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Knoxville, TN vs Madison, WI weather comparison

Knoxville

TN

Madison picks up around 36 more inches of snow each winter.

Knoxville endures about 28 more days above 90 °F each year. Knoxville has around 68 fewer freezing nights a year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Knoxville, TN and Madison, WI
KnoxvilleMetricMadison
195 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies182 days
48 inPrecipitationper year35 in
134 daysWet daysrain or snow per year125 days
5 inSnowfallper year41 in
36 daysHot daysabove 90 °F8 days
83 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F151 days
73%Humidityaverage relative72%
58 °FAverage temperatureyear round47 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

KnoxvilleMadison

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovKnoxville, Jan: 48 °FKnoxville, Feb: 53 °FKnoxville, Mar: 61 °FKnoxville, Apr: 71 °FKnoxville, May: 78 °FKnoxville, Jun: 85 °FKnoxville, Jul: 88 °FKnoxville, Aug: 88 °FKnoxville, Sep: 83 °FKnoxville, Oct: 72 °FKnoxville, Nov: 60 °FKnoxville, Dec: 51 °FMadison, Jan: 27 °FMadison, Feb: 31 °FMadison, Mar: 43 °FMadison, Apr: 57 °FMadison, May: 69 °FMadison, Jun: 78 °FMadison, Jul: 82 °FMadison, Aug: 80 °FMadison, Sep: 73 °FMadison, Oct: 60 °FMadison, Nov: 45 °FMadison, Dec: 32 °F

Daily lows

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovKnoxville, Jan: 27 °FKnoxville, Feb: 30 °FKnoxville, Mar: 37 °FKnoxville, Apr: 45 °FKnoxville, May: 55 °FKnoxville, Jun: 63 °FKnoxville, Jul: 67 °FKnoxville, Aug: 65 °FKnoxville, Sep: 59 °FKnoxville, Oct: 46 °FKnoxville, Nov: 35 °FKnoxville, Dec: 30 °FMadison, Jan: 11 °FMadison, Feb: 14 °FMadison, Mar: 24 °FMadison, Apr: 35 °FMadison, May: 47 °FMadison, Jun: 57 °FMadison, Jul: 62 °FMadison, Aug: 60 °FMadison, Sep: 51 °FMadison, Oct: 39 °FMadison, Nov: 28 °FMadison, Dec: 17 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Knoxville high485361717885888883726051
Madison high273143576978828073604532
Knoxville low273037455563676559463530
Madison low111424354757626051392817

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

KnoxvilleMadison
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovKnoxville, Jan: 4.4 inKnoxville, Feb: 4.3 inKnoxville, Mar: 4.9 inKnoxville, Apr: 4.3 inKnoxville, May: 3.7 inKnoxville, Jun: 3.7 inKnoxville, Jul: 4.7 inKnoxville, Aug: 3.4 inKnoxville, Sep: 3.5 inKnoxville, Oct: 2.9 inKnoxville, Nov: 3.8 inKnoxville, Dec: 4.6 inMadison, Jan: 1.6 inMadison, Feb: 1.6 inMadison, Mar: 2.4 inMadison, Apr: 4.0 inMadison, May: 4.0 inMadison, Jun: 4.4 inMadison, Jul: 3.3 inMadison, Aug: 3.7 inMadison, Sep: 3.3 inMadison, Oct: 2.8 inMadison, Nov: 2.2 inMadison, Dec: 1.9 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Knoxville4.44.34.94.33.73.74.73.43.52.93.84.6
Madison1.61.62.44.04.04.43.33.73.32.82.21.9

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

KnoxvilleMadison
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovKnoxville, Jan: 14 daysKnoxville, Feb: 11 daysKnoxville, Mar: 15 daysKnoxville, Apr: 16 daysKnoxville, May: 16 daysKnoxville, Jun: 17 daysKnoxville, Jul: 18 daysKnoxville, Aug: 19 daysKnoxville, Sep: 19 daysKnoxville, Oct: 20 daysKnoxville, Nov: 17 daysKnoxville, Dec: 13 daysMadison, Jan: 12 daysMadison, Feb: 12 daysMadison, Mar: 14 daysMadison, Apr: 13 daysMadison, May: 15 daysMadison, Jun: 16 daysMadison, Jul: 20 daysMadison, Aug: 20 daysMadison, Sep: 19 daysMadison, Oct: 16 daysMadison, Nov: 13 daysMadison, Dec: 12 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Knoxville141115161617181919201713
Madison121214131516202019161312

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).