Madison, NC Climate


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Madison, NC enjoys a humid subtropical climate with mild temperatures in the winter and hot summers. The average high temperature in the summer is around 87°F and the average low temperature in the winter is around 34°F. Precipitation in Madison, NC is plentiful throughout the year with an average of about 50 inches per year, most of which falls from April to August. Snowfall is minimal, with an annual average of only 1 inch per year. Humidity levels are typically high during the summer months, making for a hot and sticky climate.

Madison, North Carolina gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Madison averages 7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Madison. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Madison gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Madison is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in North Carolina.

7.9 Summer - 6.3 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Madison, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMadison, North CarolinaUnited States
  46.1 in.38.1 in.
  7.2 in.27.8 in.
  106.1 days106.2 days
  214 days205 days
  87.5°85.8°
  25.3°21.7°
  7.57
  4.74.3
  614 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Madison with an average high temperature of 87.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In Madison, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Madison are May, September and June.
In Madison, there are 27.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in North Carolina.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Madison with an average of 25.3°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In Madison, there are 100.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.
In Madison, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Madison during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Madison.
July is the wettest month in Madison with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.1 inches in Madison means that it is drier than most places in North Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in Madison with 10.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 106.1 rainy days annually in Madison, which is less rainy than most places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 7.2 inches in Madison means that it is snowier than most places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Madison with 2.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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