Madison Weather in December
Average highs run from 33°F on December 1 to 22°F on December 31, and lows from 15°F to 5°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.59 in over about 5 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 27°F
- Average low
- 9°F
- Precipitation
- 0.59 in
- Snowfall
- 9.9 in
- Record high
- 63°FDec 1, 1998
- Record low
- -35°FDec 31, 1973
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 02 min to 8 h 50 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 84%
- Dew point
- 15°F
- Wind
- 11.6 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 33°F | 15°F | 63°F 1998 | -13°F 2014 | 15% | 12% |
| Dec 2 | 33°F | 15°F | 63°F 1988 | -13°F 1976 | 15% | 13% |
| Dec 3 | 32°F | 14°F | 62°F 1941 | -18°F 1940 | 15% | 13% |
| Dec 4 | 32°F | 14°F | 58°F 1941 | -14°F 1991 | 15% | 13% |
| Dec 5 | 31°F | 13°F | 55°F 1988 | -17°F 2005 | 15% | 13% |
| Dec 6 | 31°F | 13°F | 49°F 2020 | -21°F 1972 | 15% | 14% |
| Dec 7 | 30°F | 13°F | 60°F 2023 | -23°F 1972 | 16% | 14% |
| Dec 8 | 30°F | 12°F | 63°F 1990 | -20°F 1976 | 16% | 14% |
| Dec 9 | 29°F | 12°F | 63°F 2006 | -19°F 1955 | 16% | 14% |
| Dec 10 | 29°F | 11°F | 57°F 1990 | -20°F 1972 | 16% | 14% |
| Dec 11 | 28°F | 11°F | 50°F 1946 | -21°F 1945 | 16% | 15% |
| Dec 12 | 28°F | 11°F | 54°F 1998 | -23°F 2000 | 16% | 15% |
| Dec 13 | 28°F | 10°F | 51°F 2002 | -23°F 2000 | 15% | 15% |
| Dec 14 | 27°F | 10°F | 59°F 1998 | -20°F 1989 | 16% | 15% |
| Dec 15 | 27°F | 9°F | 55°F 1998 | -18°F 1961 | 16% | 15% |
| Dec 16 | 27°F | 9°F | 61°F 1962 | -17°F 1953 | 16% | 16% |
| Dec 17 | 26°F | 9°F | 54°F 1962 | -21°F 1945 | 15% | 16% |
| Dec 18 | 26°F | 8°F | 53°F 1979 | -29°F 2016 | 15% | 16% |
| Dec 19 | 25°F | 8°F | 60°F 2011 | -29°F 1983 | 15% | 16% |
| Dec 20 | 25°F | 8°F | 52°F 1979 | -25°F 1983 | 15% | 16% |
| Dec 21 | 25°F | 7°F | 53°F 1941 | -26°F 1989 | 15% | 16% |
| Dec 22 | 25°F | 7°F | 51°F 1986 | -22°F 1989 | 15% | 16% |
| Dec 23 | 24°F | 7°F | 58°F 2020 | -26°F 1983 | 15% | 16% |
| Dec 24 | 24°F | 6°F | 51°F 2023 | -26°F 1983 | 15% | 16% |
| Dec 25 | 24°F | 6°F | 52°F 1943 | -21°F 2000 | 15% | 16% |
| Dec 26 | 23°F | 6°F | 53°F 1994 | -24°F 1990 | 16% | 16% |
| Dec 27 | 23°F | 6°F | 52°F 2011 | -21°F 1993 | 16% | 17% |
| Dec 28 | 23°F | 5°F | 51°F 2025 | -26°F 1993 | 16% | 17% |
| Dec 29 | 23°F | 5°F | 61°F 1999 | -19°F 2018 | 16% | 17% |
| Dec 30 | 23°F | 5°F | 53°F 2004 | -26°F 1976 | 16% | 17% |
| Dec 31 | 22°F | 5°F | 49°F 1999 | -35°F 1973 | 16% | 17% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:43 AM, sunset 4:45 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 8:03 AM, sunset 4:53 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00214994 (Madison Wwtp), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00214994, 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.