Benton climate

Benton Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wichita Jabara AP, 10.9 km from Benton

Average highs run from 43°F on January 1 to 45°F on January 31, and lows from 23°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.57 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 Benton, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
23°F
Precipitation
0.57 in
Snowfall
1.9 in
Record high
73°FJan 28, 2013
Record low
-6°FJan 1, 2018
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 36 min to 10 h 18 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
23°F
Wind
11.4 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 143°F23°F66°F 2000-6°F 201814%5%
Jan 242°F23°F69°F 19973°F 201813%5%
Jan 342°F23°F69°F 19973°F 199913%5%
Jan 442°F23°F61°F 20033°F 199913%5%
Jan 542°F23°F66°F 20261°F 201413%5%
Jan 642°F23°F65°F 2026-3°F 201413%5%
Jan 742°F23°F67°F 20061°F 201513%5%
Jan 843°F23°F72°F 2002-1°F 201013%5%
Jan 943°F23°F65°F 2002-5°F 201013%5%
Jan 1043°F23°F62°F 20233°F 201013%5%
Jan 1143°F23°F68°F 20070°F 199713%5%
Jan 1243°F23°F68°F 2014-1°F 201113%5%
Jan 1343°F23°F63°F 2022-3°F 202413%5%
Jan 1443°F22°F62°F 2004-5°F 202413%5%
Jan 1543°F22°F65°F 2006-1°F 202413%6%
Jan 1643°F22°F63°F 2015-4°F 202413%6%
Jan 1743°F23°F59°F 20153°F 201814%6%
Jan 1843°F23°F63°F 20066°F 199714%6%
Jan 1943°F23°F71°F 20154°F 202414%6%
Jan 2043°F23°F66°F 19971°F 202514%6%
Jan 2144°F23°F64°F 2018-6°F 202514%6%
Jan 2244°F23°F68°F 20027°F 200314%6%
Jan 2344°F23°F59°F 2013-1°F 200314%6%
Jan 2444°F23°F66°F 20171°F 202614%6%
Jan 2544°F23°F65°F 2018-2°F 202614%6%
Jan 2644°F23°F72°F 20150°F 202615%6%
Jan 2744°F23°F71°F 20152°F 199715%6%
Jan 2844°F23°F73°F 2013-3°F 199715%6%
Jan 2945°F23°F71°F 20119°F 200415%6%
Jan 3045°F23°F72°F 20174°F 202616%6%
Jan 3145°F23°F70°F 2009-3°F 202616%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Benton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 5:20 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 5:51 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00003974 (Wichita Jabara AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003974, 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.