Madison Weather in January
Average highs run from 53°F on January 1 to 55°F on January 31, and lows from 34°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.28 in over about 11 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
- 54°F
- Average low
- 34°F
- Precipitation
- 4.28 in
- Record high
- 80°FJan 30, 2002
- Record low
- -8°FJan 21, 1985
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 59 min to 10 h 33 min
- Cloud cover
- 57%
- Humidity
- 82%
- Dew point
- 37°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 | 53°F | 34°F | 75°F 1985 | 12°F 1977 | 38% |
| Jan 2 | 53°F | 34°F | 76°F 1985 | 14°F 1977 | 38% |
| Jan 3 | 53°F | 34°F | 70°F 1997 | 10°F 1979 | 38% |
| Jan 4 | 53°F | 34°F | 73°F 2005 | 13°F 2001 | 38% |
| Jan 5 | 53°F | 34°F | 70°F 2005 | 8°F 1981 | 38% |
| Jan 6 | 53°F | 34°F | 66°F 1998 | 11°F 1969 | 38% |
| Jan 7 | 53°F | 34°F | 67°F 1998 | 17°F 2004 | 37% |
| Jan 8 | 53°F | 34°F | 69°F 1998 | 7°F 1970 | 37% |
| Jan 9 | 53°F | 34°F | 71°F 1965 | 1°F 1970 | 37% |
| Jan 10 | 53°F | 34°F | 69°F 1974 | 3°F 1970 | 37% |
| Jan 11 | 53°F | 34°F | 72°F 1960 | -4°F 1982 | 37% |
| Jan 12 | 53°F | 34°F | 68°F 1961 | -4°F 1982 | 37% |
| Jan 13 | 53°F | 34°F | 72°F 1960 | 11°F 1962 | 36% |
| Jan 14 | 53°F | 34°F | 70°F 1960 | 15°F 1964 | 36% |
| Jan 15 | 54°F | 34°F | 69°F 1971 | 7°F 1994 | 36% |
| Jan 16 | 54°F | 34°F | 70°F 1990 | 6°F 1972 | 36% |
| Jan 17 | 54°F | 34°F | 75°F 1974 | 2°F 1977 | 36% |
| Jan 18 | 54°F | 34°F | 70°F 1974 | 9°F 1976 | 35% |
| Jan 19 | 54°F | 34°F | 68°F 1975 | 2°F 1977 | 35% |
| Jan 20 | 54°F | 34°F | 69°F 1973 | 13°F 1994 | 35% |
| Jan 21 | 54°F | 34°F | 71°F 1986 | -8°F 1985 | 35% |
| Jan 22 | 54°F | 34°F | 73°F 1999 | 6°F 1961 | 35% |
| Jan 23 | 54°F | 34°F | 73°F 1967 | 9°F 1960 | 34% |
| Jan 24 | 54°F | 34°F | 71°F 1974 | -3°F 1963 | 34% |
| Jan 25 | 54°F | 34°F | 72°F 1967 | 7°F 1963 | 34% |
| Jan 26 | 55°F | 34°F | 73°F 1967 | 13°F 1985 | 34% |
| Jan 27 | 55°F | 35°F | 72°F 1965 | 9°F 1986 | 34% |
| Jan 28 | 55°F | 35°F | 75°F 1975 | 4°F 1986 | 34% |
| Jan 29 | 55°F | 35°F | 78°F 1975 | 12°F 1978 | 34% |
| Jan 30 | 55°F | 35°F | 80°F 2002 | -3°F 1966 | 34% |
| Jan 31 | 55°F | 35°F | 78°F 1975 | 7°F 1966 | 34% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:38 AM, sunset 5:37 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 6:04 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00063850 (Watkinsville 5 Sse), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00099466, 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.