Hot-summer humid continental
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin · Population 276k · 909 ft elevation
Living in Madison
Madison has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (39″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 26 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Madison at a glance
- Population
- 276k
- Elevation
- 909 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 39″79th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,638 hrs29th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $347k65th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,364/mo61th percentile
- Median household income
- $77k52th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.84%85th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.494th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 30%24th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 214 per 100k58th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,882 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4343th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°F | 11°F | 1.7″ | 10.1″ | 150 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 14°F | 1.7″ | 10.6″ | 178 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 25°F | 2.3″ | 5.5″ | 218 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 36°F | 4.2″ | 1.6″ | 214 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 47°F | 4.5″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 57°F | 5.7″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 61°F | 4.7″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 59°F | 4.1″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 51°F | 3.9″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 39°F | 3.0″ | 0.3″ | 185 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 28°F | 2.3″ | 2.2″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 18°F | 1.9″ | 8.2″ | 120 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology