Benson County climate

Benson County Weather in July

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Minnewaukan, 7.5 km from Benson County

Average highs run from 77°F on July 1 to 81°F on July 31, and lows from 57°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.03 in over about 9 wet days.

July day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Benson County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

July at a glance

Average high
79°F
Average low
58°F
Precipitation
3.03 in
Record high
112°FJul 6, 1936
Record low
38°FJul 2, 1927
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.7
Daylight
15 h 59 min to 15 h 03 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
61%
Dew point
55°F
Wind
9.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jul 177°F57°F95°F 197441°F 200134%
Jul 277°F57°F95°F 194938°F 192734%
Jul 378°F57°F95°F 194739°F 196733%
Jul 478°F57°F97°F 193339°F 196733%
Jul 578°F57°F99°F 193641°F 196533%
Jul 678°F58°F112°F 193641°F 193433%
Jul 778°F58°F108°F 193644°F 192232%
Jul 878°F58°F104°F 193642°F 192232%
Jul 979°F58°F97°F 192140°F 196832%
Jul 1079°F58°F111°F 193642°F 194532%
Jul 1179°F58°F107°F 193640°F 194131%
Jul 1279°F58°F105°F 193638°F 192631%
Jul 1379°F58°F103°F 193639°F 192431%
Jul 1479°F58°F97°F 192542°F 196731%
Jul 1579°F58°F99°F 193643°F 197330%
Jul 1680°F58°F106°F 193646°F 197630%
Jul 1780°F58°F102°F 193642°F 192430%
Jul 1880°F58°F105°F 193443°F 192230%
Jul 1980°F58°F96°F 193344°F 194929%
Jul 2080°F58°F99°F 196045°F 197229%
Jul 2180°F58°F100°F 195542°F 194729%
Jul 2280°F58°F98°F 194040°F 192529%
Jul 2380°F58°F96°F 194148°F 195229%
Jul 2480°F58°F102°F 193144°F 196828%
Jul 2580°F58°F105°F 193146°F 193828%
Jul 2681°F58°F99°F 194145°F 196728%
Jul 2781°F58°F104°F 193142°F 192528%
Jul 2881°F58°F100°F 195945°F 192527%
Jul 2981°F58°F101°F 197544°F 192527%
Jul 3081°F58°F98°F 192944°F 192527%
Jul 3181°F57°F100°F 192645°F 197327%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

July 1
sunrise 5:42 AM, sunset 9:41 PM
July 31
sunrise 6:12 AM, sunset 9:15 PM

Every day of July: sun and moon

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.