Madison Weather in January
Average highs run from 24°F on January 1 to 25°F on January 31, and lows from 6°F to 5°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.46 in over about 5 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
- 24°F
- Average low
- 5°F
- Precipitation
- 0.46 in
- Snowfall
- 5.6 in
- Record high
- 66°FJan 25, 1981
- Record low
- -33°FJan 15, 1972
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 58 min to 9 h 51 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 86%
- Dew point
- 12°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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 24°F | 6°F | 50°F 2000 | -30°F 1974 | 15% | 11% |
| Jan 2 | 24°F | 6°F | 52°F 1998 | -26°F 2018 | 15% | 11% |
| Jan 3 | 24°F | 6°F | 54°F 1998 | -21°F 1968 | 15% | 11% |
| Jan 4 | 24°F | 6°F | 46°F 1962 | -26°F 1968 | 15% | 11% |
| Jan 5 | 24°F | 6°F | 53°F 2012 | -25°F 1979 | 15% | 11% |
| Jan 6 | 24°F | 6°F | 60°F 2012 | -26°F 1988 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 7 | 24°F | 5°F | 48°F 1963 | -24°F 1988 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 8 | 24°F | 5°F | 56°F 1963 | -21°F 1976 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 9 | 24°F | 5°F | 54°F 2003 | -29°F 1982 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 10 | 23°F | 5°F | 50°F 2012 | -28°F 1982 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 11 | 23°F | 5°F | 56°F 1990 | -22°F 1977 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 12 | 23°F | 5°F | 47°F 1987 | -21°F 1974 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 13 | 23°F | 5°F | 57°F 1987 | -23°F 1998 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 14 | 23°F | 5°F | 52°F 1987 | -32°F 1972 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 15 | 23°F | 5°F | 47°F 1990 | -33°F 1972 | 16% | 13% |
| Jan 16 | 23°F | 5°F | 51°F 1974 | -27°F 1977 | 16% | 13% |
| Jan 17 | 23°F | 5°F | 48°F 1974 | -24°F 1978 | 16% | 13% |
| Jan 18 | 23°F | 4°F | 44°F 1964 | -29°F 1970 | 16% | 13% |
| Jan 19 | 23°F | 4°F | 45°F 2015 | -30°F 1970 | 16% | 13% |
| Jan 20 | 23°F | 4°F | 46°F 2015 | -28°F 1985 | 16% | 13% |
| Jan 21 | 23°F | 4°F | 48°F 1964 | -26°F 1970 | 16% | 13% |
| Jan 22 | 24°F | 5°F | 47°F 1964 | -21°F 1966 | 16% | 13% |
| Jan 23 | 24°F | 5°F | 51°F 1989 | -24°F 1963 | 16% | 13% |
| Jan 24 | 24°F | 5°F | 55°F 1981 | -26°F 2008 | 16% | 13% |
| Jan 25 | 24°F | 5°F | 66°F 1981 | -20°F 1972 | 17% | 13% |
| Jan 26 | 24°F | 5°F | 50°F 2002 | -20°F 1988 | 17% | 13% |
| Jan 27 | 24°F | 5°F | 56°F 2002 | -25°F 1963 | 17% | 14% |
| Jan 28 | 24°F | 5°F | 58°F 1989 | -23°F 1965 | 17% | 14% |
| Jan 29 | 24°F | 5°F | 53°F 2008 | -31°F 1966 | 17% | 14% |
| Jan 30 | 24°F | 5°F | 49°F 1989 | -32°F 2019 | 17% | 14% |
| Jan 31 | 25°F | 5°F | 56°F 1989 | -27°F 2019 | 17% | 14% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 8:03 AM, sunset 5:01 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:47 AM, sunset 5:38 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00395090 (Madison 2SE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00395090, 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.