Madison, WI: July

31 July 2026: July 2026 averaged 74.5°F in Madison, WI, the warmest July since 2020, tied 27th warmest of 158 (with 1987, 1879 and 1870).

July 2026

Mean temperature: 74.5°F; Warmest since 2020; 27th warmest of 158
Precipitation: 1.92 in; Driest since 2021; 27th driest of 158

A normal July in Madison, WI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 72°F, between 68.8°F and 75°F in eight years of ten and 4.30 in of precipitation, between 2.05 in and 6.63 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every July in Madison, WI since 1869: 74.5°F in 2026; the highest is 79.8°F, in 1901.

Normal range, 68.8 to 75°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every July 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
2026	74.5	27	85	31	63.9	43	1.92	131
2025	73.5	46	83	58	64	41	6.06	22
2024	72.2	78	82.1	79	62.3	75	8.40	8
2023	72.4	70	83.6	48	61.2	92	6.21	20
2022	72.7	66	82.8	64	62.6	69	5.42	36
2021	71.9	86	82.3	75	61.5	86	1.58	142
2020	75	16	85	31	65	30	7.59	12
2019	75.2	13	85.1	27	65.3	28	5.77	29
2018	72.3	73	83	58	61.6	82	3.12	90
2017	71.2	100	81.5	89	61	97	6.52	18
2016	72.9	62	82.7	67	63	62	5.23	38
2015	70.7	111	81.1	100	60.3	117	5.02	41
2014	68.9	142	79	133	58.8	135	1.08	152
2013	71.6	93	81.6	87	61.6	82	4.00	64
2012	79.4	2	91.3	1	67.6	10	4.00	64
2011	76.6	7	87.2	9	66.1	17	1.85	133
2010	74.7	24	83.7	47	65.7	21	7.98	10
2009	65.7	158	75.8	157	55.5	154	1.94	130
2008	71.8	92	82	82	61.6	82	5.62	33
2007	71.9	86	83.6	48	60.2	118	2.69	100
2006	74.2	32	84.4	38	64	41	4.45	51
2005	72.2	78	83.5	50	60.9	99	3.92	69
2004	69.4	136	78.9	138	59.9	123	6.05	23
2003	70.3	119	80.5	108	60.1	120	4.24	59
2002	74.1	36	85.6	19	62.6	69	2.06	127
2001	72.3	73	83.8	44	60.8	102	3.09	92
2000	69.4	136	79	133	59.8	125	3.27	84
1999	74.9	20	85	31	64.8	32	4.49	49
1998	71.2	100	81.5	89	60.9	99	2.50	111
1997	69.3	139	79.4	126	59.2	131	6.23	19
1996	67.5	153	77.5	149	57.4	147	4.08	62
1995	74.8	21	86	15	63.5	50	4.36	53
1994	70.7	111	81.4	93	60	121	4.10	61
1993	72	82	81.4	93	62.5	71	9.34	3
1992	67.2	155	77.1	152	57.3	148	5.54	34
1991	72.3	73	83.5	50	61.1	94	5.18	39
1990	70.6	114	80.8	103	60.4	115	2.61	107
1989	72.3	73	83.8	44	60.8	102	4.97	44
1988	74.1	36	87.6	8	60.6	112	2.44	114
1987	74.5	27	85.5	20	63.5	50	3.26	86
1986	73.2	52	83.2	54	63.2	60	4.31	54
1985	70	124	82.2	77	57.8	143	4.48	50
1984	70.1	123	81.5	89	58.8	135	1.96	129
1983	75	16	86.5	11	63.4	53	1.92	131
1982	70.9	105	81.9	83	59.8	125	3.47	77
1981	70.6	114	81.9	83	59.2	131	4.81	45
1980	73.4	50	86.9	10	59.9	123	2.67	103
1979	69.7	129	83.1	55	56.4	152	2.80	98
1978	69.7	129	80.5	108	58.9	134	4.54	47
1977	73.5	46	86.3	13	60.8	102	6.63	17
1976	73.4	50	88.7	6	58	141	1.46	146
1975	72.4	70	84.2	40	60.6	112	6.05	23
1974	72.1	80	85.2	25	59	133	2.69	100
1973	71.6	93	83	58	60.2	118	2.68	102
1972	68.3	148	80.2	114	56.4	152	3.49	76
1971	68.5	146	81.6	87	55.4	155	1.65	140
1970	70.6	114	82.7	67	58.4	140	2.42	115
1969	69.5	133	79.7	122	59.4	128	4.28	55
1968	68.9	142	80.8	103	57	150	2.54	109
1967	67	156	79.4	126	54.7	157	2.51	110
1966	71.1	102	84.5	36	57.7	144	3.24	88
1965	68.3	148	82.4	74	54.2	158	3.30	82
1964	73	58	85.4	22	60.7	107	4.28	55
1963	73.1	53	85.1	27	61.1	94	2.29	118
1962	67.3	154	78.1	141	56.5	151	4.39	52
1961	69.9	126	81.2	98	58.6	138	3.67	72
1960	67.8	151	80.3	112	55.3	156	6.04	25
1959	71	103	84	42	57.9	142	4.12	60
1958	69.4	136	81.5	89	57.3	148	1.69	138
1957	73.1	53	85.3	23	60.8	102	4.00	64
1956	70	124	81.3	96	58.6	138	4.50	48
1955	78.1	4	91.2	2	64.9	31	3.93	68
1954	73	58	84.9	34	61.2	92	5.73	31
1953	73	58	85.1	27	61	97	4.28	55
1952	74	39	85.8	16	62.3	75	7.60	11
1951	70.8	108	82.8	64	58.8	135	3.08	93
1950	69.7	129	81.7	85	57.7	144	10.93	1
1949	75.1	15	86.5	11	63.8	45	5.76	30
1948	73.8	42	86.3	13	61.3	89	2.55	108
1947	68.8	144	77.9	143	59.7	127	2.17	122
1946	72.9	62	82.1	79	63.7	46	1.23	149
1945	70.2	121	79	133	61.3	89	2.14	123
1944	71.4	96	80.4	111	62.5	71	3.57	75
1943	74	39	82.7	67	65.4	27	3.00	94
1942	71.9	86	80.3	112	63.4	53	3.79	71
1941	73.1	53	82.8	64	63.5	50	1.09	151
1940	74	39	83.5	50	64.5	35	3.38	80
1939	74.8	21	84	42	65.7	21	1.64	141
1938	72.7	66	81.3	96	64.2	39	3.43	78
1937	75	16	84.5	36	65.5	24	1.49	144
1936	78.7	3	90	4	67.5	11	0.99	153
1935	76.3	9	84.6	35	68	9	2.49	112
1934	75.3	12	85.1	27	65.5	24	3.42	79
1933	73.6	45	82.7	67	64.5	35	3.33	81
1932	73.7	44	83.1	55	64.3	37	4.06	63
1931	75.8	10	85.7	18	65.9	20	2.10	126
1930	72.8	64	82.3	75	63.4	53	2.84	97
1929	72.1	80	81.4	93	62.8	66	8.02	9
1928	71.9	86	80.2	114	63.6	47	2.64	106
1927	70.4	117	79.3	131	61.5	86	1.97	128
1926	71	103	79.8	121	62.1	77	3.26	86
1925	70.7	111	79.3	131	62.1	77	3.30	82
1924	68.3	148	77.3	151	59.3	129	5.01	42
1923	74.2	32	83.8	44	64.6	33	2.18	121
1922	69.6	132	77.5	149	61.7	81	6.09	21
1921	78.1	4	87.8	7	68.4	7	2.46	113
1920	69.1	141	77.8	145	60.4	115	1.39	147
1919	74.8	21	84.4	38	65.3	28	3.96	67
1918	70.3	119	79.7	122	60.9	99	2.33	116
1917	71.9	86	80.7	106	63	62	3.10	91
1916	78.1	4	88.9	5	67.3	13	2.66	104
1915	67.7	152	76.1	155	59.3	129	5.04	40
1914	73.8	42	83	58	64.6	33	1.49	144
1913	71.4	96	80.9	102	62	79	8.47	6
1912	70.8	108	80.1	117	61.5	86	5.63	32
1911	72.6	68	82.5	73	62.7	67	1.69	138
1910	74.2	32	85.2	25	63.2	60	0.81	156
1909	70.4	117	79.6	125	61.3	89	0.29	158
1908	70.8	108	79.9	119	61.8	80	2.85	96
1907	70.9	105	79.4	126	62.5	71	5.84	28
1906	69.8	127	78.9	138	60.7	107	1.80	135
1905	69.2	140	77.6	148	60.7	107	2.27	119
1904	69.5	133	78.1	141	60.8	102	3.27	84
1903	70.9	105	79.4	126	62.5	71	6.72	16
1902	71.3	99	79	133	63.6	47	8.98	4
1901	79.8	1	91	3	68.5	6	1.54	143
1900	70.2	121	79.7	122	60.6	112	6.91	15
1899	72	82	81.2	98	62.9	64	3.22	89
1898	73.1	53	82.9	62	63.3	58	2.88	95
1897	75.2	13	84.2	40	66.2	16	1.79	136
1896	72	82	80.6	107	63.3	58	3.62	74
1895	71.9	86	82.6	71	61.1	94	1.21	150
1894	74.7	24	85.8	16	63.6	47	1.75	137
1893	73.5	46	82.6	71	64.3	37	4.64	46
1892	71.6	93	80.5	108	62.7	67	2.32	117
1891	66.7	157	75.9	156	57.5	146	2.66	104
1890	72.3	73	81.7	85	62.9	64	1.81	134
1889	71.4	96	81.1	100	61.6	82	2.12	124
1888	72.8	64	82.1	79	63.4	53	2.26	120
1887	75.8	10	85.3	23	66.4	15	5.49	35
1886	74.4	31	85.5	20	63.4	53	0.79	157
1885	73	58	82.2	77	63.9	43	7.30	14
1884	68.7	145	76.7	153	60.7	107	8.44	7
1883	69.8	127	79	133	60.7	107	8.89	5
1882	68.4	147	76.7	153	60	121	2.70	99
1881	74.6	26	83.5	50	65.6	23	9.47	2
1880	72.4	70	80.8	103	64.1	40	6.00	26
1879	74.5	27	83.1	55	66	18	5.91	27
1878	75	16	80.2	114	69.7	2	7.56	13
1877	73.1	53	78.9	138	67.3	13	3.84	70
1876	74.2	32	79.4	126	69.1	4	4.25	58
1875	73.5	46	77.7	146	69.3	3	0.97	154
1874	76.4	8	82.9	62	70	1	5.00	43
1873	72.5	69	77.7	146	67.4	12	0.82	155
1872	74.1	36	80	118	68.2	8	1.26	148
1871	72	82	77.9	143	66	18	2.11	125
1870	74.5	27	79.9	119	69	5	5.25	37
1869	69.5	133	73.5	158	65.5	24	3.63	73

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1901	79.8
2012	79.4
1936	78.7
1955	78.1
1921	78.1
1916	78.1
2011	76.6
1874	76.4
1935	76.3
1931	75.8
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
2009	65.7
1891	66.7
1967	67
1992	67.2
1962	67.3
1996	67.5
1915	67.7
1960	67.8
1972	68.3
1965	68.3
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1950	10.93
1881	9.47
1993	9.34
1902	8.98
1883	8.89
1913	8.47
1884	8.44
2024	8.40
1929	8.02
2010	7.98

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1909	0.29
1886	0.79
1910	0.81
1873	0.82
1875	0.97
1936	0.99
2014	1.08
1941	1.09
1895	1.21
1946	1.23

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 97°F; 27 July 2026
Coldest night: 50°F; 23 July 2026, 22 July 2026
Wettest day: 0.97 in; 31 July 2026

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July 2026 brought 1.92 in of precipitation in Madison, WI, the driest July since 2021, tied 27th driest of 158 (with 1983).
The hottest day of July 2026 in Madison, WI: 97°F on Monday 27 July 2026.
The coldest night of July 2026 in Madison, WI: a low of 50°F on Thursday 23 July 2026 and Wednesday 22 July 2026.
The wettest day of July 2026 in Madison, WI: 0.97 in on Friday 31 July 2026.