Madison Weather in January
Average highs run from 34°F on January 1 to 33°F on January 31, and lows from 20°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.19 in over about 20 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
- 33°F
- Average low
- 17°F
- Precipitation
- 4.19 in
- Snowfall
- 34.4 in
- Record high
- 72°FJan 13, 2005
- Record low
- -19°FJan 30, 2026
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 12 min to 10 h 01 min
- Cloud cover
- 80%
- Humidity
- 85%
- Dew point
- 24°F
- Wind
- 16.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 34°F | 20°F | 60°F 2019 | 3°F 1999 | 61% | 40% |
| Jan 2 | 34°F | 20°F | 62°F 2005 | 4°F 2018 | 62% | 40% |
| Jan 3 | 34°F | 19°F | 63°F 2004 | 2°F 2014 | 62% | 41% |
| Jan 4 | 33°F | 19°F | 60°F 2023 | 6°F 1999 | 62% | 41% |
| Jan 5 | 33°F | 19°F | 59°F 2007 | 1°F 1999 | 62% | 42% |
| Jan 6 | 33°F | 19°F | 55°F 2007 | -12°F 2014 | 62% | 42% |
| Jan 7 | 33°F | 18°F | 62°F 2008 | -12°F 2014 | 62% | 43% |
| Jan 8 | 33°F | 18°F | 65°F 2008 | 0°F 2014 | 63% | 43% |
| Jan 9 | 33°F | 18°F | 61°F 2026 | -7°F 2010 | 63% | 43% |
| Jan 10 | 33°F | 18°F | 51°F 2000 | -11°F 2010 | 63% | 44% |
| Jan 11 | 33°F | 18°F | 68°F 2020 | 4°F 1999 | 63% | 44% |
| Jan 12 | 32°F | 17°F | 64°F 2005 | 9°F 2001 | 63% | 44% |
| Jan 13 | 32°F | 17°F | 72°F 2005 | -5°F 2015 | 62% | 44% |
| Jan 14 | 32°F | 17°F | 51°F 2020 | -10°F 2015 | 62% | 44% |
| Jan 15 | 32°F | 17°F | 54°F 2007 | -7°F 2015 | 62% | 45% |
| Jan 16 | 32°F | 17°F | 44°F 2023 | -10°F 2009 | 62% | 45% |
| Jan 17 | 32°F | 16°F | 57°F 2017 | -9°F 2009 | 62% | 45% |
| Jan 18 | 32°F | 16°F | 47°F 1999 | 4°F 2003 | 62% | 45% |
| Jan 19 | 32°F | 16°F | 55°F 2023 | 3°F 2026 | 62% | 45% |
| Jan 20 | 32°F | 16°F | 56°F 2006 | 1°F 2026 | 62% | 45% |
| Jan 21 | 32°F | 16°F | 62°F 2017 | -8°F 2022 | 62% | 45% |
| Jan 22 | 32°F | 16°F | 60°F 2017 | -11°F 2022 | 61% | 45% |
| Jan 23 | 32°F | 15°F | 56°F 2018 | -12°F 2011 | 61% | 45% |
| Jan 24 | 32°F | 15°F | 51°F 2024 | -16°F 2026 | 61% | 45% |
| Jan 25 | 32°F | 15°F | 50°F 2024 | -12°F 2004 | 61% | 45% |
| Jan 26 | 32°F | 15°F | 58°F 2024 | -8°F 2022 | 60% | 45% |
| Jan 27 | 32°F | 15°F | 59°F 2002 | -8°F 2005 | 60% | 45% |
| Jan 28 | 32°F | 15°F | 61°F 2002 | -12°F 2005 | 60% | 45% |
| Jan 29 | 32°F | 15°F | 59°F 2013 | -9°F 2026 | 59% | 44% |
| Jan 30 | 32°F | 15°F | 61°F 2013 | -19°F 2026 | 59% | 44% |
| Jan 31 | 33°F | 15°F | 58°F 2012 | -6°F 2019 | 58% | 44% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:52 AM, sunset 5:04 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 5:38 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00331458 (Chardon), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004857, 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.