Madison, WI: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 57.9°F in Madison, WI, the warmest May since 2024, tied 72nd warmest of 158 (with 1992, 1978, 1950 and 1 other year).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 57.9°F; Warmest since 2024; 72nd warmest of 158
Precipitation: 1.62 in; Driest since 2023; 20th driest of 158

A normal May in Madison, WI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 58.5°F, between 54.5°F and 62.6°F in eight years of ten and 3.70 in of precipitation, between 1.89 in and 6.88 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Madison, WI since 1869: 57.9°F in 2026; the highest is 66.6°F, in 1881.

Normal range, 54.5 to 62.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May 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	57.9	72	70.9	41	44.9	113	1.62	139	0
2025	56.2	103	67.8	81	44.6	117	4.37	43	0
2024	61.9	23	73.6	18	50.1	36	5.51	21	0
2023	59.8	45	73.1	21	46.5	86	0.87	153	0
2022	62.1	21	72.2	32	52	19	2.54	108	0
2021	57.5	83	68.4	75	46.7	83	2.20	119	0
2020	56.3	101	66.5	99	46.1	95	5.42	22	0
2019	55.9	107	65.9	109	45.8	97	6.17	14	0
2018	64.5	8	75.4	8	53.7	11	9.78	2	0
2017	56.1	104	66.5	99	45.7	100	2.83	98	0
2016	58.5	60	70.7	48	46.3	90	2.22	117	0
2015	60.2	38	70.5	50	50	38	4.18	51	0
2014	59.7	47	70.8	43	48.5	61	3.47	75	0
2013	59.2	53	70.2	53	48.2	66	6.57	9	0
2012	63.4	12	75.2	10	51.6	22	3.19	86	0
2011	56.5	97	67.5	84	45.6	102	2.40	113	0
2010	59.9	42	70.8	43	49.1	47	3.79	64	0
2009	58.5	60	68.5	73	48.5	61	3.68	68	0
2008	54.6	125	66.7	96	42.4	146	2.55	107	0
2007	62.1	21	73.9	15	50.4	32	1.40	143	0
2006	58.6	58	68.3	76	48.9	52	4.61	37	0
2005	55.9	107	66.4	102	45.4	105	3.96	55	0
2004	56.9	92	67.4	86	46.5	86	10.84	1	0
2003	55.2	117	66.2	104	44.1	123	3.67	69	0
2002	53.4	138	64.1	129	42.7	143	2.92	95	0
2001	58.4	62	68.7	70	48.1	69	4.16	52	0
2000	59.1	56	69.5	61	48.7	59	9.63	3	0
1999	59.9	42	70.8	43	48.9	52	3.72	67	0
1998	62.5	16	73.2	20	51.7	21	4.58	38	0
1997	51.3	153	62.5	141	40.1	154	1.94	129	0
1996	53.2	141	62.7	140	43.6	129	2.95	94	0
1995	57.5	83	69.7	59	45.4	105	3.92	58	0
1994	58	71	72.7	24	43.2	138	1.33	144	0
1993	59.5	49	70.8	43	48.3	65	3.81	62	0
1992	57.9	72	72.3	31	43.6	129	1.12	147	0
1991	63.6	10	74.4	12	52.8	17	2.20	119	0
1990	53.5	137	64.3	127	42.8	142	5.35	24	0
1989	56.1	104	68.6	72	43.5	131	1.72	136	0
1988	60.5	33	76.1	4	44.9	113	0.92	152	0
1987	60.7	30	72.7	24	48.8	55	3.90	60	0
1986	58.4	62	69.9	57	46.9	81	1.97	127	0
1985	60.7	30	73.4	19	48	71	3.35	80	0
1984	53.3	140	65.4	115	41.3	148	3.32	83	0
1983	51.9	150	63.1	137	40.6	151	4.21	49	0
1982	60.8	29	71.9	36	49.6	42	4.34	45	0
1981	55.3	112	69.3	64	41.3	148	0.64	156	0
1980	57.8	77	71.7	37	43.9	125	2.08	124	0
1979	56.7	95	70.2	53	43.2	138	2.70	102	0
1978	57.9	72	70.8	43	45	110	3.96	55	0
1977	65.1	6	80.8	1	49.5	43	2.52	109	0
1976	54.2	133	68.2	78	40.3	153	1.95	128	0
1975	62.5	16	75.5	6	49.5	43	4.57	39	0
1974	54.1	134	64.4	125	43.8	127	5.77	20	0
1973	54.3	129	65.3	118	43.4	135	5.27	25	0
1972	59.2	53	73.9	15	44.5	118	2.83	98	0
1971	55	123	70.4	51	39.7	156	0.98	151	0
1970	58.4	62	70.3	52	46.6	85	6.09	15	0
1969	56.4	100	69.2	65	43.5	131	3.45	76	0
1968	54.3	129	66.1	106	42.5	145	2.02	125	0
1967	50.2	156	63.9	133	36.5	157	3.53	72	0
1966	50.3	155	64.4	125	36.2	158	4.31	46	0
1965	59.6	48	72.7	24	46.5	86	1.86	131	0
1964	62.6	15	75.5	6	49.7	41	3.87	61	0
1963	55.4	111	67.6	82	43.1	140	1.82	133	0
1962	61.4	26	72.2	32	50.6	31	3.01	90	0
1961	54	135	67.4	86	40.5	152	1.17	146	0
1960	55.1	122	65.3	118	45	110	6.26	13	0
1959	62.8	14	74.3	13	51.4	23	3.06	89	0
1958	58.3	65	73.7	17	43	141	3.93	57	0
1957	55.2	117	65.5	113	45	110	5.80	19	0
1956	57	90	68.3	76	45.7	100	5.11	29	0
1955	60.2	38	72.9	23	47.5	76	2.10	122	0
1954	53.2	141	64.6	123	41.7	147	2.98	92	0
1953	58.2	67	70	56	46.3	90	1.02	149	0
1952	57.3	87	69.2	65	45.5	103	3.18	87	0
1951	60.9	28	72.6	27	49.2	45	3.00	91	0
1950	57.9	72	70.6	49	45.1	108	3.43	77	0
1949	59.3	50	72.5	28	46.1	95	2.22	117	0
1948	55.2	117	67.1	91	43.4	135	2.90	96	0
1947	49.9	157	58.7	157	41.1	150	4.35	44	0
1946	55.8	109	65.4	115	46.2	93	1.80	134	0
1945	52.7	145	61.2	147	44.3	122	4.52	40	0
1944	62.3	19	71.1	40	53.6	12	3.53	72	0
1943	55.3	112	62.9	139	47.6	73	2.25	116	0
1942	56.7	95	65.9	109	47.6	73	4.03	54	0
1941	62.2	20	72.1	34	52.4	18	5.82	18	0
1940	54.6	125	63.4	136	45.8	97	3.39	78	0
1939	62.5	16	73	22	51.9	20	1.64	138	0
1938	57.4	85	66.2	104	48.5	61	3.81	62	0
1937	58.6	58	68	79	49.2	45	1.49	140	0
1936	64	9	74.5	11	53.5	13	0.79	155	0
1935	52.5	147	60.3	150	44.7	116	3.09	88	0
1934	65.7	3	78.3	2	53.1	15	0.82	154	0
1933	57.9	72	65.6	112	50.2	34	9.35	4	0
1932	58.7	57	68.7	70	48.6	60	3.67	69	0
1931	54.9	124	63.9	133	45.8	97	1.74	135	0
1930	58.1	70	67.3	89	49	50	4.23	48	0
1929	54.6	125	64.1	129	45.1	108	1.31	145	0
1928	60	41	70.2	53	49.8	40	2.97	93	0
1927	54.3	129	62.1	143	46.5	86	6.85	7	0
1926	58.2	67	69	67	47.4	77	3.75	66	0
1925	54.3	129	65.2	121	43.5	131	0.38	158	0
1924	51.2	154	59.7	154	42.7	143	1.46	141	0
1923	57	90	67.1	91	46.9	81	1.90	130	0
1922	63.6	10	72.1	34	55	7	4.16	52	0
1921	60.4	35	69.5	61	51.3	24	5.13	28	0
1920	56.5	97	66.1	106	47	79	2.51	110	0
1919	55.3	112	64.2	128	46.3	90	3.55	71	0
1918	61	27	71.4	38	50.7	28	4.87	34	0
1917	52.1	149	60.7	149	43.4	135	3.33	82	0
1916	57.3	87	66.4	102	48.2	66	2.38	114	0
1915	51.7	151	59.4	156	44.1	123	5.98	16	0
1914	60.3	36	69.7	59	50.9	26	5.97	17	0
1913	56.5	97	65.5	113	47.6	73	6.63	8	0
1912	58.3	65	67.9	80	48.8	55	6.57	9	0
1911	63.3	13	72.5	28	54.2	10	2.63	104	0
1910	53.4	138	62.4	142	44.5	118	2.82	101	0
1909	55.3	112	64.5	124	46.2	93	2.49	111	0
1908	57.2	89	65.7	111	48.8	55	5.38	23	0
1907	49.1	158	58.2	158	39.9	155	2.69	103	0
1906	56.9	92	66.9	94	47	79	3.35	80	0
1905	55.3	112	63.8	135	46.7	83	6.40	11	1
1904	57.4	85	66.5	99	48.2	66	5.03	30	0
1903	59.8	45	68.9	68	50.7	28	4.38	42	0
1902	59.9	42	68.8	69	50.9	26	5.16	27	0
1901	57.8	77	67.5	84	48.1	69	2.41	112	0
1900	60.5	33	70.9	41	50.2	34	1.86	131	0
1899	58.2	67	67.4	86	49.1	47	4.92	32	0
1898	57.6	81	66.1	106	49.1	47	4.71	35	0
1897	56.9	92	66.6	97	47.3	78	0.51	157	0
1896	65.4	4	74.1	14	56.6	2	6.31	12	0
1895	59.3	50	69.5	61	49	50	2.58	106	0
1894	57.7	80	66.8	95	48.5	61	3.36	79	0
1893	53.7	136	63	138	44.4	121	2.28	115	0
1892	52.5	147	59.5	155	45.5	103	6.98	5	0
1891	56	106	67.2	90	44.8	115	1.42	142	0
1890	53	143	61.5	145	44.5	118	5.03	30	0
1889	56.3	101	64.8	122	47.9	72	3.29	85	0
1888	51.7	151	60	152	43.5	131	3.76	65	0
1887	64.9	7	75.4	8	54.3	9	2.10	122	0
1886	60.3	36	69.9	57	50.7	28	2.02	125	0
1885	55.2	117	65.3	118	45.2	107	1.68	137	0
1884	57.8	77	66.6	97	48.9	52	4.21	49	0
1883	52.8	144	61.8	144	43.7	128	6.98	5	0
1882	52.7	145	61.5	145	43.9	125	2.89	97	0
1881	66.6	1	76.7	3	56.5	3	4.25	47	0
1880	65.9	2	76	5	55.7	4	4.45	41	0
1879	60.6	32	71.2	39	50.1	36	3.91	59	0
1878	55.2	117	60	152	50.4	32	4.64	36	0
1877	60.2	38	67	93	53.5	13	1.02	149	0
1876	59.2	53	65.4	115	53.1	15	5.18	26	0
1875	59.3	50	64.1	129	54.6	8	2.61	105	0
1874	61.9	23	68.5	73	55.3	5	2.14	121	0
1873	55.5	110	61.1	148	50	38	3.53	72	0
1872	57.6	81	64	132	51.3	24	2.83	98	0
1871	61.5	25	67.6	82	55.3	5	3.31	84	0
1870	65.3	5	72.4	30	58.3	1	1.09	148	0
1869	54.5	128	60.3	150	48.8	55	4.90	33	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1881	66.6
1880	65.9
1934	65.7
1896	65.4
1870	65.3
1977	65.1
1887	64.9
2018	64.5
1936	64
1991	63.6
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1907	49.1
1947	49.9
1967	50.2
1966	50.3
1924	51.2
1997	51.3
1915	51.7
1888	51.7
1983	51.9
1917	52.1

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2004	10.84
2018	9.78
2000	9.63
1933	9.35
1892	6.98
1883	6.98
1927	6.85
1913	6.63
2013	6.57
1912	6.57

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1925	0.38
1897	0.51
1981	0.64
1936	0.79
1934	0.82
2023	0.87
1988	0.92
1971	0.98
1953	1.02
1877	1.02

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 87°F; 27 May 2026, 26 May 2026
Coldest night: 28°F; 2 May 2026
Wettest day: 0.57 in; 17 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 1.62 in of precipitation in Madison, WI, the driest May since 2023, 20th driest of 158.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Madison, WI: 87°F on Wednesday 27 May 2026 and Tuesday 26 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Madison, WI: a low of 28°F on Saturday 2 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Madison, WI: 0.57 in on Sunday 17 May 2026.