Madison, WI: Summer

31 August 2026: Summer 2026 averaged 71°F in Madison, WI, the warmest summer since 2025, tied 47th warmest of 158 (with 2025, 2018, 1954 and 5 other years).

Summer 2026

Mean temperature: 71°F; Warmest since 2025; 47th warmest of 158
Precipitation: 13.12 in; Wettest since 2025; 57th wettest of 158

A normal summer in Madison, WI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 70.1°F, between 67.3°F and 72.1°F in eight years of ten and 14.07 in of precipitation, between 8.34 in and 19.30 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every summer in Madison, WI since 1869: 71°F in 2026; the highest is 74.6°F, in 1995.

Normal range, 67.3 to 72.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every summer 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	71	47	81.1	46	60.8	60	13.12	57	0
2025	71	47	80.9	51	61.2	50	16.36	19	0
2024	71.2	38	81.1	46	61.2	50	20.14	5	0
2023	70.7	61	82.4	24	59.1	102	9.77	99	0
2022	70.7	61	81	49	60.4	67	15.20	32	0
2021	72.4	15	83.2	13	61.6	38	9.41	106	0
2020	71.8	26	82.7	20	60.8	60	15.54	30	0
2019	70.1	74	80.4	67	59.9	78	13.78	46	0
2018	71	47	80.8	53	61.2	50	19.19	8	0
2017	69	105	79.2	95	58.7	113	17.10	14	0
2016	71.5	34	81.5	41	61.6	38	18.45	10	0
2015	69.1	103	79.1	97	59.1	102	12.27	68	0
2014	70.1	74	80.3	70	60	75	16.06	22	0
2013	70	81	80.2	72	59.8	82	16.39	17	0
2012	73.9	3	86.2	2	61.7	36	5.89	150	0
2011	72.1	20	82.8	18	61.3	48	8.46	123	0
2010	72.3	18	81.7	37	63	19	20.28	4	0
2009	66.9	146	76.7	136	57	132	8.60	119	0
2008	69.7	89	80.2	72	59.1	102	17.96	12	0
2007	70.8	56	81.4	42	60.1	73	22.69	1	0
2006	70.3	68	80.8	53	59.7	85	12.17	71	0
2005	71.7	30	82.8	18	60.6	65	6.79	141	0
2004	66.8	149	76.4	145	57.2	129	13.94	42	0
2003	69.2	101	80.5	63	57.9	123	7.21	136	0
2002	70.8	56	82	34	59.7	85	8.80	115	0
2001	69.8	86	80.2	72	59.3	95	16.13	20	0
2000	68.3	117	77.8	121	58.9	108	15.84	25	0
1999	70.1	74	80.2	72	59.9	78	13.32	54	0
1998	69.4	99	79.3	93	59.4	88	14.20	39	0
1997	67.3	140	77.6	127	57.1	130	13.79	44	0
1996	67.6	134	77.7	123	57.5	127	15.61	27	0
1995	74.6	1	85.7	3	63.4	13	11.16	81	0
1994	69.2	101	80.6	59	57.8	124	14.32	37	0
1993	70	81	79.9	82	60.1	73	21.58	2	0
1992	65.8	155	77.5	128	54.1	155	9.55	103	0
1991	71.2	38	83	15	59.3	95	11.27	79	0
1990	69.4	99	79.9	82	58.8	111	13.52	51	0
1989	68.9	107	80.8	53	57	132	13.10	58	0
1988	72.7	10	86.3	1	59.1	102	7.45	133	0
1987	71.2	38	81.9	35	60.4	67	11.59	77	0
1986	68	123	78.9	105	57	132	11.93	73	0
1985	66.7	152	78.4	115	55	150	10.52	90	0
1984	69.7	89	81.1	46	58.2	122	10.86	85	0
1983	71.6	31	83.9	9	59.3	95	8.82	114	0
1982	65.6	156	77.4	130	53.9	156	9.54	104	0
1981	68.9	107	80.3	70	57.4	128	16.86	15	0
1980	69.7	89	82.3	28	57.1	130	15.59	29	0
1979	67.4	138	79.5	89	55.3	146	10.29	93	0
1978	68.4	115	80.6	59	56.2	137	16.12	21	0
1977	67.7	131	80.2	72	55.2	148	14.45	35	0
1976	70.1	74	85.1	5	55.2	148	4.83	156	0
1975	70.7	61	82.3	28	59.2	99	15.60	28	0
1974	67.7	131	80.4	67	55	150	11.15	82	0
1973	70.1	74	81.7	37	58.4	117	6.02	147	0
1972	66.8	149	79.1	97	54.4	154	12.61	63	0
1971	69.5	96	82.9	16	56	140	7.88	127	0
1970	68.5	113	81.2	43	55.9	141	5.65	152	0
1969	66.5	153	77.4	130	55.5	145	13.20	56	0
1968	68	123	79.8	85	56.2	137	12.94	59	0
1967	65.1	157	77.3	133	52.8	158	11.68	74	0
1966	68	123	81	49	54.9	152	9.98	95	0
1965	66.4	154	79.9	82	53	157	12.38	65	0
1964	69.5	96	82.3	28	56.8	135	9.08	112	0
1963	70.1	74	82.4	24	57.8	124	13.67	48	0
1962	67.9	128	79.7	87	56.1	139	8.52	122	0
1961	68.6	112	80.7	56	56.4	136	7.29	135	0
1960	67	143	78.7	107	55.3	146	14.31	38	0
1959	71.5	34	83.6	10	59.4	88	13.66	49	0
1958	67.8	130	80.7	56	54.8	153	5.91	149	0
1957	70.1	74	81.9	35	58.3	118	15.27	31	0
1956	70.8	56	82.7	20	58.9	108	13.38	52	0
1955	73.2	5	85.7	3	60.7	64	8.26	125	0
1954	71	47	82.9	16	59.2	99	15.87	24	0
1953	72	21	84.6	7	59.4	88	12.92	60	0
1952	70.8	56	82.3	28	59.4	88	16.41	16	0
1951	67.3	140	78.9	105	55.8	144	8.71	117	0
1950	67.5	136	79.1	97	55.9	141	19.86	6	0
1949	72.7	10	85.1	5	60.3	69	14.39	36	0
1948	71	47	83.6	10	58.5	115	5.80	151	0
1947	68.5	113	77.8	121	59.3	95	7.73	129	0
1946	69.6	95	78.7	107	60.5	66	7.05	138	0
1945	67.9	128	76.5	143	59.4	88	9.33	107	0
1944	71	47	79.8	85	62.2	26	12.44	64	0
1943	71.8	26	80.2	72	63.3	14	10.70	88	0
1942	69.7	89	78.1	117	61.4	44	8.95	113	0
1941	71.3	36	80.5	63	62	31	7.36	134	0
1940	70.5	65	79.1	97	61.9	34	14.48	34	0
1939	72	21	80.9	51	63.1	18	6.58	142	0
1938	70.8	56	79.2	95	62.4	24	12.03	72	1
1937	72.4	15	81.6	39	63.3	14	5.31	153	0
1936	72.8	9	83.3	12	62.2	26	9.20	110	0
1935	70.3	68	78.5	113	62.2	26	11.65	76	0
1934	72.6	13	82.6	22	62.6	23	8.40	124	0
1933	73	7	82.5	23	63.5	12	7.54	131	0
1932	71.8	26	80.7	56	62.8	21	9.72	100	0
1931	72.7	10	82.2	33	63.2	17	10.34	92	0
1930	71.1	43	80.2	72	61.9	34	11.02	83	0
1929	68.2	121	77.1	135	59.2	99	13.24	55	0
1928	68.3	117	76.6	139	60	75	13.66	49	0
1927	66.9	146	75.9	150	57.8	124	4.60	157	0
1926	68.2	121	76.7	136	59.7	85	6.54	143	0
1925	69.8	86	78.6	111	60.9	57	11.66	75	0
1924	66.8	149	75.2	154	58.3	118	16.37	18	0
1923	71.1	43	80.2	72	62	31	10.82	86	0
1922	69.8	86	78.5	113	61.2	50	10.59	89	0
1921	73.4	4	82.4	24	64.5	9	9.95	96	0
1920	68.9	107	77.9	119	59.9	78	9.62	102	0
1919	71.6	31	80.6	59	62.7	22	8.20	126	0
1918	69.7	89	79	102	60.3	69	6.20	146	0
1917	67	143	75.6	152	58.3	118	12.29	67	0
1916	71	47	80.5	63	61.4	44	11.42	78	0
1915	64.5	158	73.2	157	55.9	141	11.18	80	0
1914	70.3	68	79.5	89	61.1	55	8.55	120	0
1913	70.3	68	79.5	89	61.2	50	13.79	44	0
1912	67.6	134	76.6	139	58.7	113	9.92	97	0
1911	71	47	80.5	63	61.5	43	9.11	111	0
1910	71.2	38	81.6	39	60.9	57	8.68	118	0
1909	69.9	83	79	102	60.8	60	7.46	132	0
1908	68.4	115	77.7	123	59.1	102	7.18	137	0
1907	67.7	131	76.5	143	58.8	111	12.23	70	0
1906	69	105	77.9	119	60.2	72	13.91	43	0
1905	68.7	111	77.7	123	59.8	82	7.63	130	0
1904	67.4	138	76.4	145	58.3	118	9.32	108	0
1903	67	143	75	155	58.9	108	15.06	33	0
1902	67.3	140	75.3	153	59.4	88	14.03	41	0
1901	74	2	84.3	8	63.7	11	5.27	154	0
1900	71.1	43	80.4	67	61.7	36	12.83	61	0
1899	71	47	80.6	59	61.4	44	9.43	105	0
1898	70.5	65	79.3	93	61.6	38	9.84	98	0
1897	69.7	89	78.6	111	60.8	60	8.55	120	0
1896	70.5	65	79.4	92	61.6	38	8.74	116	0
1895	71.9	24	82.4	24	61.4	44	3.88	158	0
1894	72.6	13	83.1	14	62	31	6.23	145	0
1893	70.6	64	80	80	61.3	48	12.75	62	0
1892	69.1	103	77.3	133	60.9	57	13.36	53	0
1891	67.5	136	76.4	145	58.5	115	7.76	128	0
1890	69.9	83	78.7	107	61	56	13.76	47	0
1889	68.3	117	77.5	128	59.1	102	4.84	155	0
1888	69.5	96	78.7	107	60.3	69	6.48	144	0
1887	71.6	31	81.2	43	62.1	29	10.72	87	0
1886	71.9	24	82.3	28	61.6	38	6.92	139	0
1885	68	123	76.6	139	59.4	88	18.82	9	0
1884	68	123	76.3	148	59.8	82	18.30	11	0
1883	68.8	110	77.7	123	59.9	78	19.20	7	0
1882	68.3	117	76.6	139	60	75	17.29	13	0
1881	72.3	18	81.2	43	63.3	14	14.18	40	0
1880	71.3	36	79.6	88	63	19	21.21	3	0
1879	71.1	43	80	80	62.1	29	9.70	101	0
1878	71.2	38	76.7	136	65.7	6	16.04	23	0
1877	70.3	68	76.1	149	64.5	9	12.37	66	0
1876	71.8	26	77.4	130	66.1	4	12.24	69	0
1875	69.9	83	74.4	156	65.5	7	6.90	140	0
1874	73.1	6	79.1	97	67	1	9.25	109	0
1873	72.9	8	79	102	66.9	2	10.18	94	0
1872	72.4	15	78.2	116	66.6	3	5.94	148	0
1871	70.3	68	75.9	150	64.6	8	10.39	91	0
1870	72	21	78	118	65.9	5	11.02	83	0
1869	66.9	146	71.5	158	62.3	25	15.69	26	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1995	74.6
1901	74
2012	73.9
1921	73.4
1955	73.2
1874	73.1
1933	73
1873	72.9
1936	72.8
1988	72.7
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1915	64.5
1967	65.1
1982	65.6
1992	65.8
1965	66.4
1969	66.5
1985	66.7
2004	66.8
1972	66.8
1924	66.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2007	22.69
1993	21.58
1880	21.21
2010	20.28
2024	20.14
1950	19.86
1883	19.20
2018	19.19
1885	18.82
2016	18.45

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1895	3.88
1927	4.60
1976	4.83
1889	4.84
1901	5.27
1937	5.31
1970	5.65
1948	5.80
2012	5.89
1958	5.91

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 97°F; 27 July 2026
Coldest night: 44°F; 3 June 2026
Wettest day: 1.87 in; 24 June 2026

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Summer 2026 brought 13.12 in of precipitation in Madison, WI, the wettest summer since 2025, 57th wettest of 158.
The hottest day of summer 2026 in Madison, WI: 97°F on Monday 27 July 2026.
The coldest night of summer 2026 in Madison, WI: a low of 44°F on Wednesday 3 June 2026.
The wettest day of summer 2026 in Madison, WI: 1.87 in on Wednesday 24 June 2026.