Madison Weather in January
Average highs run from 57°F on January 1 to 59°F on January 31, and lows from 37°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.42 in over about 10 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
- 57°F
- Average low
- 37°F
- Precipitation
- 5.42 in
- Snowfall
- 0.2 in
- Record high
- 85°FJan 1, 2022
- Record low
- 2°FJan 20, 1985
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 10 h 04 min to 10 h 38 min
- Cloud cover
- 61%
- Humidity
- 84%
- Dew point
- 40°F
- Wind
- 6.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 57°F | 37°F | 85°F 2022 | 17°F 1977 | 33% | 1% |
| Jan 2 | 57°F | 37°F | 79°F 2006 | 14°F 2018 | 33% | 1% |
| Jan 3 | 57°F | 37°F | 78°F 2004 | 14°F 2001 | 33% | 1% |
| Jan 4 | 57°F | 37°F | 78°F 1997 | 16°F 1999 | 33% | 1% |
| Jan 5 | 57°F | 37°F | 74°F 2005 | 11°F 1969 | 33% | 1% |
| Jan 6 | 57°F | 37°F | 79°F 1989 | 14°F 2014 | 33% | 1% |
| Jan 7 | 57°F | 37°F | 79°F 2026 | 14°F 2014 | 33% | 1% |
| Jan 8 | 57°F | 37°F | 78°F 2026 | 13°F 1970 | 33% | 1% |
| Jan 9 | 57°F | 37°F | 76°F 2006 | 9°F 1970 | 33% | 1% |
| Jan 10 | 57°F | 37°F | 80°F 1974 | 5°F 1982 | 32% | 1% |
| Jan 11 | 57°F | 36°F | 78°F 2023 | 3°F 1982 | 32% | 1% |
| Jan 12 | 57°F | 36°F | 79°F 1989 | 16°F 1981 | 32% | 1% |
| Jan 13 | 57°F | 36°F | 82°F 1972 | 13°F 1973 | 32% | 1% |
| Jan 14 | 57°F | 36°F | 76°F 2007 | 15°F 1982 | 32% | 1% |
| Jan 15 | 57°F | 36°F | 77°F 1974 | 13°F 1982 | 32% | 1% |
| Jan 16 | 57°F | 36°F | 76°F 2017 | 13°F 2018 | 32% | 1% |
| Jan 17 | 57°F | 36°F | 80°F 2017 | 10°F 1977 | 32% | 1% |
| Jan 18 | 57°F | 36°F | 79°F 2023 | 12°F 2018 | 32% | 1% |
| Jan 19 | 57°F | 36°F | 81°F 1972 | 6°F 1977 | 32% | 1% |
| Jan 20 | 57°F | 36°F | 80°F 1982 | 2°F 1985 | 32% | 1% |
| Jan 21 | 57°F | 36°F | 79°F 1999 | 2°F 1985 | 32% | 1% |
| Jan 22 | 58°F | 36°F | 75°F 1982 | 11°F 2025 | 32% | 1% |
| Jan 23 | 58°F | 37°F | 81°F 2002 | 18°F 2003 | 32% | 1% |
| Jan 24 | 58°F | 37°F | 82°F 1972 | 13°F 2003 | 32% | 1% |
| Jan 25 | 58°F | 37°F | 78°F 2021 | 20°F 2014 | 32% | 1% |
| Jan 26 | 58°F | 37°F | 77°F 1999 | 18°F 1985 | 32% | 1% |
| Jan 27 | 58°F | 37°F | 80°F 1975 | 15°F 2026 | 32% | 1% |
| Jan 28 | 58°F | 37°F | 78°F 1975 | 18°F 1986 | 32% | 1% |
| Jan 29 | 59°F | 37°F | 80°F 1975 | 9°F 1966 | 32% | 1% |
| Jan 30 | 59°F | 37°F | 78°F 1971 | 7°F 1966 | 32% | 1% |
| Jan 31 | 59°F | 37°F | 83°F 2002 | 17°F 1966 | 32% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 5:06 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 6:55 AM, sunset 5:33 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00003940 (Jackson Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003940, 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.