Benson climate

Benson Weather in January

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

Average highs run from 64°F on January 1 to 66°F on January 31, and lows from 27°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.80 in over about 4 wet days.

January 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.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
0.80 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
77°FJan 3, 2025
Record low
9°FJan 15, 2013
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 06 min to 10 h 39 min
Cloud cover
39%
Humidity
51%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
8.3 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
Jan 164°F27°F72°F 201818°F 201113%0%
Jan 264°F27°F74°F 202520°F 201513%0%
Jan 364°F27°F77°F 202519°F 201513%0%
Jan 464°F27°F70°F 202524°F 201112%0%
Jan 564°F27°F72°F 201825°F 201312%0%
Jan 664°F27°F75°F 201826°F 202412%0%
Jan 764°F27°F70°F 202125°F 200912%0%
Jan 864°F27°F76°F 201724°F 202412%0%
Jan 964°F27°F76°F 201719°F 202412%0%
Jan 1064°F27°F69°F 201723°F 202512%0%
Jan 1164°F27°F67°F 201723°F 201312%0%
Jan 1264°F27°F71°F 201814°F 201312%0%
Jan 1364°F27°F70°F 202316°F 201312%0%
Jan 1465°F27°F71°F 202315°F 201312%0%
Jan 1565°F27°F71°F 20189°F 201312%0%
Jan 1665°F27°F75°F 202121°F 201312%0%
Jan 1765°F27°F72°F 202127°F 201313%0%
Jan 1865°F27°F71°F 201527°F 202313%0%
Jan 1965°F27°F72°F 201525°F 202513%0%
Jan 2065°F27°F72°F 201928°F 202313%0%
Jan 2165°F27°F71°F 200921°F 202313%0%
Jan 2265°F27°F70°F 201323°F 201813%0%
Jan 2365°F27°F75°F 201623°F 201513%0%
Jan 2465°F27°F67°F 201318°F 202313%0%
Jan 2566°F28°F68°F 200921°F 202313%0%
Jan 2666°F28°F71°F 201218°F 202113%0%
Jan 2766°F28°F70°F 201919°F 202113%0%
Jan 2866°F28°F72°F 201525°F 201713%0%
Jan 2966°F28°F74°F 201627°F 202514%0%
Jan 3066°F28°F74°F 201824°F 202514%0%
Jan 3166°F28°F74°F 201827°F 202514%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.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

January 1
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 5:28 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 5:54 PM

Every day of January: 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.