Madison Weather in October
Average highs run from 76°F on October 1 to 65°F on October 31, and lows from 51°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.25 in over about 11 wet days.
October day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
October at a glance
- Average high
- 70°F
- Average low
- 44°F
- Precipitation
- 3.25 in
- Record high
- 97°FOct 2, 2019
- Record low
- 18°FOct 27, 1962
- Chance of a freeze
- 67%
- Daylight
- 11 h 47 min to 10 h 37 min
- Cloud cover
- 57%
- Humidity
- 70%
- Dew point
- 45°F
- Wind
- 4.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 76°F | 51°F | 96°F 1953 | 35°F 1947 | 35% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 75°F | 51°F | 97°F 2019 | 33°F 1946 | 35% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 75°F | 50°F | 95°F 2019 | 31°F 1974 | 35% | 0% |
| Oct 4 | 75°F | 50°F | 97°F 2019 | 28°F 1974 | 35% | 0% |
| Oct 5 | 74°F | 49°F | 92°F 1951 | 28°F 1974 | 35% | 0% |
| Oct 6 | 74°F | 49°F | 96°F 1941 | 34°F 1965 | 36% | 0% |
| Oct 7 | 74°F | 48°F | 94°F 1941 | 34°F 1964 | 36% | 0% |
| Oct 8 | 73°F | 48°F | 96°F 1941 | 33°F 1964 | 36% | 0% |
| Oct 9 | 73°F | 47°F | 94°F 2007 | 33°F 1964 | 36% | 0% |
| Oct 10 | 73°F | 47°F | 92°F 1939 | 34°F 1964 | 37% | 0% |
| Oct 11 | 72°F | 46°F | 90°F 1939 | 29°F 1964 | 37% | 0% |
| Oct 12 | 72°F | 46°F | 88°F 1910 | 27°F 1906 | 37% | 0% |
| Oct 13 | 71°F | 46°F | 90°F 1923 | 29°F 1964 | 37% | 0% |
| Oct 14 | 71°F | 45°F | 92°F 1923 | 27°F 2019 | 37% | 0% |
| Oct 15 | 71°F | 45°F | 90°F 1923 | 30°F 1988 | 37% | 0% |
| Oct 16 | 70°F | 44°F | 92°F 1923 | 30°F 1939 | 37% | 0% |
| Oct 17 | 70°F | 44°F | 93°F 1923 | 30°F 1988 | 38% | 0% |
| Oct 18 | 70°F | 43°F | 93°F 1923 | 29°F 1969 | 38% | 0% |
| Oct 19 | 69°F | 43°F | 90°F 1923 | 28°F 1948 | 38% | |
| Oct 20 | 69°F | 42°F | 88°F 1910 | 28°F 1981 | 38% | |
| Oct 21 | 69°F | 42°F | 93°F 1910 | 21°F 1952 | 38% | |
| Oct 22 | 68°F | 41°F | 86°F 1947 | 22°F 1952 | 38% | |
| Oct 23 | 68°F | 41°F | 85°F 1906 | 25°F 1952 | 38% | |
| Oct 24 | 67°F | 41°F | 85°F 1975 | 24°F 1952 | 38% | |
| Oct 25 | 67°F | 40°F | 85°F 1939 | 24°F 1903 | 38% | |
| Oct 26 | 67°F | 40°F | 88°F 1923 | 22°F 1903 | 38% | |
| Oct 27 | 66°F | 39°F | 87°F 1939 | 18°F 1962 | 38% | |
| Oct 28 | 66°F | 39°F | 87°F 1939 | 19°F 1962 | 39% | |
| Oct 29 | 66°F | 39°F | 85°F 1904 | 25°F 1903 | 39% | |
| Oct 30 | 65°F | 38°F | 83°F 1946 | 23°F 1952 | 39% | |
| Oct 31 | 65°F | 38°F | 84°F 1942 | 23°F 1952 | 39% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 7:10 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:52 AM, sunset 6:29 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.