Benton County climate

Benton County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ashland, 4.4 km from Benton County

Average highs run from 49°F on January 1 to 51°F on January 31, and lows from 30°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.62 in over about 11 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 County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
49°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
4.62 in
Snowfall
1.0 in
Record high
80°FJan 24, 1943
Record low
-14°FJan 18, 1948
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 53 min to 10 h 29 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
34°F
Wind
5.8 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 149°F30°F79°F 19524°F 192837%1%
Jan 249°F30°F77°F 20221°F 192837%1%
Jan 349°F29°F74°F 20040°F 192837%1%
Jan 449°F29°F73°F 1997-1°F 192837%1%
Jan 548°F29°F73°F 19555°F 195937%2%
Jan 648°F29°F74°F 19464°F 194237%2%
Jan 748°F29°F70°F 1953-5°F 191237%2%
Jan 848°F29°F74°F 1965-3°F 194237%2%
Jan 948°F29°F72°F 19570°F 198837%2%
Jan 1048°F29°F77°F 1949-1°F 196237%2%
Jan 1148°F29°F71°F 1963-2°F 198237%2%
Jan 1248°F29°F72°F 1995-10°F 191836%2%
Jan 1348°F28°F77°F 1960-9°F 191236%2%
Jan 1449°F28°F76°F 1937-1°F 191836%2%
Jan 1549°F28°F76°F 19475°F 192736%2%
Jan 1649°F28°F78°F 19432°F 191236%2%
Jan 1749°F28°F78°F 1907-7°F 194836%2%
Jan 1849°F28°F76°F 1907-14°F 194836%2%
Jan 1949°F28°F73°F 1907-4°F 194835%2%
Jan 2049°F28°F74°F 1906-6°F 198535%2%
Jan 2149°F28°F73°F 1927-11°F 198535%2%
Jan 2249°F28°F75°F 1986-2°F 198535%2%
Jan 2349°F28°F77°F 19655°F 191835%2%
Jan 2450°F29°F80°F 1943-8°F 196335%2%
Jan 2550°F29°F79°F 1972-6°F 196335%2%
Jan 2650°F29°F77°F 1952-9°F 194035%2%
Jan 2750°F29°F72°F 1947-8°F 194035%3%
Jan 2850°F29°F74°F 1970-3°F 194035%3%
Jan 2950°F29°F76°F 1975-2°F 196635%3%
Jan 3050°F29°F75°F 1975-2°F 196634%3%
Jan 3151°F29°F76°F 20021°F 196634%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Benton County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 4:57 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 5:25 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00220290 (Ashland), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00400876, 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.