Madison Weather in October
Average highs run from 79°F on October 1 to 68°F on October 31, and lows from 58°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.37 in over about 7 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
- 74°F
- Average low
- 52°F
- Precipitation
- 3.37 in
- Record high
- 89°FOct 1, 1971
- Record low
- 24°FOct 26, 1962
- Chance of a freeze
- 12%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 0.5
- Daylight
- 11 h 50 min to 10 h 50 min
- Cloud cover
- 44%
- Humidity
- 73%
- Dew point
- 53°F
- Wind
- 4.7 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 | 79°F | 58°F | 89°F 1971 | 39°F 1967 | 23% |
| Oct 2 | 79°F | 57°F | 88°F 1971 | 39°F 1984 | 23% |
| Oct 3 | 78°F | 57°F | 89°F 1986 | 33°F 1974 | 23% |
| Oct 4 | 78°F | 57°F | 89°F 1986 | 33°F 1987 | 23% |
| Oct 5 | 78°F | 56°F | 89°F 1959 | 38°F 1987 | 23% |
| Oct 6 | 77°F | 56°F | 88°F 1981 | 36°F 1974 | 23% |
| Oct 7 | 77°F | 55°F | 89°F 2002 | 35°F 1991 | 23% |
| Oct 8 | 77°F | 55°F | 88°F 2002 | 31°F 1991 | 23% |
| Oct 9 | 76°F | 55°F | 84°F 1959 | 31°F 1991 | 23% |
| Oct 10 | 76°F | 54°F | 87°F 1958 | 32°F 2000 | 23% |
| Oct 11 | 76°F | 54°F | 86°F 1962 | 36°F 1971 | 23% |
| Oct 12 | 75°F | 53°F | 87°F 1963 | 38°F 1976 | 23% |
| Oct 13 | 75°F | 53°F | 87°F 1962 | 33°F 1988 | 23% |
| Oct 14 | 74°F | 53°F | 86°F 1969 | 30°F 1979 | 23% |
| Oct 15 | 74°F | 52°F | 86°F 1985 | 33°F 1978 | 23% |
| Oct 16 | 74°F | 52°F | 85°F 1984 | 34°F 1978 | 23% |
| Oct 17 | 73°F | 51°F | 86°F 1984 | 34°F 1977 | 23% |
| Oct 18 | 73°F | 51°F | 87°F 1962 | 30°F 1973 | 23% |
| Oct 19 | 73°F | 50°F | 84°F 1962 | 34°F 1976 | 23% |
| Oct 20 | 72°F | 50°F | 87°F 1985 | 30°F 1961 | 23% |
| Oct 21 | 72°F | 50°F | 89°F 1963 | 30°F 1989 | 23% |
| Oct 22 | 72°F | 49°F | 85°F 1963 | 27°F 1987 | 23% |
| Oct 23 | 71°F | 49°F | 83°F 1984 | 32°F 1998 | 23% |
| Oct 24 | 71°F | 48°F | 84°F 1984 | 34°F 1969 | 23% |
| Oct 25 | 71°F | 48°F | 80°F 2001 | 28°F 1965 | 23% |
| Oct 26 | 70°F | 48°F | 85°F 1963 | 24°F 1962 | 23% |
| Oct 27 | 70°F | 47°F | 85°F 1963 | 24°F 1962 | 23% |
| Oct 28 | 70°F | 47°F | 83°F 1963 | 28°F 1957 | 23% |
| Oct 29 | 69°F | 47°F | 84°F 1984 | 27°F 1976 | 23% |
| Oct 30 | 69°F | 46°F | 86°F 1984 | 29°F 1968 | 23% |
| Oct 31 | 68°F | 46°F | 83°F 1998 | 33°F 1963 | 24% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 7:18 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:52 AM, sunset 6:42 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.