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Madison, WI vs Raleigh, NC weather comparison

Madison

WI

Madison picks up around 37 more inches of snow each winter.

Raleigh endures about 38 more days above 90 °F each year. Raleigh has around 93 fewer freezing nights a year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Madison, WI and Raleigh, NC
MadisonMetricRaleigh
182 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies209 days
35 inPrecipitationper year46 in
125 daysWet daysrain or snow per year124 days
41 inSnowfallper year4 in
8 daysHot daysabove 90 °F46 days
151 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F58 days
72%Humidityaverage relative70%
47 °FAverage temperatureyear round61 °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.

MadisonRaleigh

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovMadison, 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 °FRaleigh, Jan: 52 °FRaleigh, Feb: 56 °FRaleigh, Mar: 63 °FRaleigh, Apr: 73 °FRaleigh, May: 80 °FRaleigh, Jun: 87 °FRaleigh, Jul: 91 °FRaleigh, Aug: 89 °FRaleigh, Sep: 83 °FRaleigh, Oct: 73 °FRaleigh, Nov: 63 °FRaleigh, Dec: 55 °F

Daily lows

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovMadison, 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 °FRaleigh, Jan: 32 °FRaleigh, Feb: 34 °FRaleigh, Mar: 40 °FRaleigh, Apr: 49 °FRaleigh, May: 58 °FRaleigh, Jun: 66 °FRaleigh, Jul: 70 °FRaleigh, Aug: 69 °FRaleigh, Sep: 63 °FRaleigh, Oct: 51 °FRaleigh, Nov: 41 °FRaleigh, Dec: 35 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Madison high273143576978828073604532
Raleigh high525663738087918983736355
Madison low111424354757626051392817
Raleigh low323440495866706963514135

Monthly precipitation

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

MadisonRaleigh
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovMadison, 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 inRaleigh, Jan: 3.7 inRaleigh, Feb: 3.2 inRaleigh, Mar: 4.1 inRaleigh, Apr: 3.6 inRaleigh, May: 3.5 inRaleigh, Jun: 4.1 inRaleigh, Jul: 4.5 inRaleigh, Aug: 4.4 inRaleigh, Sep: 4.7 inRaleigh, Oct: 3.1 inRaleigh, Nov: 3.3 inRaleigh, Dec: 3.6 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Madison1.61.62.44.04.04.43.33.73.32.82.21.9
Raleigh3.73.24.13.63.54.14.54.44.73.13.33.6

Monthly sunny days

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

MadisonRaleigh
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovMadison, 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 daysRaleigh, Jan: 17 daysRaleigh, Feb: 15 daysRaleigh, Mar: 17 daysRaleigh, Apr: 18 daysRaleigh, May: 17 daysRaleigh, Jun: 17 daysRaleigh, Jul: 17 daysRaleigh, Aug: 18 daysRaleigh, Sep: 17 daysRaleigh, Oct: 20 daysRaleigh, Nov: 19 daysRaleigh, Dec: 17 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Madison121214131516202019161312
Raleigh171517181717171817201917

Keep comparing

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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).