Madison Weather in January
Average highs run from 63°F on January 1 to 64°F on January 31, and lows from 40°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.92 in over about 9 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 63°F
- Average low
- 40°F
- Precipitation
- 4.92 in
- Record high
- 84°FJan 11, 2013
- Record low
- 3°FJan 21, 1985
- Chance of a freeze
- 92%
- Daylight
- 10 h 13 min to 10 h 44 min
- Cloud cover
- 56%
- Humidity
- 82%
- Dew point
- 45°F
- Wind
- 5.6 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 63°F | 40°F | 82°F 2022 | 23°F 2001 | 29% |
| Jan 2 | 63°F | 40°F | 83°F 2022 | 22°F 2001 | 29% |
| Jan 3 | 63°F | 40°F | 81°F 2023 | 18°F 1979 | 29% |
| Jan 4 | 63°F | 40°F | 80°F 1950 | 22°F 2002 | 29% |
| Jan 5 | 63°F | 40°F | 81°F 1997 | 20°F 2002 | 29% |
| Jan 6 | 63°F | 40°F | 79°F 1950 | 19°F 1999 | 29% |
| Jan 7 | 63°F | 40°F | 81°F 1989 | 21°F 2010 | 29% |
| Jan 8 | 63°F | 40°F | 81°F 1989 | 18°F 1970 | 29% |
| Jan 9 | 63°F | 40°F | 82°F 2026 | 16°F 1970 | 29% |
| Jan 10 | 63°F | 40°F | 81°F 2026 | 19°F 1970 | 29% |
| Jan 11 | 63°F | 40°F | 84°F 2013 | 14°F 1982 | 29% |
| Jan 12 | 63°F | 40°F | 83°F 2013 | 16°F 1981 | 29% |
| Jan 13 | 63°F | 40°F | 82°F 2013 | 12°F 1981 | 29% |
| Jan 14 | 63°F | 40°F | 83°F 2013 | 17°F 1962 | 29% |
| Jan 15 | 63°F | 40°F | 83°F 2013 | 18°F 1948 | 29% |
| Jan 16 | 63°F | 40°F | 83°F 2013 | 21°F 1948 | 29% |
| Jan 17 | 63°F | 40°F | 82°F 1999 | 18°F 1977 | 29% |
| Jan 18 | 63°F | 40°F | 80°F 1990 | 19°F 1977 | 28% |
| Jan 19 | 63°F | 40°F | 80°F 1954 | 14°F 1977 | 28% |
| Jan 20 | 63°F | 40°F | 82°F 1990 | 15°F 1985 | 28% |
| Jan 21 | 63°F | 40°F | 79°F 1999 | 3°F 1985 | 28% |
| Jan 22 | 63°F | 40°F | 83°F 1999 | 14°F 1985 | 28% |
| Jan 23 | 63°F | 41°F | 82°F 1974 | 17°F 1961 | 28% |
| Jan 24 | 63°F | 41°F | 82°F 1950 | 17°F 2003 | 28% |
| Jan 25 | 63°F | 41°F | 84°F 1950 | 17°F 1963 | 28% |
| Jan 26 | 63°F | 41°F | 83°F 1950 | 19°F 1963 | 28% |
| Jan 27 | 64°F | 41°F | 84°F 2024 | 18°F 1985 | 28% |
| Jan 28 | 64°F | 41°F | 81°F 2013 | 17°F 1986 | 28% |
| Jan 29 | 64°F | 41°F | 84°F 2013 | 25°F 1977 | 28% |
| Jan 30 | 64°F | 41°F | 83°F 1975 | 11°F 1966 | 28% |
| Jan 31 | 64°F | 42°F | 83°F 1950 | 16°F 1966 | 28% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 5:44 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 6:09 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00085275 (Madison), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093845, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.