Madison picks up around 41 more inches of snow each winter.
San Francisco has around 151 fewer freezing nights a year. San Francisco sees rain or snow on roughly 54 fewer days each year.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Madison | Metric | San Francisco |
|---|---|---|
| 182 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 248 days |
| 35 in | Precipitationper year | 23 in |
| 125 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 71 days |
| 41 in | Snowfallper year | 0 in |
| 8 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 3 days |
| 151 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 0 days |
| 72% | Humidityaverage relative | 77% |
| 47 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 58 °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.
Daily highs
Daily lows
View monthly temperatures as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison high | 27 | 31 | 43 | 57 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 45 | 32 |
| San Francisco high | 58 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 64 | 58 |
| Madison low | 11 | 14 | 24 | 35 | 47 | 57 | 62 | 60 | 51 | 39 | 28 | 17 |
| San Francisco low | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 51 | 47 |
Monthly precipitation
Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.
View monthly precipitation as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| San Francisco | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 4.2 |
Monthly sunny days
Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.
View monthly sunny days as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
| San Francisco | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 15 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Madison vs another city
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- Madison vs Monona, WI
- Madison vs Waunakee, WI
- Madison vs Fitchburg, WI
- Madison vs Verona, WI
- Madison vs McFarland, WI
- Madison vs New York, NY
- Madison vs Los Angeles, CA
- Madison vs Chicago, IL
- Madison vs Houston, TX
- Madison vs Phoenix, AZ
- Madison vs Philadelphia, PA
San Francisco vs another city
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- San Francisco vs Sausalito, CA
- San Francisco vs Emeryville, CA
- San Francisco vs Tiburon, CA
- San Francisco vs Berkeley, CA
- San Francisco vs South San Francisco, CA
- San Francisco vs New York, NY
- San Francisco vs Los Angeles, CA
- San Francisco vs Chicago, IL
- San Francisco vs Houston, TX
- San Francisco vs Phoenix, AZ
- San Francisco vs Philadelphia, PA
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).