Madison Weather in May
Average highs run from 66°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 42°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.16 in over about 9 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 72°F
- Average low
- 48°F
- Precipitation
- 4.16 in
- Record high
- 103°FMay 14, 2013
- Record low
- 24°FMay 3, 1976
- Chance of a freeze
- 49%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 1.4
- Daylight
- 14 h 02 min to 15 h 00 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 68%
- Dew point
- 48°F
- Wind
- 12.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 66°F | 42°F | 95°F 1955 | 28°F 1966 | 28% | 2% |
| May 2 | 66°F | 42°F | 95°F 1955 | 25°F 1967 | 28% | 2% |
| May 3 | 67°F | 42°F | 92°F 1949 | 24°F 1976 | 28% | 2% |
| May 4 | 67°F | 43°F | 92°F 1952 | 31°F 1954 | 28% | 1% |
| May 5 | 67°F | 43°F | 94°F 2004 | 29°F 1954 | 29% | 1% |
| May 6 | 68°F | 44°F | 92°F 1955 | 27°F 2026 | 29% | 1% |
| May 7 | 68°F | 44°F | 97°F 1966 | 29°F 1989 | 29% | 1% |
| May 8 | 69°F | 44°F | 89°F 1963 | 28°F 1980 | 29% | 1% |
| May 9 | 69°F | 45°F | 99°F 2011 | 30°F 1966 | 29% | 1% |
| May 10 | 69°F | 45°F | 91°F 2011 | 30°F 2026 | 29% | 1% |
| May 11 | 70°F | 46°F | 92°F 1962 | 27°F 1946 | 29% | 1% |
| May 12 | 70°F | 46°F | 94°F 2022 | 29°F 2013 | 30% | 0% |
| May 13 | 71°F | 46°F | 93°F 1987 | 26°F 1997 | 30% | 0% |
| May 14 | 71°F | 47°F | 103°F 2013 | 30°F 1953 | 30% | 0% |
| May 15 | 71°F | 47°F | 96°F 2001 | 29°F 2014 | 30% | 0% |
| May 16 | 72°F | 48°F | 91°F 1997 | 28°F 2014 | 30% | 0% |
| May 17 | 72°F | 48°F | 92°F 1964 | 31°F 2014 | 30% | 0% |
| May 18 | 73°F | 49°F | 97°F 1970 | 30°F 2002 | 31% | 0% |
| May 19 | 73°F | 49°F | 93°F 1975 | 34°F 1968 | 31% | 0% |
| May 20 | 73°F | 49°F | 94°F 1948 | 30°F 1997 | 31% | 0% |
| May 21 | 74°F | 50°F | 93°F 1970 | 30°F 1968 | 32% | 0% |
| May 22 | 74°F | 50°F | 92°F 1954 | 30°F 1963 | 32% | 0% |
| May 23 | 75°F | 51°F | 95°F 1950 | 36°F 1963 | 32% | 0% |
| May 24 | 75°F | 51°F | 102°F 1967 | 36°F 1949 | 33% | 0% |
| May 25 | 75°F | 52°F | 103°F 1967 | 38°F 2002 | 33% | 0% |
| May 26 | 76°F | 52°F | 97°F 2018 | 33°F 1992 | 33% | 0% |
| May 27 | 76°F | 52°F | 97°F 2018 | 33°F 1992 | 33% | 0% |
| May 28 | 76°F | 53°F | 97°F 2006 | 30°F 1947 | 34% | 0% |
| May 29 | 77°F | 53°F | 99°F 1989 | 25°F 1947 | 34% | 0% |
| May 30 | 77°F | 54°F | 93°F 2002 | 35°F 1947 | 34% | 0% |
| May 31 | 78°F | 54°F | 94°F 2018 | 36°F 1964 | 34% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 8:28 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 8:58 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00255080 (Madison), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014941, 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.