Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 17 min5:53 am – 8:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 1 min6:58 am – 4:59 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 38°F51 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month April1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days83 days above 90°F, 32 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jackson Hawkins Fld station, 13 mi away; snow from Canton 4n
Nearby landmarksTulane University Madison Campuscollege · 3.4 miPatton Lakelake · 2.8 miLake Castlelake · 3.0 miChisha Foka Multi-Use Trailtrailhead · 5.2 miBoyd Mounds Trailtrailhead · 5.4 miParkway Information Cabinvisitor center · 5.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLiberty Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 62 acresStrawberry Patch Parkpark · 4.2 miMedgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monumentnational monument · 12.2 miLefleur's Bluff State Parkstate park · 11.8 mi · 491 acresPearl River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.2 mi · 277 acresLakeland Youth Baseball Fieldstate recreation area · 11.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 29 Jun 20155 mi away, near Canton, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Mar 202548 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMadison County, MS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality46% of days had good air in 2025167 of 365 days measured198 moderate daysMedian index 52, worst day 84main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hinds County, MS, 25 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Madisonserves 16,136 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation307 ft94 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Mississippi Medical Center - Madison6.1 miPost officeMadison Post Office3.5 miTown hallMadison City Hall3.6 miPoliceMadison Police Department3.0 miFire stationMadison Fire Department Station 32.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 elementaryElementaryMadison Station Elementary School1.1 miElementarySaint Anthony Catholic School1.9 miCollegeTulane University Madison Campus3.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport JAN14 miInterstateI-551.0 miUS highwayUS 515.5 miAmtrakJackson, MS JAN15 miCoachJacksonDelta Bus Lines Inc.14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39130 ZIP area.
