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Madison, WI vs San Diego, CA weather comparison

Madison

WI

Madison picks up around 41 more inches of snow each winter.

San Diego has around 151 fewer freezing nights a year. San Diego sees rain or snow on roughly 87 fewer days each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Madison, WI and San Diego, CA
MadisonMetricSan Diego
182 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies283 days
35 inPrecipitationper year12 in
125 daysWet daysrain or snow per year38 days
41 inSnowfallper year0 in
8 daysHot daysabove 90 °F15 days
151 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F0 days
72%Humidityaverage relative74%
47 °FAverage temperatureyear round64 °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.

MadisonSan Diego

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 °FSan Diego, Jan: 67 °FSan Diego, Feb: 67 °FSan Diego, Mar: 69 °FSan Diego, Apr: 71 °FSan Diego, May: 72 °FSan Diego, Jun: 75 °FSan Diego, Jul: 80 °FSan Diego, Aug: 82 °FSan Diego, Sep: 81 °FSan Diego, Oct: 78 °FSan Diego, Nov: 73 °FSan Diego, Dec: 67 °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 °FSan Diego, Jan: 46 °FSan Diego, Feb: 47 °FSan Diego, Mar: 50 °FSan Diego, Apr: 53 °FSan Diego, May: 57 °FSan Diego, Jun: 60 °FSan Diego, Jul: 64 °FSan Diego, Aug: 65 °FSan Diego, Sep: 64 °FSan Diego, Oct: 58 °FSan Diego, Nov: 50 °FSan Diego, Dec: 45 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Madison high273143576978828073604532
San Diego high676769717275808281787367
Madison low111424354757626051392817
San Diego low464750535760646564585045

Monthly precipitation

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

MadisonSan Diego
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 inSan Diego, Jan: 2.3 inSan Diego, Feb: 2.9 inSan Diego, Mar: 1.9 inSan Diego, Apr: 0.9 inSan Diego, May: 0.4 inSan Diego, Jun: 0.1 inSan Diego, Jul: 0.1 inSan Diego, Aug: 0.1 inSan Diego, Sep: 0.2 inSan Diego, Oct: 0.6 inSan Diego, Nov: 0.9 inSan Diego, Dec: 1.9 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Madison1.61.62.44.04.04.43.33.73.32.82.21.9
San Diego2.32.91.90.90.40.10.10.10.20.60.91.9

Monthly sunny days

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

MadisonSan Diego
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 daysSan Diego, Jan: 20 daysSan Diego, Feb: 17 daysSan Diego, Mar: 20 daysSan Diego, Apr: 22 daysSan Diego, May: 22 daysSan Diego, Jun: 26 daysSan Diego, Jul: 28 daysSan Diego, Aug: 30 daysSan Diego, Sep: 28 daysSan Diego, Oct: 26 daysSan Diego, Nov: 24 daysSan Diego, Dec: 21 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Madison121214131516202019161312
San Diego201720222226283028262421

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).