Benson climate

Benson Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Benson 6SE, 11 km from Benson

Average highs run from 96°F on August 1 to 95°F on August 31, and lows from 66°F to 63°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.79 in over about 11 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Benson, in °F, with the record for each date.5060708090100110151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
95°F
Average low
65°F
Precipitation
2.79 in
Record high
104°FAug 5, 2023
Record low
57°FAug 22, 2016
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
26.3
Daylight
13 h 41 min to 12 h 50 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
49%
Dew point
57°F
Wind
5.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 196°F66°F98°F 202062°F 201537%0%
Aug 295°F66°F98°F 200963°F 201437%0%
Aug 395°F66°F98°F 202461°F 201437%0%
Aug 495°F66°F99°F 202363°F 201237%0%
Aug 595°F66°F104°F 202361°F 201337%0%
Aug 695°F66°F102°F 202560°F 201337%0%
Aug 795°F66°F101°F 202559°F 201337%0%
Aug 895°F66°F97°F 202559°F 201337%0%
Aug 995°F66°F97°F 202059°F 201336%0%
Aug 1095°F66°F98°F 202061°F 202236%0%
Aug 1195°F65°F97°F 202062°F 201736%0%
Aug 1295°F65°F98°F 202061°F 201836%0%
Aug 1395°F65°F98°F 202060°F 202336%0%
Aug 1495°F65°F101°F 202060°F 201635%0%
Aug 1595°F65°F101°F 202062°F 201235%0%
Aug 1695°F65°F98°F 202060°F 201735%0%
Aug 1795°F65°F98°F 202359°F 201735%0%
Aug 1895°F65°F95°F 202059°F 201734%0%
Aug 1995°F65°F98°F 202063°F 200834%0%
Aug 2095°F65°F100°F 201958°F 201634%0%
Aug 2195°F64°F98°F 201958°F 201633%0%
Aug 2295°F64°F98°F 202657°F 201633%0%
Aug 2395°F64°F97°F 202059°F 201432%0%
Aug 2495°F64°F98°F 202058°F 201732%0%
Aug 2595°F64°F99°F 202658°F 201632%0%
Aug 2695°F64°F99°F 202661°F 201831%0%
Aug 2795°F64°F100°F 202061°F 200830%0%
Aug 2895°F63°F99°F 202358°F 201630%0%
Aug 2995°F63°F99°F 202360°F 200829%0%
Aug 3095°F63°F97°F 201159°F 201029%0%
Aug 3195°F63°F95°F 202360°F 201628%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Benson, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

August 1
sunrise 5:37 AM, sunset 7:18 PM
August 31
sunrise 5:56 AM, sunset 6:46 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00020683 (Benson 6SE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053146, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.