Benson climate

Benson Weather in February

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

Average highs run from 22°F on February 1 to 31°F on February 28, and lows from 1°F to 11°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.81 in over about 6 wet days.

February 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.-40-200204060801510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
26°F
Average low
5°F
Precipitation
0.81 in
Snowfall
8.5 in
Record high
61°FFeb 28, 2016
Record low
-35°FFeb 1, 1996
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 47 min to 11 h 06 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
12°F
Wind
12.1 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
Feb 122°F1°F52°F 2024-35°F 199622%18%
Feb 223°F1°F59°F 1991-35°F 199622%18%
Feb 323°F1°F53°F 1991-34°F 199621%18%
Feb 423°F1°F55°F 1990-27°F 199621%17%
Feb 523°F2°F59°F 1963-27°F 198221%17%
Feb 623°F2°F57°F 1987-26°F 196721%17%
Feb 724°F2°F57°F 1987-23°F 197221%17%
Feb 824°F2°F54°F 1991-27°F 197121%17%
Feb 924°F3°F48°F 1987-34°F 199421%17%
Feb 1024°F3°F47°F 1977-20°F 200721%17%
Feb 1125°F3°F53°F 1977-27°F 198121%17%
Feb 1225°F4°F51°F 1990-23°F 195521%17%
Feb 1325°F4°F49°F 2026-23°F 202121%17%
Feb 1426°F4°F51°F 2026-25°F 202121%17%
Feb 1526°F5°F50°F 2026-27°F 202121%17%
Feb 1626°F5°F59°F 1981-28°F 196721%16%
Feb 1727°F5°F58°F 1981-24°F 197921%16%
Feb 1827°F6°F57°F 2017-22°F 202521%16%
Feb 1927°F6°F53°F 2017-22°F 202521%16%
Feb 2028°F7°F57°F 2017-27°F 200821%16%
Feb 2128°F7°F59°F 1961-26°F 200821%16%
Feb 2228°F7°F58°F 1961-17°F 195721%16%
Feb 2329°F8°F56°F 2017-15°F 199321%16%
Feb 2429°F8°F56°F 1998-23°F 202321%16%
Feb 2530°F9°F58°F 1958-21°F 202321%16%
Feb 2630°F9°F60°F 2024-12°F 201521%16%
Feb 2730°F10°F52°F 1983-21°F 196221%15%
Feb 2831°F10°F61°F 2016-28°F 196221%15%
Feb 2931°F11°F55°F 1992-11°F 198021%15%

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.051015202511020
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

February 1
sunrise 7:43 AM, sunset 5:30 PM
February 28
sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 6:08 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00210667 (Benson), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00210667, 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.