Benton climate

Benton Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Benton, 1.2 km from Benton

Average highs run from 46°F on January 1 to 46°F on January 31, and lows from 24°F to 24°F.

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.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
46°F
Average low
23°F
Snowfall
2.3 in
Record high
76°FJan 16, 1952
Record low
-20°FJan 18, 1930
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 42 min to 10 h 22 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
9.8 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 146°F24°F74°F 19520°F 19283%
Jan 246°F24°F71°F 1965-1°F 19283%
Jan 346°F24°F72°F 2004-2°F 19283%
Jan 446°F24°F69°F 19500°F 19283%
Jan 546°F24°F70°F 19460°F 19404%
Jan 646°F24°F73°F 1946-1°F 19424%
Jan 746°F23°F70°F 2008-5°F 19704%
Jan 845°F23°F68°F 1937-15°F 19424%
Jan 945°F23°F74°F 1949-1°F 19704%
Jan 1045°F23°F66°F 1963-16°F 19824%
Jan 1145°F23°F69°F 2020-9°F 19774%
Jan 1245°F23°F71°F 20172°F 19624%
Jan 1345°F23°F71°F 19324°F 19634%
Jan 1445°F23°F74°F 19376°F 19634%
Jan 1545°F23°F72°F 1949-2°F 19314%
Jan 1645°F23°F76°F 1952-2°F 19725%
Jan 1745°F23°F70°F 1929-13°F 19825%
Jan 1845°F23°F73°F 1974-20°F 19305%
Jan 1945°F23°F71°F 1951-11°F 19305%
Jan 2045°F23°F69°F 1937-15°F 19855%
Jan 2145°F23°F69°F 1937-14°F 19855%
Jan 2245°F23°F71°F 19291°F 19305%
Jan 2345°F23°F70°F 1929-3°F 19305%
Jan 2445°F23°F76°F 1943-12°F 19635%
Jan 2546°F23°F75°F 1950-5°F 19635%
Jan 2646°F23°F73°F 1950-7°F 19405%
Jan 2746°F23°F71°F 1947-4°F 19365%
Jan 2846°F23°F72°F 1975-5°F 19635%
Jan 2946°F23°F72°F 1975-3°F 19635%
Jan 3046°F24°F72°F 2002-6°F 19665%
Jan 3146°F24°F70°F 2016-5°F 19665%

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.0123451102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 4:48 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 5:18 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00150611 (Benton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00155694, 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.