Best Time to Drive from Madera to Clovis

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via SR-99 South and SR-41 South, usually 38 at this time.

Only 27% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Madera to Clovis by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	36	39	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	36	36	36	35
Tue	35	36	37	41	37	38	38	38	39	38	39	42	42	36	35	36	35
Wed	35	36	37	41	38	38	38	38	38	38	40	45	46	36	35	36	35
Thu	35	36	36	41	37	38	38	38	38	39	40	45	51	39	35	37	35
Fri	35	36	37	38	37	38	38	38	38	40	45	50	48	40	36	36	35
Sat	35	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	38	41	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Madera to Clovis (via SR-99 South and SR-41 South) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 51 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7:30 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (25 to 35 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Madera to central Clovis along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Madera to Clovis?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 51 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Madera to Clovis?

The 28-mile drive usually takes 35 to 51 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Madera to Clovis?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 51 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-99 South in Fresno (8 miles) · SR-41 South in Fresno (3 miles)

Fresno traffic right now · Fresno traffic tomorrow

More drives

Clovis to Madera (return trip) · Madera to Fresno · Madera to Visalia

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	36	39	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	36	36	36	35
Tue	35	36	37	41	37	38	38	38	39	38	39	42	42	36	35	36	35
Wed	35	36	37	41	38	38	38	38	38	38	40	45	46	36	35	36	35
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Fri	35	36	37	38	37	38	38	38	38	40	45	50	48	40	36	36	35
Sat	35	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	38	41	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35

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Tue	35	36	37	41	37	38	38	38	39	38	39	42	42	36	35	36	35
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Sat	35	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	38	41	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	36	39	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	36	36	36	35
Tue	35	36	37	41	37	38	38	38	39	38	39	42	42	36	35	36	35
Wed	35	36	37	41	38	38	38	38	38	38	40	45	46	36	35	36	35
Thu	35	36	36	41	37	38	38	38	38	39	40	45	51	39	35	37	35
Fri	35	36	37	38	37	38	38	38	38	40	45	50	48	40	36	36	35
Sat	35	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	38	41	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35