Benson climate

Benson Weather in October

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

Average highs run from 88°F on October 1 to 80°F on October 31, and lows from 52°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.65 in over about 3 wet days.

October 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

October at a glance

Average high
84°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
0.65 in
Record high
95°FOct 3, 2024
Record low
24°FOct 27, 2020
Chance of a freeze
46%
Days of 90°F or more
7.7
Daylight
11 h 51 min to 10 h 55 min
Cloud cover
26%
Humidity
40%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
7.6 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
Oct 188°F52°F94°F 202047°F 201411%0%
Oct 288°F51°F94°F 202048°F 201411%0%
Oct 388°F51°F95°F 202449°F 201411%0%
Oct 488°F50°F95°F 202448°F 202310%0%
Oct 587°F50°F93°F 202049°F 201110%0%
Oct 687°F49°F94°F 202445°F 200810%0%
Oct 787°F49°F92°F 202040°F 201110%0%
Oct 887°F49°F93°F 202438°F 20119%0%
Oct 986°F48°F90°F 202440°F 20189%0%
Oct 1086°F48°F90°F 202443°F 20189%0%
Oct 1186°F47°F90°F 202443°F 20119%0%
Oct 1286°F47°F92°F 202441°F 20089%0%
Oct 1385°F46°F92°F 202432°F 20089%0%
Oct 1485°F46°F91°F 202034°F 20089%0%
Oct 1585°F45°F91°F 201141°F 20218%0%
Oct 1684°F45°F92°F 202342°F 20188%0%
Oct 1784°F45°F89°F 202039°F 20188%0%
Oct 1884°F44°F89°F 202341°F 20188%0%
Oct 1984°F44°F90°F 202340°F 20248%0%
Oct 2083°F43°F93°F 202340°F 20249%0%
Oct 2183°F43°F89°F 202340°F 20099%0%
Oct 2283°F43°F88°F 202441°F 20109%0%
Oct 2382°F42°F90°F 202440°F 20109%0%
Oct 2482°F42°F90°F 202439°F 20229%0%
Oct 2582°F41°F89°F 202437°F 20229%0%
Oct 2681°F41°F91°F 202434°F 20209%0%
Oct 2781°F41°F91°F 202424°F 20209%0%
Oct 2881°F40°F84°F 201627°F 20209%0%
Oct 2980°F40°F85°F 201028°F 20099%0%
Oct 3080°F39°F84°F 201627°F 20099%0%
Oct 3180°F39°F81°F 201433°F 20199%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).

October 1
sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 6:06 PM
October 31
sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 5:32 PM

Every day of October: 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.