	4.24	50	0
1915	63.8	157	72	158	55.6	144	4.39	44	0
1914	70.3	74	79.6	80	61	60	3.60	67	0
1913	70.5	69	78.7	101	62.4	40	1.59	131	0
1912	67.3	132	75.5	147	59.1	106	3.16	79	0
1911	68.8	106	78.1	113	59.5	88	3.78	64	0
1910	70.6	62	80.4	64	60.9	62	6.56	14	0
1909	72.6	17	81.6	41	63.5	17	4.39	44	0
1908	69.1	100	78.9	95	59.3	95	2.53	103	0
1907	67.4	129	76.3	137	58.4	113	3.59	68	0
1906	71.9	31	80.5	60	63.3	21	7.56	6	0
1905	70.7	59	79.5	85	61.8	51	2.48	109	0
1904	66.9	136	76	140	57.8	121	3.20	78	0
1903	66.2	148	73	156	59.3	95	6.95	11	0
1902	67.4	129	75.5	147	59.4	92	0.78	152	0
1901	71.8	36	81.1	51	62.5	38	1.33	141	0
1900	75.2	5	83.2	18	67.2	2	2.72	92	0
1899	72.1	28	82	33	62.2	45	3.57	70	0
1898	69.1	100	77.3	127	60.9	62	2.56	101	0
1897	67.4	129	75.6	146	59.2	103	2.73	91	0
1896	70.8	55	79.3	90	62.3	44	2.43	111	0
1895	72.6	17	82.3	28	62.8	31	2.08	119	0
1894	71.5	39	82.2	30	60.9	62	0.54	157	0
1893	68.8	106	78.6	105	58.9	108	1.42	137	0
1892	70.2	77	78.6	105	61.8	51	3.43	72	0
1891	68.5	118	77.5	123	59.5	88	1.41	138	0
1890	66.3	145	75.1	150	57.5	125	4.23	52	0
1889	70	82	79.6	80	60.3	69	0.72	153	0
1888	68.1	124	76.5	134	59.6	84	1.27	143	0
1887	68.9	105	77.6	122	60.2	73	3.75	66	0
1886	72.5	19	81.8	37	63.2	24	5.05	34	0
1885	65	154	72.4	157	57.6	123	6.41	16	0
1884	67.1	133	75	151	59.2	103	4.39	44	0
1883	71.3	41	79.6	80	63	28	2.74	90	0
1882	70.8	55	78.1	113	63.4	18	6.83	12	0
1881	74.9	6	83.9	16	65.8	9	0.56	156	0
1880	71.3	41	79.6	80	63	28	5.90	22	0
1879	71.3	41	80.1	70	62.5	38	0.99	146	0
1878	72.4	21	78.5	107	66.4	5	4.28	49	0
1877	71.7	37	77.5	123	65.9	7	3.76	65	0
1876	73.4	11	79.7	78	67.1	3	3.42	73	0
1875	70.2	77	75.2	149	65.2	12	2.56	101	0
1874	71.9	31	78	115	65.7	11	1.40	140	0
1873	72.3	24	78.7	101	65.9	7	2.76	89	0
1872	72.7	14	78.7	101	66.8	4	2.24	116	0
1871	70.5	69	76	140	65	13	3.35	74	0
1870	69.7	90	75.9	143	63.4	18	3.85	61	0
1869	68.2	123	73.5	155	62.9	30	5.92	21	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1995	76.9
1955	75.7
1947	75.7
1937	75.7
1900	75.2
1881	74.9
1959	74.5
1988	74.4
1936	73.9
2010	73.7

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1967	62
1915	63.8
1977	64.5
1986	64.8
1885	65
1992	65.3
2004	65.4
1997	65.4
1966	66.1
1950	66.2
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2007	15.18
2018	10.40
1980	9.49
2016	7.87
2001	7.64
1906	7.56
1972	7.47
1924	7.23
1987	7.16
1981	7.06

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1927	0.46
1894	0.54
1881	0.56
1937	0.67
1948	0.70
1889	0.72
1902	0.78
2003	0.87
1929	0.87
1919	0.89

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 87°F; 31 August 2026
Coldest night: 50°F; 24 August 2026
Wettest day: 1.42 in; 21 August 2026

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August 2026 brought 4.63 in of precipitation in Madison, WI, the wettest August since 2025, 41st wettest of 158.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Madison, WI: 87°F on Monday 31 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Madison, WI: a low of 50°F on Monday 24 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Madison, WI: 1.42 in on Friday 21 August 2026.