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United States / Alabama / Huntsville Metro Area / Madison County / Madison / Zip Codes
Madison, AL has a humid subtropical climate, meaning that it experiences hot and humid summers, with temperatures often reaching the mid to upper 80s. Winters are mild with temperatures averaging in the mid to upper 40s. Rainfall is generally abundant throughout the year, with April typically being the wettest month. Snowfall is relatively rare in Madison, with the average snowfall amount for the area being only around 2 inches annually.

Madison, Alabama gets 55 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Madison averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Madison. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Madison gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 30
Rain: averages 55 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Madison is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Alabama.

6 Summer - 6.5 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Madison, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMadison, AlabamaUnited States
  54.7 in.38.1 in.
  1.6 in.27.8 in.
  120.9 days106.2 days
  202 days205 days
  90.1°85.8°
  29.9°21.7°
  7.27
  4.94.3
  705 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.

August is the hottest month for Madison with an average high temperature of 90.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Alabama. 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, October and April.
In Madison, there are 53.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Alabama.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Madison with an average of 29.9°. This is colder than most places in Alabama.
In Madison, there are 65.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Alabama.
In Madison, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Alabama.
Humidity in Madison can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.
December is the wettest month in Madison with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 54.7 inches in Madison means that it is drier than most places in Alabama.
December is the rainiest month in Madison with 11.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 120.9 rainy days annually in Madison, which is one of the rainiest places in Alabama. The rainiest season is Spring 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 1.6 inches in Madison means that it is snowier than most places in Alabama. January is the snowiest month in Madison with 0.7 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.
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Tim · Madison, AL
Low cost of living
This Year

My wife and I moved from Atlanta, GA area in 2016 when I retired. We have now lived in Huntsville for 4 years and now in Madison for almost 4 years. We were thinking  More

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Co Co · Harvest, AL
No Southern Hospitality Here
Over 7 years ago

Low crime. Traffic not too bad even during peak times. Covert classim and racism. A stick with our own mentality. Not very diverse primarily just blacks and whites.  More

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Ordinary American · Madison, AL
Madison is nice for raising a family, but gets bor
Over 7 years ago

Madison is nice. The schools are excellent, which is why we chose to live here. The job market is good for anyone with an engineering degree or ex military, but for  More

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