California · United States
Madera travel guide
Madera is a city in California, United States, home to about 66,000 people.
- Best months
- March to May, October and November
- Nearest airport
- FAT37 km · Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Los Angeles
- Language
- Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian
When to go
The best time to visit Madera
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Madera are March to May, October and November. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 36 °C; January is the wettest, with about 50 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Madera: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT), about 37 km from the city centre in a straight line; Merced Regional Macready Field (MCE, 54 km) and Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH, 131 km) are also within reach.
FAT · Fresno Yosemite International Airport
MCE · Merced Regional Macready Field
MMH · Mammoth Yosemite Airport
Questions
Madera: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Madera?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Madera are March to May, October and November. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 36 °C; January is the wettest, with about 50 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Madera?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT), about 37 km from the city centre in a straight line; Merced Regional Macready Field (MCE, 54 km) and Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH, 131 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Madera?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Madera
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.