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Madison, Mississippi climate

Cfa Humid subtropical

Madison has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 92°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 37°F at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 57 inches.

☀️ Summers

Hot

Highs near 92°F in July.

About 85 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Chilly

Lows near 37°F in January.

About 40 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Wet

About 57 in of rain a year.

Wettest in April

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+0.7 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Madison climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	57	62	69	77	84	90	92	92	88	78	67	60
Avg temp (°F)	47	51	58	65	73	80	82	82	77	66	55	49
Avg low (°F)	37	40	46	53	62	69	72	72	66	54	44	39
Precipitation (in)	5.4	5.1	5.7	5.8	4.4	4.4	5.0	4.7	3.5	3.8	4.4	5.1
Snowfall (in)	0.2	0.2	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	57	62	69	77	84	90
Avg temp (°F)	47	51	58	65	73	80
Avg low (°F)	37	40	46	53	62	69
Precipitation (in)	5.4	5.1	5.7	5.8	4.4	4.4
Snowfall (in)	0.2	0.2	0.1	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	92	92	88	78	67	60
Avg temp (°F)	82	82	77	66	55	49
Avg low (°F)	72	72	66	54	44	39
Precipitation (in)	5.0	4.7	3.5	3.8	4.4	5.1
Snowfall (in)	—	—	—	—	—	0.5

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	10	10	9	9	10	11	11	7	7	9	10
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.1	5	18	24	23	13	2	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	12	8	3	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	5	11
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	10	10	9	9	10
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.1	5	18
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	12	8	3	0.1	—	—
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	11	11	7	7	9	10
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	24	23	13	2	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	—	0.2	5	11
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	—	—	—	—	—	0.1

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	61	63	60	55	53	51	51	47	43	42	50	61
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	8	6	7	9	9	9	9	11	13	15	10	7
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	9	8	9	9	10	12	14	12	8	8	10	9
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	15	15	14	12	12	9	9	8	8	8	10	15
Relative humidity (%)	84	84	82	80	78	75	74	72	70	71	77	84
Wind speed (mph)	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.3	1.9	1.7	1.5	1.6	1.8	2.0	2.1	2.2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	61	63	60	55	53	51
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	8	6	7	9	9	9
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	9	8	9	9	10	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	15	15	14	12	12	9
Relative humidity (%)	84	84	82	80	78	75
Wind speed (mph)	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.3	1.9	1.7

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	51	47	43	42	50	61
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	9	11	13	15	10	7
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	14	12	8	8	10	9
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	9	8	8	8	10	15
Relative humidity (%)	74	72	70	71	77	84
Wind speed (mph)	1.5	1.6	1.8	2.0	2.1	2.2

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Jackson Intl AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00003940), about 16 km from the city centre.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

How we build these numbers →