Geography
Madison is located at 40°45′29″N 74°25′04″W / 40.758044°N 74.417807°W / 40.758044; -74.417807 (40.758044,-74.417807). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 4.218 square miles (10.926 km2), of which, 4.205 square miles (10.891 km2) of it is land and 0.013 square miles (0.035 km2) of it (0.32%) is water. Madison is located about 25 miles (40 km) from downtown Manhattan, and is a suburban town of New York City.
Climate data for Madison, NJ | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 73 (23) |
76 (24) |
89 (32) |
96 (36) |
97 (36) |
102 (39) |
103 (39) |
104 (40) |
99 (37) |
93 (34) |
84 (29) |
76 (24) |
104 (40) |
Average high °F (°C) | 39 (4) |
42 (6) |
51 (11) |
62 (17) |
73 (23) |
82 (28) |
86 (30) |
85 (29) |
78 (26) |
66 (19) |
55 (13) |
44 (7) |
63.6 (17.5) |
Average low °F (°C) | 18 (−8) |
20 (−7) |
28 (−2) |
38 (3) |
47 (8) |
57 (14) |
63 (17) |
61 (16) |
53 (12) |
40 (4) |
32 (0) |
24 (−4) |
40.1 (4.5) |
Record low °F (°C) | −25 (−32) |
−26 (−32) |
−6 (−21) |
12 (−11) |
25 (−4) |
31 (−1) |
41 (5) |
35 (2) |
26 (−3) |
13 (−11) |
−5 (−21) |
−16 (−27) |
−26 (−32) |
Precipitation inches (mm) | 3.54 (89.9) |
2.91 (73.9) |
4.20 (106.7) |
4.29 (109) |
4.38 (111.3) |
4.70 (119.4) |
4.73 (120.1) |
4.42 (112.3) |
4.89 (124.2) |
4.65 (118.1) |
4.06 (103.1) |
4.13 (104.9) |
50.9 (1,292.9) |
Source: Weather Channel |
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