Madison, WI: September

30 September 2026: September 2026 averaged 64.7°F in Madison, WI, the warmest September since 2025, tied 31st warmest of 158 (with 2017 and 1998).

September 2026

Mean temperature: 64.7°F; Warmest since 2025; 31st warmest of 158
Precipitation: 3.61 in; Wettest since 2024; 62nd wettest of 158

A normal September in Madison, WI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 61.1°F, between 58.7°F and 65.9°F in eight years of ten and 3.25 in of precipitation, between 1.30 in and 6.01 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every September in Madison, WI since 1869: 64.7°F in 2026; the highest is 68.4°F, in 1931.

Normal range, 58.7 to 65.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every September 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	64.7	31	74.3	37	55.1	34	3.61	62	0
2025	65	26	76.7	15	53.3	53	1.37	131	0
2024	65.9	15	79	1	52.7	70	5.16	34	0
2023	66.5	12	76.2	20	56.7	18	2.92	81	0
2022	63.1	55	72.5	60	53.7	47	4.03	55	0
2021	64.5	34	76.8	14	52.3	80	2.34	101	0
2020	59.8	120	69.2	121	50.4	104	3.41	70	0
2019	66.2	13	74.9	32	57.4	11	6.80	14	0
2018	63.7	46	73.8	47	53.5	50	5.46	30	0
2017	64.7	31	76.9	12	52.5	74	0.55	151	0
2016	65.9	15	74.8	33	57	15	8.46	6	0
2015	67.1	6	77.2	8	57.1	14	5.99	21	0
2014	60.6	95	72.1	66	49.1	117	1.84	118	0
2013	63.7	46	75.8	24	51.6	92	3.19	77	0
2012	60.6	95	74.2	40	47	144	1.33	133	0
2011	59	131	70	110	48	137	3.31	75	0
2010	61.1	86	71.3	83	50.8	97	2.65	93	0
2009	62.4	65	75.2	29	49.6	113	4.68	39	0
2008	63.4	52	73.6	49	53.1	57	2.23	106	0
2007	63.9	43	75.6	25	52.2	82	2.45	97	0
2006	58.3	142	68.1	138	48.4	130	3.33	73	0
2005	66.8	9	78.8	2	54.8	38	1.95	112	0
2004	65.1	23	77.2	8	52.9	65	1.00	141	0
2003	61	90	72.2	64	49.8	110	4.24	50	0
2002	64.2	41	76.2	20	52.1	87	2.74	89	0
2001	58.7	137	69.1	125	48.3	132	5.53	28	0
2000	61.1	86	71.5	76	50.6	99	3.59	64	0
1999	60.3	105	72.4	63	48.1	135	1.55	126	0
1998	64.7	31	76.6	18	52.8	69	2.48	96	0
1997	60.1	110	71.3	83	49	119	1.38	130	0
1996	60.3	105	71.5	76	49	119	1.07	139	0
1995	58.7	137	70.8	98	46.5	149	1.78	120	0
1994	64.9	28	75.2	29	54.6	40	6.14	19	0
1993	56.6	157	67	146	46.3	150	3.74	61	0
1992	60.3	105	70.9	96	49.8	110	5.99	21	0
1991	60	114	71.4	81	48.6	129	3.96	57	0
1990	63.7	46	74.8	33	52.6	71	1.64	123	0
1989	58.7	137	71.3	83	46.1	151	0.89	144	0
1988	63	56	75.5	27	50.4	104	3.33	73	0
1987	60.6	95	71.7	72	49.5	115	3.61	62	0
1986	61.6	76	70.3	105	52.9	65	6.82	13	0
1985	61.6	76	71.1	90	52.1	87	5.00	36	0
1984	59.3	129	71.5	76	47	144	2.79	87	0
1983	60.1	110	71.9	67	48.2	133	2.85	85	0
1982	58.9	134	70.1	109	47.8	138	1.42	128	0
1981	59	131	70.4	103	47.7	140	3.10	79	0
1980	59.9	117	70.6	100	49.1	117	7.84	10	0
1979	61.1	86	75.1	31	47.1	142	0.11	158	0
1978	63.8	45	76.7	15	50.9	96	5.44	32	0
1977	59.7	123	68.8	130	50.6	99	2.84	86	0
1976	58	146	73.6	49	42.3	158	0.50	153	0
1975	57.5	149	69.4	120	45.5	152	0.84	145	0
1974	57.4	150	71	94	43.8	156	1.08	138	0
1973	60.6	95	71.1	90	50.2	107	3.59	64	0
1972	59.4	126	70.5	101	48.2	133	5.26	33	0
1971	65	26	77.6	6	52.5	74	1.87	115	0
1970	59.9	117	70.4	103	49.5	115	8.82	5	0
1969	59.5	125	72.2	64	46.7	147	1.35	132	0
1968	60.1	110	71.8	69	48.4	130	4.45	43	0
1967	57.6	148	71.2	87	44	155	2.68	90	0
1966	57.1	153	71.3	83	42.9	157	0.51	152	0
1965	58.3	142	67.8	141	48.8	125	9.22	4	0
1964	59.6	124	71	94	48.1	135	1.85	117	0
1963	60.2	108	73.2	52	47.2	141	2.30	103	0
1962	57.1	153	70	110	44.2	154	1.31	134	0
1961	61.7	73	72.8	56	50.6	99	7.92	8	0
1960	64.3	39	74.3	37	54.3	43	3.90	59	0
1959	63.7	46	75.3	28	52	89	3.44	69	0
1958	61.5	81	74.2	40	48.7	127	2.44	98	0
1957	59.2	130	71.5	76	46.8	146	0.95	142	0
1956	59.8	120	72.8	56	46.7	147	1.42	128	0
1955	63	56	77.1	10	48.9	124	0.80	147	0
1954	62.9	59	74.3	37	51.5	93	3.82	60	0
1953	62.4	65	76	22	48.8	125	2.11	108	0
1952	61.7	73	74.8	33	48.7	127	0.49	154	0
1951	58.8	135	69.7	115	47.8	138	1.56	125	0
1950	60.9	93	71.7	72	50.1	109	2.09	109	0
1949	56.7	156	68.4	134	45.1	153	1.12	136	0
1948	65.7	18	78.7	3	52.6	71	1.87	115	0
1947	63.9	43	73.2	52	54.6	40	6.03	20	0
1946	62.4	65	71.6	74	53.1	57	4.60	40	0
1945	61.3	83	69	126	53.5	50	3.96	57	0
1944	63.5	51	70.8	98	56.2	25	2.28	105	0
1943	58.2	144	66.2	150	50.2	107	2.89	82	0
1942	59.9	117	67.5	143	52.4	77	5.76	25	0
1941	65.1	23	74	44	56.3	24	10.34	2	0
1940	62.9	59	71.8	69	54	45	0.84	145	0
1939	66.8	9	77	11	56.5	19	1.57	124	0
1938	62	70	69.2	121	54.8	38	10.29	3	0
1937	63	56	72.7	58	53.2	55	5.48	29	0
1936	64.4	37	71.9	67	56.9	17	4.60	40	0
1935	62.4	65	71.6	74	53.1	57	1.28	135	0
1934	60.6	95	69	126	52.2	82	4.25	48	0
1933	67.2	3	75.9	23	58.5	3	3.58	66	0
1932	61.9	71	70.9	96	52.9	65	0.18	157	0
1931	68.4	1	76.9	12	59.8	2	7.17	11	0
1930	64.3	39	73	54	55	36	4.79	37	1
1929	60.6	95	69.7	115	51.5	93	3.17	78	0
1928	59	131	67.7	142	50.3	106	1.78	120	0
1927	64.8	30	72.6	59	57	15	6.22	18	0
1926	60.5	101	68	140	53	62	6.54	16	0
1925	65.9	15	74.2	40	57.6	8	4.50	42	0
1924	56.8	155	64.7	156	49	119	2.87	84	0
1923	61.7	73	69.2	121	54.2	44	4.36	45	0
1922	65.1	23	74	44	56.2	25	2.34	101	0
1921	66	14	74	44	57.9	6	7.90	9	0
1920	65.5	20	74.6	36	56.4	20	1.12	136	0
1919	64.2	41	72.5	60	56	29	6.83	12	0
1918	55.9	158	64.7	156	47.1	142	1.52	127	0
1917	60	114	68.8	130	51.2	95	2.98	80	0
1916	59.4	126	68.3	136	50.6	99	5.73	26	0
1915	62.6	61	71.1	90	54	45	10.69	1	0
1914	62.5	62	71.5	76	53.5	50	3.49	68	0
1913	61.2	85	70.2	107	52.2	82	4.32	46	0
1912	62.5	62	70.5	101	54.6	40	5.62	27	0
1911	62.5	62	71.2	87	53.7	47	5.85	24	0
1910	61	90	69.9	114	52.2	82	1.83	119	0
1909	60.8	94	69.2	121	52.4	77	2.20	107	0
1908	67.1	6	77.7	5	56.4	20	0.78	148	0
1907	60.2	108	68.1	138	52.2	82	4.69	38	0
1906	66.6	11	75.6	25	57.6	8	2.04	111	0
1905	64.9	28	74.2	40	55.5	31	0.58	150	0
1904	61.3	83	69.7	115	53	62	5.93	23	0
1903	60.5	101	68.7	132	52.3	80	3.54	67	0
1902	58.2	144	65.7	152	50.7	98	4.18	52	0
1901	61.4	82	69.7	115	53.1	57	4.16	53	0
1900	63.6	50	71.8	69	55.3	33	2.89	82	0
1899	59.8	120	68.9	129	50.6	99	3.35	72	0
1898	64.4	37	72.5	60	56.2	25	2.43	99	0
1897	67.9	2	77.3	7	58.4	4	1.73	122	0
1896	57.4	150	65.1	154	49.7	112	4.29	47	0
1895	67.2	3	76.3	19	58	5	0.91	143	0
1894	64.5	34	73	54	55.9	30	4.21	51	0
1893	61.9	71	71.2	87	52.5	74	2.67	92	0
1892	61.6	76	69.5	119	53.6	49	3.29	76	0
1891	67.2	3	77.9	4	56.4	20	0.38	156	0
1890	58	146	67	146	49	119	2.62	94	0
1889	61.6	76	70.2	107	53	62	1.93	113	0
1888	58.4	141	67.1	145	49.6	113	1.04	140	0
1887	60.4	103	68.4	134	52.4	77	6.67	15	0
1886	61.6	76	70	110	53.3	53	2.29	104	0
1885	60.4	103	68.3	136	52.6	71	4.05	54	0
1884	65.5	20	73.6	49	57.3	12	4.25	48	0
1883	57.4	150	65.8	151	49	119	2.39	100	0
1882	63.3	53	71.4	81	55.1	34	1.91	114	0
1881	67	8	76.7	15	57.3	12	8.17	7	0
1880	61.1	86	69	126	53.1	57	4.44	44	0
1879	59.4	126	67	146	51.8	90	2.79	87	0
1878	63.2	54	70	110	56.4	20	6.54	16	0
1877	65.7	18	73.7	48	57.6	8	0.64	149	0
1876	60	114	65	155	55	36	3.41	70	0
1875	58.8	135	64.3	158	53.2	55	2.08	110	0
1874	64.5	34	71.1	90	57.9	6	5.46	30	0
1873	58.6	140	65.4	153	51.7	91	2.54	95	0
1872	62.4	65	68.5	133	56.2	25	5.11	35	0
1871	60.1	110	67.3	144	52.9	65	0.47	155	0
1870	65.3	22	70.3	105	60.4	1	4.00	56	0
1869	61	90	66.6	149	55.4	32	2.68	90	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1931	68.4
1897	67.9
1933	67.2
1895	67.2
1891	67.2
2015	67.1
1908	67.1
1881	67
2005	66.8
1939	66.8

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1918	55.9
1993	56.6
1949	56.7
1924	56.8
1966	57.1
1962	57.1
1974	57.4
1896	57.4
1883	57.4
1975	57.5

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1915	10.69
1941	10.34
1938	10.29
1965	9.22
1970	8.82
2016	8.46
1881	8.17
1961	7.92
1921	7.90
1980	7.84

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1979	0.11
1932	0.18
1891	0.38
1871	0.47
1952	0.49
1976	0.50
1966	0.51
2017	0.55
1905	0.58
1877	0.64

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 88°F; 2 September 2026
Coldest night: 41°F; 26 September 2026, 14 September 2026
Wettest day: 1.45 in; 19 September 2026

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September 2026 brought 3.61 in of precipitation in Madison, WI, the wettest September since 2024, tied 62nd wettest of 158 (with 1987).
The hottest day of September 2026 in Madison, WI: 88°F on Wednesday 2 September 2026.
The coldest night of September 2026 in Madison, WI: a low of 41°F on Saturday 26 September 2026 and Monday 14 September 2026.
The wettest day of September 2026 in Madison, WI: 1.45 in on Saturday 19 September 2026.