Madison, WI: March

31 March 2026: March 2026 averaged 39.3°F in Madison, WI, the warmest March since 2025, 13th warmest of 158.

March 2026

Mean temperature: 39.3°F; Warmest since 2025; 13th warmest of 158
Precipitation: 3.26 in; Wettest since 2025; 27th wettest of 158

A normal March in Madison, WI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 34.2°F, between 29.5°F and 39°F in eight years of ten and 2.04 in of precipitation, between 0.70 in and 3.99 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every March in Madison, WI since 1869: 39.3°F in 2026; the highest is 50.1°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 29.5 to 39°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every March 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	39.3	13	50.6	9	28.1	30	3.26	27	0
2025	39.7	10	51	8	28.5	27	3.89	15	0
2024	39.5	12	49.5	14	29.5	16	3.91	14	0
2023	33.6	67	42.2	65	25	60	3.63	18	0
2022	34.4	54	43.3	49	25.4	55	4.67	6	0
2021	38.9	15	49.2	16	28.6	25	1.41	113	0
2020	38.4	17	45.8	33	31.1	9	3.47	21	0
2019	30.9	89	40.5	84	21.3	105	0.92	134	0
2018	32.7	76	43	53	22.5	95	0.74	142	0
2017	34.2	56	42.5	58	25.9	48	2.83	41	0
2016	39.9	9	48.4	17	31.3	8	3.96	13	0
2015	34.6	51	45.8	33	23.4	86	0.76	141	0
2014	27.7	129	37.3	108	18.2	141	1.26	120	0
2013	26.6	138	34.7	134	18.4	139	2.41	56	0
2012	50.1	1	59.8	1	40.5	1	2.61	48	0
2011	32.6	78	41.5	74	23.8	78	2.96	32	0
2010	38.9	15	50.2	10	27.5	35	0.71	143	0
2009	35.2	44	45.3	37	25.1	59	6.19	1	0
2008	29.6	104	38	102	21.3	105	2.47	53	0
2007	38.4	17	47.6	18	29.1	21	3.39	25	0
2006	34.6	51	43.3	49	26	47	2.34	62	0
2005	32.2	80	41.6	71	22.7	93	1.56	104	0
2004	38.2	21	46.1	30	30.4	13	3.61	19	0
2003	32.3	79	42.5	58	22.1	97	1.72	98	0
2002	30	100	39.5	93	20.6	118	1.70	99	0
2001	31.6	84	39.8	90	23.5	81	0.59	148	0
2000	40.6	8	51.9	6	29.4	17	1.17	125	0
1999	33.8	64	44.3	43	23.3	87	0.47	150	0
1998	34.1	57	41.3	76	27	40	5.46	2	0
1997	34.1	57	42.4	61	25.7	53	1.54	106	0
1996	28.6	118	40.2	87	16.9	150	0.82	138	0
1995	36.9	29	47.3	20	26.4	42	2.17	73	0
1994	35.8	39	46.9	25	24.7	63	0.46	152	0
1993	31.5	85	39.5	93	23.5	81	3.29	26	0
1992	34.7	48	44.1	44	25.4	55	1.90	91	0
1991	36.8	31	47.1	21	26.4	42	4.24	9	0
1990	37.7	24	46.8	26	28.6	25	4.18	10	0
1989	30.1	98	39.3	97	20.9	113	1.69	100	0
1988	34.6	51	45.3	37	23.8	78	1.20	122	0
1987	37.1	28	47.1	21	27.2	36	1.99	87	0
1986	36.1	37	46.4	27	25.9	48	1.55	105	0
1985	37.7	24	47.4	19	28	31	3.13	28	0
1984	26.7	137	35.2	129	18.1	142	1.15	127	0
1983	33.1	72	41.6	71	24.6	66	2.70	44	0
1982	30.6	92	39.6	92	21.6	104	2.11	80	0
1981	36.9	29	49.7	13	24	73	0.33	154	0
1980	28	125	37.5	105	18.5	138	0.68	144	0
1979	32	81	40.6	83	23.5	81	2.67	46	0
1978	29.4	107	40.2	87	18.6	136	0.28	156	0
1977	39.7	10	50.2	10	29.3	19	3.03	30	0
1976	36.5	34	47	24	25.9	48	4.75	4	0
1975	26.1	142	36	124	16.2	152	3.09	29	0
1974	33.1	72	41.6	71	24.6	66	3.43	22	0
1973	41.5	6	51.4	7	31.7	6	5.04	3	0
1972	28.6	118	38.2	101	19.1	133	2.23	70	0
1971	28.5	121	36.9	112	20.2	121	1.52	107	0
1970	31.1	87	41.4	75	20.8	114	1.17	125	0
1969	27.9	127	38.3	100	17.5	146	1.47	110	0
1968	39.2	14	52.1	4	26.3	44	0.59	148	0
1967	33.2	70	42.6	56	23.9	74	1.49	108	0
1966	35.4	42	46.1	30	24.7	63	2.11	80	0
1965	25	148	32.5	144	17.5	146	2.51	52	0
1964	30.8	90	40.5	84	21.1	109	2.12	79	0
1963	33.9	62	44.4	41	23.5	81	2.33	64	0
1962	29.4	107	37	111	21.9	102	1.73	95	0
1961	33.8	64	41.3	76	26.3	44	3.42	23	0
1960	18.3	158	30	154	6.7	158	1.93	89	0
1959	29.3	110	39.5	93	19.1	133	2.90	38	0
1958	33.9	62	43	53	24.9	61	0.38	153	0
1957	33.2	70	43.5	47	22.9	91	1.19	123	0
1956	30	100	38.7	99	21.3	105	2.53	51	0
1955	30.6	92	40.7	82	20.5	119	0.96	132	0
1954	31.5	85	40.8	81	22.2	96	1.19	123	0
1953	33.8	64	42.3	64	25.3	58	2.58	50	0
1952	29.4	107	37.2	109	21.7	103	2.92	35	0
1951	28.7	116	36.5	116	20.8	114	2.13	77	0
1950	27.7	129	36.1	121	19.3	131	2.34	62	0
1949	32.7	76	41.3	76	24.2	71	2.35	60	0
1948	30.3	96	41.3	76	19.3	131	2.85	39	0
1947	30.1	98	36.6	115	23.5	81	1.73	95	0
1946	43.1	5	52	5	34.3	4	2.92	35	0
1945	45.2	2	54.6	3	35.8	3	1.45	111	0
1944	28	125	34	137	22	101	2.74	43	0
1943	27.5	132	36.5	116	18.6	136	2.97	31	0
1942	36.7	33	42.4	61	30.9	10	0.86	137	0
1941	27.9	127	34.8	133	21	111	2.29	67	0
1940	26.6	138	32.4	146	20.8	114	1.09	130	0
1939	32.9	74	42	67	23.9	74	1.25	121	0
1938	40.8	7	49.9	12	31.6	7	2.09	83	0
1937	28.7	116	35.4	125	22.1	97	1.60	102	0
1936	35.2	44	43.2	52	27.2	36	0.61	146	0
1935	36	38	44.1	44	27.9	32	1.58	103	0
1934	29.1	111	37.5	105	20.7	117	1.65	101	0
1933	31	88	37.6	104	24.5	68	2.68	45	0
1932	24.5	152	31.3	150	17.6	145	1.38	114	0
1931	31.7	83	37.5	105	25.9	48	2.35	60	0
1930	32.9	74	41.3	76	24.5	68	1.29	119	0
1929	35.7	41	43.4	48	27.9	32	2.30	66	0
1928	34.1	57	42.4	61	25.4	55	2.91	37	1
1927	38.3	20	45.7	36	30.9	10	2.23	70	0
1926	25.9	143	32.8	142	18.9	135	1.09	130	0
1925	35.1	46	44.4	41	25.8	52	1.45	111	0
1924	29	113	34	137	23.9	74	2.84	40	0
1923	24.7	150	33.3	140	16.1	153	4.14	11	0
1922	34.1	57	40.4	86	27.8	34	2.01	85	0
1921	37.4	27	45.8	33	29	22	1.81	92	0
1920	34	61	42.6	56	25.5	54	4.07	12	0
1919	33.3	69	42	67	24.5	68	2.17	73	0
1918	37.9	23	47.1	21	28.7	24	2.17	73	0
1917	31.8	82	39.9	89	23.7	80	2.00	86	0
1916	28.6	118	36.9	112	20.3	120	2.93	34	0
1915	29.6	104	36.4	119	22.8	92	0.87	136	0
1914	30.8	90	37.8	103	23.3	87	1.15	127	1
1913	29.5	106	39.1	98	20	123	2.41	56	0
1912	23.5	153	31.2	151	15.8	155	1.92	90	0
1911	35.8	39	44.8	40	26.8	41	0.47	150	0
1910	44.6	3	55.2	2	34	5	0.14	158	0
1909	30.4	95	36.1	121	24.7	63	1.12	129	0
1908	34.7	48	42.2	65	27.1	38	1.32	117	0
1907	37.6	26	46.4	27	28.8	23	1.80	93	0
1906	24.6	151	30.8	152	18.4	139	2.13	77	0
1905	34.4	54	41.7	70	27.1	38	1.74	94	0
1904	30.6	92	37.1	110	24.2	71	2.44	54	0
1903	38.2	21	45.9	32	30.5	12	3.50	20	0
1902	36.3	36	43.3	49	29.3	19	0.60	147	0
1901	29.8	103	36.5	116	23.1	89	2.77	42	0
1900	25.1	144	32.3	147	17.9	143	1.32	117	0
1899	22.8	154	30	154	15.6	156	1.94	88	0
1898	34.7	48	43	53	26.3	44	2.67	46	0
1897	29	113	35.4	125	22.7	93	2.38	58	0
1896	26.9	135	34.1	136	19.7	127	0.79	139	0
1895	30.2	97	39.5	93	21	111	0.27	157	0
1894	38.4	17	46.4	27	30.3	15	1.73	95	0
1893	28.9	115	36.4	119	21.3	105	2.29	67	0
1892	27.4	133	34.9	131	19.9	124	1.38	114	0
1891	26.6	138	33.5	139	19.7	127	3.65	17	0
1890	25.1	144	32.9	141	17.3	149	2.38	58	0
1889	36.5	34	43.6	46	29.4	17	1.48	109	0
1888	21.9	157	28.9	157	15	157	2.61	48	0
1887	27.6	131	35.2	129	20.1	122	2.14	76	0
1886	28.5	121	34.9	131	22.1	97	4.67	6	0
1885	24.8	149	32.1	148	17.5	146	0.62	145	0
1884	26.9	135	34.3	135	19.5	130	2.31	65	0
1883	28.2	123	36.7	114	19.6	129	0.32	155	0
1882	35.3	43	42.5	58	28.2	29	4.73	5	0
1881	28.2	123	35.3	127	21.1	109	4.34	8	0
1880	33.4	68	42	67	24.9	61	2.11	80	0
1879	36.8	31	45.1	39	28.4	28	1.34	116	0
1878	43.5	4	49.5	14	37.5	2	2.43	55	0
1877	22.8	154	29.6	156	16.1	153	3.40	24	0
1876	26.4	141	32.8	142	19.9	124	2.27	69	0
1875	25.1	144	30.3	153	19.9	124	0.90	135	0
1874	29.1	111	35.3	127	23	90	0.95	133	0
1873	30	100	36.1	121	23.9	74	2.07	84	0
1872	22.4	156	28.4	158	16.5	151	2.18	72	0
1871	35.1	46	39.7	91	30.4	13	2.96	32	0
1870	27	134	31.9	149	22.1	97	3.85	16	0
1869	25.1	144	32.5	144	17.8	144	0.79	139	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	50.1
1945	45.2
1910	44.6
1878	43.5
1946	43.1
1973	41.5
1938	40.8
2000	40.6
2016	39.9
2025	39.7
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1960	18.3
1888	21.9
1872	22.4
1899	22.8
1877	22.8
1912	23.5
1932	24.5
1906	24.6
1923	24.7
1885	24.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2009	6.19
1998	5.46
1973	5.04
1976	4.75
1882	4.73
2022	4.67
1886	4.67
1881	4.34
1991	4.24
1990	4.18

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1910	0.14
1895	0.27
1978	0.28
1883	0.32
1981	0.33
1958	0.38
1994	0.46
1999	0.47
1911	0.47
2001	0.59
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 78°F; 30 March 2026
Coldest night: 3°F; 1 March 2026
Wettest day: 0.93 in; 7 March 2026

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March 2026 brought 3.26 in of precipitation in Madison, WI, the wettest March since 2025, 27th wettest of 158.
The hottest day of March 2026 in Madison, WI: 78°F on Monday 30 March 2026.
The coldest night of March 2026 in Madison, WI: a low of 3°F on Sunday 1 March 2026.
The wettest day of March 2026 in Madison, WI: 0.93 in on Saturday 7 March 2026.