Madison Weather in October
Average highs run from 84°F on October 1 to 76°F on October 31, and lows from 64°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.29 in over about 5 wet days.
October day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
October at a glance
- Average high
- 81°F
- Average low
- 58°F
- Precipitation
- 3.29 in
- Record high
- 96°FOct 1, 1986
- Record low
- 27°FOct 30, 1952
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 1.3
- Daylight
- 11 h 52 min to 11 h 00 min
- Cloud cover
- 44%
- Humidity
- 76%
- Dew point
- 60°F
- Wind
- 5.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 84°F | 64°F | 96°F 1986 | 43°F 1967 | 23% |
| Oct 2 | 84°F | 64°F | 95°F 1986 | 45°F 2001 | 23% |
| Oct 3 | 84°F | 63°F | 95°F 1959 | 43°F 1984 | 22% |
| Oct 4 | 84°F | 63°F | 95°F 2019 | 45°F 1984 | 22% |
| Oct 5 | 84°F | 63°F | 96°F 1986 | 38°F 1987 | 22% |
| Oct 6 | 83°F | 62°F | 96°F 1951 | 46°F 1979 | 21% |
| Oct 7 | 83°F | 62°F | 94°F 1951 | 43°F 1985 | 21% |
| Oct 8 | 83°F | 61°F | 94°F 1986 | 40°F 1987 | 20% |
| Oct 9 | 83°F | 61°F | 91°F 2009 | 42°F 1988 | 20% |
| Oct 10 | 82°F | 61°F | 91°F 2009 | 40°F 2000 | 19% |
| Oct 11 | 82°F | 60°F | 91°F 2014 | 43°F 2000 | 19% |
| Oct 12 | 82°F | 60°F | 91°F 1985 | 42°F 1951 | 18% |
| Oct 13 | 82°F | 59°F | 91°F 2020 | 42°F 1977 | 18% |
| Oct 14 | 81°F | 59°F | 92°F 2019 | 39°F 1977 | 18% |
| Oct 15 | 81°F | 59°F | 90°F 1990 | 37°F 1977 | 17% |
| Oct 16 | 81°F | 58°F | 91°F 1985 | 35°F 1978 | 17% |
| Oct 17 | 80°F | 58°F | 92°F 2018 | 36°F 1977 | 16% |
| Oct 18 | 80°F | 57°F | 91°F 2013 | 36°F 1977 | 16% |
| Oct 19 | 80°F | 57°F | 89°F 1972 | 34°F 2022 | 16% |
| Oct 20 | 80°F | 56°F | 89°F 1985 | 35°F 1989 | 15% |
| Oct 21 | 79°F | 56°F | 90°F 1993 | 32°F 1989 | 15% |
| Oct 22 | 79°F | 56°F | 88°F 1963 | 37°F 1976 | 15% |
| Oct 23 | 79°F | 55°F | 88°F 1949 | 40°F 1988 | 14% |
| Oct 24 | 78°F | 55°F | 90°F 1949 | 36°F 2006 | 14% |
| Oct 25 | 78°F | 54°F | 91°F 2024 | 35°F 1962 | 14% |
| Oct 26 | 78°F | 54°F | 91°F 2024 | 35°F 1962 | 14% |
| Oct 27 | 77°F | 54°F | 90°F 2024 | 33°F 1968 | 14% |
| Oct 28 | 77°F | 53°F | 89°F 1963 | 34°F 2008 | 14% |
| Oct 29 | 77°F | 53°F | 88°F 1996 | 31°F 1987 | 14% |
| Oct 30 | 76°F | 53°F | 88°F 2024 | 27°F 1952 | 14% |
| Oct 31 | 76°F | 52°F | 89°F 2016 | 32°F 1993 | 14% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 7:19 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:47 AM, sunset 6:47 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.