Madison climate

Madison Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Somerset, 15 km from Madison

Average highs run from 72°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 48°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.57 in over about 13 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
75°F
Average low
53°F
Precipitation
4.57 in
Record high
97°FMay 19, 2026
Record low
28°FMay 9, 1947
Chance of a freeze
16%
Days of 90°F or more
0.8
Daylight
13 h 49 min to 14 h 39 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
53°F
Wind
5.6 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 172°F48°F90°F 197434°F 199642%0%
May 272°F48°F90°F 195432°F 197842%0%
May 372°F49°F90°F 202432°F 200542%0%
May 473°F49°F91°F 196535°F 195742%0%
May 573°F49°F91°F 194936°F 195743%0%
May 673°F50°F92°F 194938°F 201143%0%
May 773°F50°F91°F 194930°F 197043%0%
May 873°F50°F91°F 195931°F 194743%0%
May 973°F51°F90°F 196428°F 194743%0%
May 1074°F51°F95°F 196331°F 196643%0%
May 1174°F51°F93°F 195331°F 196643%0%
May 1274°F52°F88°F 195335°F 196943%0%
May 1374°F52°F95°F 195636°F 199642%0%
May 1474°F52°F94°F 195638°F 199642%0%
May 1575°F53°F91°F 195639°F 198442%0%
May 1675°F53°F90°F 196236°F 197342%0%
May 1775°F53°F90°F 196531°F 195642%0%
May 1875°F54°F93°F 202638°F 197342%0%
May 1975°F54°F97°F 202639°F 197642%0%
May 2076°F54°F97°F 202638°F 200242%0%
May 2176°F55°F97°F 202639°F 200242%0%
May 2276°F55°F92°F 199638°F 200242%0%
May 2376°F55°F90°F 195740°F 200242%0%
May 2477°F56°F93°F 202141°F 201442%0%
May 2577°F56°F92°F 196435°F 195642%0%
May 2677°F56°F93°F 195340°F 195642%0%
May 2777°F57°F94°F 202138°F 196142%0%
May 2878°F57°F90°F 196535°F 196142%0%
May 2978°F57°F92°F 201941°F 194942%0%
May 3078°F58°F93°F 199144°F 196142%0%
May 3178°F58°F95°F 199141°F 196142%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.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 8:05 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:51 AM, sunset 8:30 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00447904 (Somerset), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00446712, 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.