Benson County Weather in January
Average highs run from 17°F on January 1 to 17°F on January 31, and lows from 0°F to -1°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.44 in over about 3 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
- 16°F
- Average low
- -1°F
- Precipitation
- 0.44 in
- Record high
- 53°FJan 10, 1990
- Record low
- -37°FJan 22, 1936
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 27 min to 9 h 30 min
- Cloud cover
- 61%
- Humidity
- 91%
- Dew point
- 6°F
- Wind
- 11.6 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 17°F | 0°F | 41°F 1964 | -25°F 1928 | 12% |
| Jan 2 | 17°F | 0°F | 43°F 1926 | -27°F 1968 | 12% |
| Jan 3 | 17°F | 0°F | 44°F 2007 | -26°F 1924 | 12% |
| Jan 4 | 17°F | 0°F | 43°F 2012 | -35°F 1968 | 11% |
| Jan 5 | 16°F | -1°F | 39°F 2012 | -29°F 1937 | 11% |
| Jan 6 | 16°F | -1°F | 48°F 2012 | -30°F 1968 | 11% |
| Jan 7 | 16°F | -1°F | 41°F 1963 | -34°F 1966 | 11% |
| Jan 8 | 16°F | -1°F | 46°F 2002 | -31°F 1930 | 11% |
| Jan 9 | 16°F | -1°F | 46°F 1953 | -35°F 1930 | 11% |
| Jan 10 | 16°F | -1°F | 53°F 1990 | -30°F 1989 | 11% |
| Jan 11 | 16°F | -2°F | 41°F 1928 | -30°F 1974 | 10% |
| Jan 12 | 16°F | -2°F | 45°F 1986 | -28°F 1971 | 10% |
| Jan 13 | 16°F | -2°F | 43°F 1987 | -32°F 1929 | 10% |
| Jan 14 | 16°F | -2°F | 41°F 1942 | -30°F 1972 | 10% |
| Jan 15 | 16°F | -2°F | 45°F 1973 | -33°F 1971 | 10% |
| Jan 16 | 16°F | -2°F | 46°F 1973 | -30°F 1924 | 10% |
| Jan 17 | 16°F | -2°F | 46°F 1972 | -34°F 1943 | 10% |
| Jan 18 | 16°F | -2°F | 42°F 1991 | -34°F 1994 | 10% |
| Jan 19 | 16°F | -2°F | 42°F 1942 | -35°F 1996 | 10% |
| Jan 20 | 16°F | -2°F | 48°F 1944 | -35°F 1954 | 10% |
| Jan 21 | 16°F | -2°F | 46°F 1942 | -36°F 1954 | 10% |
| Jan 22 | 16°F | -2°F | 46°F 1942 | -37°F 1936 | 9% |
| Jan 23 | 16°F | -2°F | 47°F 1942 | -36°F 1935 | 9% |
| Jan 24 | 16°F | -2°F | 47°F 1973 | -35°F 1966 | 9% |
| Jan 25 | 16°F | -2°F | 46°F 1973 | -31°F 1972 | 9% |
| Jan 26 | 16°F | -2°F | 45°F 1990 | -36°F 1950 | 9% |
| Jan 27 | 16°F | -2°F | 41°F 2008 | -31°F 1966 | 9% |
| Jan 28 | 17°F | -2°F | 40°F 1992 | -36°F 1966 | 9% |
| Jan 29 | 17°F | -2°F | 43°F 1931 | -36°F 1951 | 9% |
| Jan 30 | 17°F | -2°F | 40°F 1931 | -34°F 1950 | 10% |
| Jan 31 | 17°F | -1°F | 42°F 1952 | -31°F 1938 | 10% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 8:28 AM, sunset 4:55 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 8:06 AM, sunset 5:36 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00325848 (Minnewaukan), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014912, 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.