Benton County climate

Benton County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Truman Dam & Rsvr, 11.6 km from Benton County

Average highs run from 43°F on January 1 to 44°F on January 31, and lows from 23°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.75 in over about 7 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.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
1.75 in
Snowfall
4.8 in
Record high
73°FJan 29, 2013
Record low
-12°FJan 10, 1982
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 34 min to 10 h 16 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
10.3 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°F70°F 2006-6°F 201819%8%
Jan 243°F23°F65°F 2000-8°F 200119%8%
Jan 343°F23°F70°F 1997-8°F 200119%8%
Jan 443°F23°F71°F 19972°F 201020%8%
Jan 542°F23°F60°F 20191°F 199920%8%
Jan 642°F23°F67°F 2026-3°F 201420%8%
Jan 742°F22°F67°F 2026-3°F 201420%8%
Jan 842°F22°F71°F 2008-3°F 199620%8%
Jan 942°F22°F68°F 20030°F 198220%8%
Jan 1042°F22°F64°F 2002-12°F 198220%9%
Jan 1142°F22°F67°F 1990-12°F 198220%9%
Jan 1242°F22°F64°F 2013-2°F 199720%9%
Jan 1342°F22°F67°F 2000-1°F 199720%9%
Jan 1442°F22°F66°F 1996-6°F 202420%9%
Jan 1542°F22°F64°F 2016-7°F 202420%9%
Jan 1642°F22°F70°F 1990-7°F 202420%9%
Jan 1742°F22°F69°F 1990-2°F 198221%9%
Jan 1842°F21°F67°F 1986-2°F 198221%9%
Jan 1942°F21°F68°F 2015-12°F 198421%9%
Jan 2042°F21°F67°F 2006-10°F 198521%9%
Jan 2142°F21°F69°F 1986-11°F 198421%10%
Jan 2243°F21°F66°F 1999-2°F 202521%10%
Jan 2343°F21°F65°F 20096°F 201421%10%
Jan 2443°F21°F67°F 2002-1°F 200321%10%
Jan 2543°F22°F67°F 19813°F 202621%10%
Jan 2643°F22°F67°F 2018-4°F 202621%10%
Jan 2743°F22°F67°F 2018-4°F 202621%10%
Jan 2843°F22°F67°F 20022°F 198621%10%
Jan 2943°F22°F73°F 20135°F 201420%10%
Jan 3043°F22°F68°F 20153°F 200420%10%
Jan 3144°F22°F65°F 19880°F 198520%11%

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.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 5:04 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 5:35 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00238466 (Truman Dam & Rsvr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00238466, 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.