Madison climate

Madison Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Danbury, 20.3 km from Madison

Average highs run from 74°F on May 1 to 80°F on May 31, and lows from 50°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.41 in over about 11 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Madison, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
77°F
Average low
55°F
Precipitation
4.41 in
Record high
94°FMay 21, 2026
Record low
31°FMay 10, 2020
Chance of a freeze
8%
Days of 90°F or more
1.3
Daylight
13 h 41 min to 14 h 28 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
56°F
Wind
5.4 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 174°F50°F87°F 202535°F 201833%0%
May 274°F50°F86°F 201238°F 201833%0%
May 374°F50°F89°F 202434°F 202633%0%
May 474°F51°F89°F 201234°F 202633%0%
May 574°F51°F88°F 202237°F 202633%0%
May 675°F51°F88°F 202237°F 201134%0%
May 775°F52°F88°F 202236°F 202034%0%
May 875°F52°F82°F 201536°F 202034%0%
May 975°F52°F89°F 201432°F 202034%0%
May 1075°F53°F87°F 201431°F 202034%0%
May 1175°F53°F86°F 201831°F 202034%0%
May 1276°F53°F89°F 201431°F 202034%0%
May 1376°F54°F90°F 201835°F 202034%0%
May 1476°F54°F91°F 201835°F 201334%0%
May 1576°F54°F91°F 201835°F 201334%0%
May 1676°F55°F88°F 201338°F 202635%0%
May 1777°F55°F88°F 201339°F 201635%0%
May 1877°F55°F91°F 202642°F 201435%0%
May 1977°F56°F93°F 202643°F 201435%0%
May 2077°F56°F93°F 202643°F 201435%0%
May 2177°F56°F94°F 202646°F 202035%0%
May 2278°F57°F91°F 202246°F 201535%0%
May 2378°F57°F89°F 202246°F 201535%0%
May 2478°F57°F90°F 202143°F 202535%0%
May 2578°F57°F93°F 201940°F 201335%0%
May 2679°F58°F91°F 201941°F 201335%0%
May 2779°F58°F93°F 201948°F 202335%0%
May 2879°F58°F89°F 201949°F 201335%0%
May 2979°F59°F94°F 201952°F 202335%0%
May 3080°F59°F94°F 201946°F 202136%0%
May 3180°F59°F94°F 201146°F 202436%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Madison, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:27 AM, sunset 8:08 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:04 AM, sunset 8:32 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00312238 (Danbury), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00312631, 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.