Madison, NJ Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Madison actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Madison, NJ, the comfort score comes out to 42/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 4 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Madison's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Madison run from 31°F in Jan up to 76°F in Jul, a 45.2°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Madison, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 22°F | 3.53in | 5.8in |
| Feb | 42°F | 23°F | 2.96in | 8.4in |
| Mar | 50°F | 31°F | 4.19in | 4.6in |
| Apr | 62°F | 41°F | 4.03in | 0.4in |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 4.05in | 0in |
| Jun | 82°F | 60°F | 4.77in | 0in |
| Jul | 86°F | 66°F | 4.68in | 0in |
| Aug | 85°F | 64°F | 4.94in | 0in |
| Sep | 78°F | 56°F | 4.64in | 0in |
| Oct | 66°F | 44°F | 4.58in | 0in |
| Nov | 54°F | 35°F | 3.6in | 0.7in |
| Dec | 44°F | 28°F | 4.43in | 4.1in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Aug, and Sep are Madison's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold instead.
How wet Madison actually gets
Over a typical year, Madison sees about 50.4in of precipitation a year across roughly 123 days with measurable rain or snow, with 24in of snow a year.
Madison against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Madison comes in at 4217; within NJ alone it ranks 170 of 194. Population is about 16,555.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Canoe Brook, NJ US, the NOAA station 3.5 miles from Madison, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why this uses the nearest NOAA station · How the comfort score is calculated