Destination brief
Wisconsin, United States
Travel Score
88
out of 100
In short
A good time to go.
Explore
A balanced mix of sights, food and day trips.
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Weather forecast
Great weather and steady: Thu Oct 22 and Fri Oct 23
Average weather score 95 out of 100, the best of 3 two- and three-day runs in the forecast.
Weather forecast only: air quality, events and safety are shown separately.
Every component and the reason behind it. The full formula is on the Method page.
Average daily weather score 93/100 over the next 3 days; biggest concern: 14% chance of rain on Oct 24.
US EPA index 1: Good.
No Level 3 or 4 advisory in our data (not a guarantee of safety).
No storms or heavy rain in the next 3 days.
No listed events with confirmed dates in the next 14 days.
WeatherAPI
Madison, WisconsinUpdated 10:15 AM local time
16°C
Sunny
Feels like 16°High 21° · Low 10°
Rain now
6%
Rain today
6% chance
Humidity
71%
Wind
4 km/h SSE
Festival calendar
Nothing on right now
No listed festivals or events are happening today.
Thanksgiving
National HolidayUnited States · Nationwide
Nov 2026Approx.
A national holiday on the fourth Thursday of November (25 November in 2027).
Christmas Day
ReligiousWorldwide
Dec 25, 2026In 64 days
Global celebration marking the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated with feasts, gift-giving, and decorations.
New Year's Day
National HolidayWorldwide
Jan 1, 2027In 71 days
Global celebrations to welcome the new year with joy and festivities.
Events marked “Approx.” are known by month, not a specific day. Exact dates are recorded for 2026; check locally before you plan around them.
US EPA index
1 / 6
GoodAir quality is good. Enjoy time outdoors.
No known advisory
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
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Seasonal data not available yet; neutral estimate used.
10:30 AM
Thursday, October 22
Visibility
10 km
UV index
Low (1)
Local time at destination
Today
Oct 22
21° 10°
Sunny · 6% rain
Fri
Oct 23
21° 10°
Sunny · 9% rain
Sat
Oct 24
20° 11°
Overcast · 14% rain
No Level 3 or 4 advisory found for this destination in our data. This is not a guarantee of safety. Check your government's official travel advice before you go.
Source: U.S. Department of State travel advisorys (Level 3 and 4), retrieved 2026-10-06 from the State Department's public feed; a few records kept by hand carry their own source and date. Updated Oct 6, 2026.
United States
Spanish is one of this country’s main languages; local languages can differ by region. Only words that Wiktionary and Wikivoyage phrasebooks both give are shown (CC BY-SA 4.0, checked 2026-10-11). Some languages change a word with who is speaking or how formal you are: these are the common forms.
Visa and passport rules depend on your nationality: check your government’s travel advice before you book.
Exchange rate
The local currency is your own (USD), so there is nothing to convert.
NASA POWER climatology (public domain)
Usually the most comfortable: July, August and September. Typical weather over 2001–2020, not a forecast.
Taller is more comfortable. The brighter bars are the best months; the filled label is this month.
Typical weather
27° 16°
Pleasant
About 104 mm of rain over the month
Festivals that month
None recorded in our calendar.
What to pack
Worked out from the typical weather of this month, not from a forecast: check the forecast in the days before you go. From our festival calendar. Dates marked approximate are only known by month and can move; an empty list means none is recorded, not that nothing is on.
| Month | Feels | High / low | Rain | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Cold | -4° / -13° | 35 mm | 39 |
| February | Cold | -2° / -12° | 38 mm | 38 |
| March | Cold | 6° / -5° | 55 mm | 53 |
| April | Cool | 13° / 1° | 95 mm | 70 |
| May | Pleasant | 20° / 8° | 111 mm | 87 |
| June | Wet | 25° / 14° | 131 mm | 85 |
| July | Pleasant | 28° / 17° |
Comfort uses the typical daytime high (most comfortable at 20 to 28°C) and the typical rainfall (most comfortable under 1 mm a day), averaged over 2001–2020. Highs and lows are worked out from the monthly average temperature and the average daily swing, so they are close, not exact. It is not a forecast. Humidity, crowds, prices and festivals are not included, and a mountain or coast can differ from its half-degree grid cell.
| 95 mm |
| 91 |
| August | Pleasant | 27° / 16° | 104 mm | 90 |
|---|
| September | Pleasant | 23° / 11° | 87 mm | 92 |
|---|
| October | Cool | 14° / 4° | 79 mm | 76 |
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| November | Cold | 6° / -2° | 52 mm | 56 |
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| December | Cold | -1° / -9° | 47 mm | 38 |
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GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Towns within a day trip, best conditions first. Pick one for its full brief.
Rockford
93 km away · 148k people
85Good to travel
16°Sunny
Open briefMilwaukee
122 km away · 564k people
84Good to travel
16°Sunny
Open briefWaukesha
95 km away · 72k people
84Good to travel
17°Sunny
Open briefOshkosh
127 km away · 67k people
84Good to travel
13°Sunny
Open briefKenosha
140 km away · 100k people
84Good to travel
16°Sunny
Open briefTowns 25 to 150 km away, the larger ones first, each with its own live conditions. Ranked by conditions, nearness and size. Distances are straight-line, so check the travel time. Places under a travel advisory are left out.