Benson climate

Benson Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Logan Radio Kvnu, 8.4 km from Benson

Average highs run from 31°F on January 1 to 33°F on January 31, and lows from 13°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.71 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 Benson, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
32°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
1.71 in
Snowfall
13.9 in
Record high
59°FJan 30, 2018
Record low
-31°FJan 30, 2002
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 13 min to 10 h 01 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
6.3 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 131°F13°F47°F 2009-11°F 201633%19%
Jan 231°F13°F50°F 2009-12°F 201333%19%
Jan 331°F13°F49°F 2012-11°F 201334%19%
Jan 431°F13°F48°F 2008-15°F 201334%20%
Jan 531°F13°F51°F 2012-21°F 201734%20%
Jan 631°F13°F47°F 2026-28°F 201734%20%
Jan 732°F13°F49°F 2022-26°F 201734%20%
Jan 832°F14°F49°F 2017-13°F 201034%20%
Jan 932°F14°F50°F 2017-5°F 201134%19%
Jan 1032°F14°F49°F 1999-4°F 200834%19%
Jan 1132°F14°F51°F 1999-5°F 201134%19%
Jan 1232°F14°F48°F 2018-8°F 200434%19%
Jan 1332°F14°F49°F 2018-19°F 201334%19%
Jan 1432°F14°F48°F 2006-20°F 201334%19%
Jan 1532°F14°F51°F 2012-11°F 202434%19%
Jan 1632°F14°F57°F 2000-15°F 202434%19%
Jan 1732°F14°F48°F 2018-11°F 200134%19%
Jan 1832°F14°F51°F 1999-9°F 201334%19%
Jan 1932°F14°F54°F 2018-13°F 201334%18%
Jan 2032°F14°F49°F 2012-14°F 201334%18%
Jan 2132°F14°F50°F 2003-13°F 201333%18%
Jan 2232°F14°F47°F 2003-16°F 200833%18%
Jan 2332°F14°F48°F 1999-15°F 200833%18%
Jan 2432°F14°F45°F 2003-13°F 200833%18%
Jan 2532°F14°F47°F 2018-3°F 200833%18%
Jan 2632°F14°F52°F 20030°F 202233%17%
Jan 2733°F15°F52°F 2003-4°F 201733%17%
Jan 2833°F15°F46°F 2003-5°F 200133%17%
Jan 2933°F15°F49°F 2021-25°F 200233%17%
Jan 3033°F15°F59°F 2018-31°F 200233%17%
Jan 3133°F15°F59°F 2003-27°F 202333%17%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Benson, 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 (MST).

January 1
sunrise 7:55 AM, sunset 5:08 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:41 AM, sunset 5:42 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00425182 (Logan Radio Kvnu), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094128, 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.