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Madison, WI vs Reno, NV weather comparison

Madison

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Reno endures about 49 more days above 90 °F each year.

Reno sees rain or snow on roughly 75 fewer days each year. Reno enjoys about 76 more sunny days a year than Madison.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Madison, WI and Reno, NV
MadisonMetricReno
182 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies258 days
35 inPrecipitationper year7 in
125 daysWet daysrain or snow per year51 days
41 inSnowfallper year40 in
8 daysHot daysabove 90 °F57 days
151 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F114 days
72%Humidityaverage relative54%
47 °FAverage temperatureyear round54 °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.

MadisonReno

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 °FReno, Jan: 46 °FReno, Feb: 50 °FReno, Mar: 57 °FReno, Apr: 62 °FReno, May: 72 °FReno, Jun: 82 °FReno, Jul: 92 °FReno, Aug: 90 °FReno, Sep: 82 °FReno, Oct: 68 °FReno, Nov: 54 °FReno, Dec: 45 °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 °FReno, Jan: 26 °FReno, Feb: 29 °FReno, Mar: 33 °FReno, Apr: 37 °FReno, May: 45 °FReno, Jun: 53 °FReno, Jul: 60 °FReno, Aug: 59 °FReno, Sep: 51 °FReno, Oct: 41 °FReno, Nov: 32 °FReno, Dec: 26 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Madison high273143576978828073604532
Reno high465057627282929082685445
Madison low111424354757626051392817
Reno low262933374553605951413226

Monthly precipitation

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

MadisonReno
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 inReno, Jan: 1.2 inReno, Feb: 1.1 inReno, Mar: 1.0 inReno, Apr: 0.6 inReno, May: 0.6 inReno, Jun: 0.3 inReno, Jul: 0.2 inReno, Aug: 0.1 inReno, Sep: 0.2 inReno, Oct: 0.4 inReno, Nov: 0.6 inReno, Dec: 1.2 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Madison1.61.62.44.04.04.43.33.73.32.82.21.9
Reno1.21.11.00.60.60.30.20.10.20.40.61.2

Monthly sunny days

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

MadisonReno
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovMadison, 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 daysReno, Jan: 14 daysReno, Feb: 14 daysReno, Mar: 17 daysReno, Apr: 19 daysReno, May: 23 daysReno, Jun: 26 daysReno, Jul: 29 daysReno, Aug: 29 daysReno, Sep: 28 daysReno, Oct: 26 daysReno, Nov: 19 daysReno, Dec: 15 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Madison121214131516202019161312
Reno141417192326292928261915

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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).