Fort Benton Weather in January
Average highs run from 34°F on January 1 to 36°F on January 31, and lows from 10°F to 11°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.52 in over about 5 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 35°F
- Average low
- 10°F
- Precipitation
- 0.52 in
- Snowfall
- 7.9 in
- Record high
- 71°FJan 31, 1992
- Record low
- -49°FJan 24, 1969
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 29 min to 9 h 31 min
- Cloud cover
- 74%
- Humidity
- 79%
- Dew point
- 17°F
- Wind
- 11.6 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 34°F | 10°F | 64°F 1964 | -30°F 1942 | 18% | 17% |
| Jan 2 | 34°F | 10°F | 58°F 1963 | -30°F 1950 | 18% | 17% |
| Jan 3 | 34°F | 10°F | 60°F 1963 | -45°F 1950 | 18% | 17% |
| Jan 4 | 34°F | 10°F | 60°F 1984 | -38°F 1950 | 18% | 17% |
| Jan 5 | 34°F | 10°F | 64°F 2012 | -30°F 1909 | 18% | 17% |
| Jan 6 | 34°F | 10°F | 63°F 1948 | -37°F 1982 | 18% | 17% |
| Jan 7 | 34°F | 10°F | 65°F 1958 | -33°F 2010 | 18% | 17% |
| Jan 8 | 34°F | 10°F | 65°F 1958 | -33°F 2010 | 18% | 17% |
| Jan 9 | 34°F | 10°F | 59°F 1990 | -40°F 1911 | 18% | 17% |
| Jan 10 | 34°F | 10°F | 64°F 1941 | -42°F 1909 | 18% | 17% |
| Jan 11 | 34°F | 10°F | 68°F 1953 | -44°F 1909 | 18% | 17% |
| Jan 12 | 34°F | 10°F | 65°F 1987 | -32°F 1913 | 18% | 17% |
| Jan 13 | 34°F | 10°F | 62°F 1986 | -38°F 1907 | 18% | 17% |
| Jan 14 | 34°F | 10°F | 60°F 1973 | -39°F 1979 | 18% | 17% |
| Jan 15 | 34°F | 10°F | 70°F 2026 | -38°F 1950 | 18% | 17% |
| Jan 16 | 35°F | 10°F | 64°F 1976 | -32°F 1950 | 18% | 17% |
| Jan 17 | 35°F | 10°F | 61°F 1976 | -32°F 1950 | 18% | 17% |
| Jan 18 | 35°F | 10°F | 68°F 1900 | -40°F 1950 | 18% | 17% |
| Jan 19 | 35°F | 10°F | 65°F 1986 | -39°F 1913 | 18% | 17% |
| Jan 20 | 35°F | 10°F | 64°F 1981 | -45°F 1954 | 18% | 17% |
| Jan 21 | 35°F | 10°F | 60°F 2005 | -39°F 1954 | 18% | 17% |
| Jan 22 | 35°F | 10°F | 68°F 1981 | -34°F 1957 | 18% | 17% |
| Jan 23 | 35°F | 11°F | 62°F 1981 | -43°F 1969 | 18% | 17% |
| Jan 24 | 35°F | 11°F | 68°F 2005 | -49°F 1969 | 18% | 17% |
| Jan 25 | 35°F | 11°F | 67°F 2005 | -46°F 1957 | 18% | 17% |
| Jan 26 | 35°F | 11°F | 69°F 2006 | -34°F 1957 | 18% | 17% |
| Jan 27 | 35°F | 11°F | 70°F 2015 | -33°F 1972 | 18% | 17% |
| Jan 28 | 35°F | 11°F | 69°F 2015 | -32°F 1969 | 18% | 17% |
| Jan 29 | 36°F | 11°F | 63°F 2024 | -39°F 1950 | 18% | 18% |
| Jan 30 | 36°F | 11°F | 68°F 1962 | -36°F 1950 | 18% | 18% |
| Jan 31 | 36°F | 11°F | 71°F 1992 | -41°F 1969 | 18% | 18% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- January 1
- sunrise 8:12 AM, sunset 4:41 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:51 AM, sunset 5:22 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00243113 (Ft Benton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00243113, 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.