Madison, WI: December

31 December 2025: December 2025 averaged 21.3°F in Madison, WI, the coldest December since 2013, tied 52nd coldest of 157 (with 1990, 1978 and 1969).

December 2025

Mean temperature: 21.3°F; Coldest since 2013; 52nd coldest of 157
Precipitation: 1.28 in; Driest since 2024; 61st driest of 157

A normal December in Madison, WI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 26.4°F, between 19.4°F and 30.5°F in eight years of ten and 1.42 in of precipitation, between 0.72 in and 3.21 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every December in Madison, WI since 1869: 21.3°F in 2025; the lowest is 10.2°F, in 1876 and 1872.

Normal range, 19.4 to 30.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every December 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	21.3	103	29.7	86	12.9	113	1.28	97	0
2024	27.1	40	34.3	39	19.9	44	1.21	103	0
2023	34.8	4	40.7	3	28.8	3	1.66	69	0
2022	24.5	71	31.4	69	17.6	69	2.34	25	0
2021	30.7	16	39.1	7	22.3	26	1.69	65	0
2020	26.3	51	34	42	18.5	58	1.13	109	0
2019	30	20	38	16	22.1	27	1.52	81	0
2018	29.3	23	36.1	27	22.5	24	2.10	38	0
2017	22.1	93	29.1	95	15.1	93	0.73	131	0
2016	22.5	86	28	105	17	76	2.03	39	0
2015	35	2	40.3	4	29.8	2	3.33	10	0
2014	28.4	29	33.9	45	22.9	19	1.03	112	0
2013	17.5	134	25.9	125	9.2	138	1.62	72	0
2012	29.9	21	36.8	22	22.9	19	2.60	19	0
2011	30.8	14	38.6	9	23.1	17	2.23	30	0
2010	19.6	118	26.7	118	12.5	116	1.49	82	0
2009	22.2	91	29.1	95	15.3	90	3.20	12	0
2008	17	137	25.9	125	8	142	3.29	11	0
2007	21.2	107	27.9	106	14.4	101	3.63	6	0
2006	30.5	17	37.4	19	23.5	15	1.36	89	0
2005	19.9	117	25.8	127	13.9	106	0.99	116	0
2004	26	56	33.9	45	18.2	63	1.46	84	0
2003	27.9	31	35.6	29	20.2	41	2.00	42	0
2002	27.4	37	35.2	31	19.6	48	0.67	134	0
2001	30.4	18	37.5	17	23.3	16	1.13	109	0
2000	11.2	154	20.3	151	2	155	1.39	86	0
1999	26.4	49	34.2	40	18.5	58	0.86	123	0
1998	31.3	11	39.9	5	22.6	22	0.29	152	0
1997	27.9	31	33.2	52	22.5	24	1.25	99	0
1996	22.6	82	28.5	102	16.7	78	1.27	98	0
1995	20.6	112	28.1	104	13	112	0.77	128	0
1994	28.8	26	37.4	19	20.2	41	1.08	111	0
1993	26.6	47	32.9	56	20.3	37	0.35	148	0
1992	24.9	66	32.1	64	17.6	69	2.39	23	0
1991	26.2	52	34.4	38	18.1	64	1.71	62	0
1990	21.3	103	30.5	75	12.2	119	3.46	8	0
1989	14.1	146	22.6	145	5.7	148	0.26	155	0
1988	24.6	69	33.4	49	15.8	86	1.56	80	0
1987	28.4	29	34.1	41	22.6	22	4.09	3	0
1986	25.5	60	31.6	68	19.4	50	0.69	132	0
1985	11.3	152	20.9	149	1.6	157	2.39	23	0
1984	26.4	49	34.6	35	18.1	64	2.66	16	0
1983	10.8	155	17.9	155	3.6	151	2.30	29	0
1982	28.7	28	36.9	21	20.6	35	3.65	4	0
1981	21.9	96	29.9	85	14	103	0.75	130	0
1980	22.6	82	30.6	74	14.6	99	1.62	72	0
1979	28.8	26	38.6	9	19	55	1.93	46	0
1978	21.3	103	28.6	100	14	103	1.71	62	0
1977	19.5	121	26.9	115	12.2	119	1.60	76	0
1976	13.2	148	24.7	135	1.7	156	0.37	147	0
1975	25.5	60	33.1	54	17.9	67	0.29	152	0
1974	26.8	45	33.2	52	20.3	37	1.80	53	0
1973	21.4	100	29.3	91	13.6	109	1.98	43	0
1972	17.2	135	25.3	131	9.2	138	1.91	47	0
1971	26.7	46	34.5	37	19	55	3.64	5	0
1970	22.4	88	32.2	63	12.6	114	2.12	36	0
1969	21.3	103	28.9	99	13.6	109	1.66	69	0
1968	22.6	82	30.4	77	14.8	98	2.89	14	0
1967	25.1	63	32.9	56	17.2	75	1.89	48	0
1966	23.1	81	31.3	71	15	96	2.62	18	0
1965	29.7	22	37.5	17	22	28	2.50	21	0
1964	18.7	125	27.2	113	10.3	134	0.34	149	0
1963	11.3	152	20.5	150	2.1	154	0.65	137	0
1962	20.4	114	29	97	11.8	123	0.90	120	0
1961	18.8	124	27.6	109	10	136	1.02	113	0
1960	20.8	109	30.3	79	11.3	126	0.25	156	0
1959	31	13	38.1	13	24	13	2.45	22	0
1958	16.4	140	26.2	122	6.6	145	0.31	151	0
1957	27.9	31	36.5	23	19.3	51	1.41	85	0
1956	25.6	59	34	42	17.3	74	1.01	115	0
1955	19.6	118	27.5	110	11.7	124	0.59	140	0
1954	23.9	75	31.8	66	16	84	1.20	104	0
1953	27.7	36	35.2	31	20.3	37	2.17	35	0
1952	27.4	37	33	55	21.8	29	1.67	67	0
1951	20.3	115	29.3	91	11.3	126	1.47	83	0
1950	15.8	142	25.1	132	6.5	146	1.97	44	0
1949	25.4	62	33.9	45	17	76	1.70	64	0
1948	24.8	67	32.9	56	16.6	80	1.75	59	0
1947	26.9	43	33.5	48	20.3	37	1.72	61	0
1946	27	41	34.6	35	19.3	51	1.61	74	0
1945	17.7	131	23.2	141	12.2	119	1.30	96	0
1944	18.7	125	24.8	133	12.5	116	1.34	92	0
1943	24.6	69	32.5	59	16.7	78	0.90	120	0
1942	18	129	24.1	138	11.9	122	1.86	50	0
1941	30.4	18	36.2	26	24.6	12	1.77	57	0
1940	26	56	31.3	71	21	32	1.38	87	1
1939	31.8	9	38.3	12	25.3	10	0.28	154	0
1938	24.2	74	30.2	82	18.3	62	0.89	122	0
1937	20.9	108	26.5	120	15.2	91	0.93	118	0
1936	27.4	37	35.3	30	19.6	48	2.33	26	0
1935	20.7	110	26.2	122	15.2	91	0.82	126	0
1934	20.2	116	26.9	115	13.5	111	0.97	117	0
1933	23.5	79	30.3	79	16.6	80	0.85	125	0
1932	22.4	88	29.6	89	15.1	93	1.89	48	0
1931	32.9	6	38.1	13	27.8	5	1.61	74	0
1930	24.4	72	30.3	79	18.5	58	0.68	133	0
1929	23.9	75	29.7	86	18.1	64	0.40	146	0
1928	26.9	43	33.4	49	20.5	36	1.64	71	0
1927	18.6	127	26.7	118	10.4	130	1.58	78	0
1926	19.1	123	25.8	127	12.4	118	1.82	52	0
1925	17.7	131	24.4	136	10.9	128	1.79	56	0
1924	15	145	21.8	147	8.3	141	1.16	107	0
1923	32.5	7	38.7	8	26.3	8	2.12	36	0
1922	21.5	99	28.6	100	14.4	101	1.23	101	0
1921	24.4	72	31.4	69	17.5	71	2.73	15	0
1920	26.2	52	31.7	67	20.7	33	1.33	93	0
1919	12.6	151	19.3	154	5.9	147	0.93	118	0
1918	31.5	10	36.5	23	26.4	7	2.19	32	0
1917	13.9	147	20.3	151	7.5	144	0.45	144	0
1916	18	129	25.6	129	10.4	130	1.24	100	0
1915	23.9	75	29.3	91	18.5	58	0.50	142	0
1914	16.4	140	22.9	142	10	136	1.76	58	0
1913	32	8	38.1	13	25.9	9	0.33	150	0
1912	27.9	31	35.7	28	20	43	1.35	90	0
1911	29.1	24	35.1	33	23.1	17	1.75	59	0
1910	20.6	112	27.3	112	14	103	0.56	141	0
1909	15.4	143	22.1	146	8.8	140	3.14	13	0
1908	23.2	80	30.5	75	15.8	86	0.76	129	0
1907	26.6	47	32.5	59	20.7	33	1.35	90	0
1906	25	65	31.3	71	18.8	57	1.23	101	0
1905	26.2	52	33.3	51	19.1	54	1.17	105	0
1904	21.4	100	27.7	107	15	96	3.34	9	0
1903	15.2	144	22.8	143	7.6	143	0.60	139	0
1902	20.7	110	26.3	121	15.1	93	1.84	51	0
1901	19.6	118	25.5	130	13.7	108	1.02	113	0
1900	26.1	55	32.4	61	19.8	46	0.47	143	0
1899	22.6	82	29.4	90	15.9	85	1.37	88	0
1898	17.6	133	24.8	133	10.4	130	0.21	157	0
1897	18.5	128	24.3	137	12.6	114	1.67	67	0
1896	27	41	32.3	62	21.8	29	0.86	123	0
1895	24.8	67	30.4	77	19.2	53	1.80	53	0
1894	28.9	25	34.9	34	22.9	19	0.67	134	0
1893	19.5	121	27.5	110	11.6	125	1.68	66	0
1892	17	137	23.8	139	10.1	135	2.19	32	0
1891	31.1	12	38.5	11	23.6	14	2.23	30	0
1890	25.9	58	32	65	19.8	46	0.62	138	0
1889	34.9	3	41.6	2	28.2	4	2.33	26	0
1888	27.9	31	34	42	21.8	29	1.57	79	0
1887	22.5	86	29.2	94	15.8	86	4.53	2	0
1886	12.8	149	21.6	148	3.9	150	1.31	95	0
1885	23.8	78	30.1	84	17.5	71	3.59	7	0
1884	16.6	139	22.8	143	10.4	130	5.68	1	0
1883	22.1	93	29.7	86	14.5	100	1.95	45	0
1882	22.1	93	28.5	102	15.7	89	2.03	39	0
1881	33.5	5	39.3	6	27.7	6	1.32	94	0
1880	17.1	136	23.5	140	10.7	129	1.17	105	0
1879	21.4	100	29	97	13.8	107	2.31	28	0
1878	21.8	97	27.2	113	16.4	83	0.79	127	0
1877	38.4	1	42.5	1	34.4	1	2.01	41	0
1876	10.2	156	17.5	156	3	153	2.59	20	0
1875	30.8	14	36.4	25	25.3	10	2.18	34	0
1874	22.2	91	27.7	107	16.6	80	0.45	144	0
1873	25.1	63	30.2	82	19.9	44	1.80	53	0
1872	10.2	156	16.7	157	3.6	151	1.60	76	0
1871	12.8	149	20.1	153	5.5	149	1.15	108	0
1870	22.3	90	26.9	115	17.7	68	0.67	134	0
1869	21.7	98	26.1	124	17.4	73	2.64	17	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1877	38.4
2015	35
1889	34.9
2023	34.8
1881	33.5
1931	32.9
1923	32.5
1913	32
1939	31.8
1918	31.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1876	10.2
1872	10.2
1983	10.8
2000	11.2
1985	11.3
1963	11.3
1919	12.6
1886	12.8
1871	12.8
1976	13.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1884	5.68
1887	4.53
1987	4.09
1982	3.65
1971	3.64
2007	3.63
1885	3.59
1990	3.46
1904	3.34
2015	3.33

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1898	0.21
1960	0.25
1989	0.26
1939	0.28
1998	0.29
1975	0.29
1958	0.31
1913	0.33
1964	0.34
1993	0.35

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 45°F; 23 December 2025
Coldest night: -8°F; 14 December 2025
Wettest day: 0.32 in; 28 December 2025

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December 2025 brought 1.28 in of precipitation in Madison, WI, the driest December since 2024, 61st driest of 157.
The hottest day of December 2025 in Madison, WI: 45°F on Tuesday 23 December 2025.
The coldest night of December 2025 in Madison, WI: a low of -8°F on Sunday 14 December 2025.
The wettest day of December 2025 in Madison, WI: 0.32 in on Sunday 28 December 2025.