Madison, NE Climate


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Madison, NE has a humid continental climate with mild temperatures in the summer and cold temperatures in the winter. The area sees hot days in July and August, getting up to an average high of 90°F (32°C). Winters are typically cold with January being the coldest month, having an average low temperature of 8°F (-14°C). Rainfall is distributed evenly throughout the year and snowfall occurs from late October to early March.

Madison, Nebraska gets 29 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Madison. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Madison gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 86 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 11
Rain: averages 29 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Madison is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Nebraska.

9 Summer - 4.9 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Madison, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMadison, NebraskaUnited States
  28.6 in.38.1 in.
  27.8 in.27.8 in.
  85.8 days106.2 days
  216 days205 days
  85.6°85.8°
  10.5°21.7°
  7.17
  44.3
  1585 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 85.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Nebraska. 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 September, June and August.
In Madison, there are 19.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Nebraska.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Madison with an average of 10.5°. This is colder than most places in Nebraska.
In Madison, there are 157.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Nebraska.
In Madison, there are 15.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Nebraska.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Madison but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Madison with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 28.6 inches in Madison means that it is about average compared to other places in Nebraska.
May is the rainiest month in Madison with 10.4 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 4.6 rainy days. There are 85.8 rainy days annually in Madison, which is rainier than most places in Nebraska. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 27.8 inches in Madison means that it is about average compared to other places in Nebraska. December is the snowiest month in Madison with 6.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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