Madison Weather in January
Average highs run from 45°F on January 1 to 46°F on January 31, and lows from 26°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.60 in over about 16 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
- 45°F
- Average low
- 25°F
- Precipitation
- 3.60 in
- Snowfall
- 6.0 in
- Record high
- 81°FJan 12, 2020
- Record low
- -15°FJan 19, 1994
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 34 min to 10 h 16 min
- Cloud cover
- 76%
- Humidity
- 84%
- Dew point
- 28°F
- Wind
- 5.8 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 | 45°F | 26°F | 78°F 1952 | 4°F 1984 | 53% | 14% |
| Jan 2 | 45°F | 26°F | 79°F 1952 | 3°F 2018 | 53% | 15% |
| Jan 3 | 45°F | 26°F | 74°F 1907 | 3°F 2018 | 53% | 15% |
| Jan 4 | 45°F | 26°F | 77°F 2023 | 4°F 1969 | 53% | 15% |
| Jan 5 | 45°F | 25°F | 75°F 1950 | -3°F 1969 | 53% | 15% |
| Jan 6 | 45°F | 25°F | 75°F 1946 | -3°F 1969 | 53% | 15% |
| Jan 7 | 45°F | 25°F | 72°F 1907 | -1°F 2014 | 53% | 15% |
| Jan 8 | 45°F | 25°F | 70°F 2008 | -1°F 2014 | 53% | 15% |
| Jan 9 | 45°F | 25°F | 79°F 1946 | 1°F 1942 | 53% | 15% |
| Jan 10 | 44°F | 25°F | 70°F 1949 | -3°F 1982 | 53% | 15% |
| Jan 11 | 44°F | 25°F | 70°F 1939 | -6°F 1962 | 53% | 15% |
| Jan 12 | 44°F | 25°F | 81°F 2020 | -5°F 1962 | 53% | 15% |
| Jan 13 | 44°F | 25°F | 75°F 2005 | 2°F 1954 | 53% | 15% |
| Jan 14 | 44°F | 24°F | 74°F 1950 | 2°F 1954 | 53% | 15% |
| Jan 15 | 44°F | 24°F | 71°F 1995 | 5°F 1964 | 53% | 15% |
| Jan 16 | 44°F | 24°F | 72°F 1950 | -7°F 1994 | 53% | 15% |
| Jan 17 | 45°F | 24°F | 74°F 1949 | -11°F 1982 | 53% | 15% |
| Jan 18 | 45°F | 24°F | 79°F 1943 | -2°F 1957 | 53% | 15% |
| Jan 19 | 45°F | 24°F | 75°F 1974 | -15°F 1994 | 52% | 15% |
| Jan 20 | 45°F | 24°F | 76°F 1906 | -15°F 1994 | 52% | 15% |
| Jan 21 | 45°F | 24°F | 75°F 1906 | -15°F 1985 | 52% | 15% |
| Jan 22 | 45°F | 24°F | 75°F 1906 | -8°F 1984 | 52% | 14% |
| Jan 23 | 45°F | 24°F | 76°F 1999 | -4°F 1970 | 52% | 14% |
| Jan 24 | 45°F | 24°F | 74°F 1909 | -12°F 1963 | 52% | 14% |
| Jan 25 | 45°F | 24°F | 79°F 1943 | -9°F 1963 | 52% | 14% |
| Jan 26 | 45°F | 24°F | 81°F 1950 | -4°F 1963 | 52% | 14% |
| Jan 27 | 45°F | 24°F | 75°F 1950 | 2°F 1905 | 52% | 13% |
| Jan 28 | 45°F | 24°F | 73°F 1999 | -7°F 1963 | 52% | 13% |
| Jan 29 | 46°F | 24°F | 75°F 1903 | -8°F 1963 | 51% | 13% |
| Jan 30 | 46°F | 24°F | 73°F 2002 | -2°F 1966 | 51% | 13% |
| Jan 31 | 46°F | 25°F | 76°F 2002 | -3°F 1966 | 51% | 12% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 5:18 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 5:49 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00465563 (Madison 3NNW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00465353, 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.