Benson climate

Benson Weather in March

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

Average highs run from 71°F on March 1 to 78°F on March 31, and lows from 33°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.57 in over about 3 wet days.

March 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.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
74°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
0.57 in
Record high
93°FMar 20, 2026
Record low
24°FMar 20, 2012
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
11 h 31 min to 12 h 29 min
Cloud cover
37%
Humidity
41%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
8.5 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
Mar 171°F33°F84°F 202626°F 201812%0%
Mar 271°F33°F84°F 200926°F 202312%0%
Mar 371°F33°F84°F 201625°F 202312%0%
Mar 471°F33°F82°F 201630°F 202511%0%
Mar 572°F34°F79°F 201633°F 202211%0%
Mar 672°F34°F79°F 201930°F 202211%0%
Mar 772°F34°F78°F 202125°F 202211%0%
Mar 872°F34°F81°F 201726°F 201211%0%
Mar 973°F34°F81°F 201727°F 201911%0%
Mar 1073°F34°F82°F 201726°F 201010%0%
Mar 1173°F35°F81°F 201730°F 202210%0%
Mar 1273°F35°F79°F 201728°F 201010%0%
Mar 1374°F35°F83°F 201732°F 202110%0%
Mar 1474°F35°F84°F 201730°F 201910%0%
Mar 1574°F35°F83°F 201331°F 20219%0%
Mar 1674°F35°F81°F 201730°F 20219%0%
Mar 1775°F36°F84°F 202629°F 20219%0%
Mar 1875°F36°F86°F 202635°F 20129%0%
Mar 1975°F36°F91°F 202628°F 20129%0%
Mar 2076°F36°F93°F 202624°F 20129%0%
Mar 2176°F36°F93°F 202630°F 20129%0%
Mar 2276°F36°F90°F 202637°F 20118%0%
Mar 2376°F36°F87°F 202635°F 20198%0%
Mar 2477°F37°F88°F 202631°F 20238%0%
Mar 2577°F37°F88°F 202631°F 20238%0%
Mar 2677°F37°F88°F 202634°F 20238%0%
Mar 2777°F37°F90°F 202632°F 20098%0%
Mar 2878°F37°F84°F 201529°F 20208%0%
Mar 2978°F37°F83°F 202637°F 20178%0%
Mar 3078°F37°F82°F 201536°F 20167%0%
Mar 3178°F38°F82°F 201134°F 20167%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.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

March 1
sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 6:19 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:11 AM, sunset 6:40 PM

Every day of March: 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.