Benton climate

Benton Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Galena, 19 km from Benton

Average highs run from 52°F on April 1 to 63°F on April 30, and lows from 31°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.89 in over about 11 wet days.

April day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Benton, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
57°F
Average low
36°F
Precipitation
3.89 in
Snowfall
1.3 in
Record high
94°FApr 22, 1980
Record low
3°FApr 7, 1982
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 44 min to 14 h 03 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
12.1 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
Apr 152°F31°F76°F 201019°F 199633%6%
Apr 252°F32°F81°F 201017°F 199334%6%
Apr 353°F32°F76°F 198112°F 195434%5%
Apr 453°F32°F74°F 19887°F 197534%5%
Apr 554°F33°F78°F 199112°F 199534%5%
Apr 654°F33°F84°F 19915°F 198235%5%
Apr 754°F34°F80°F 19913°F 198235%4%
Apr 855°F34°F75°F 19715°F 197235%4%
Apr 955°F34°F76°F 195513°F 199736%4%
Apr 1056°F35°F82°F 197714°F 199736%4%
Apr 1156°F35°F82°F 197717°F 197336%4%
Apr 1256°F35°F79°F 197719°F 195736%3%
Apr 1357°F36°F76°F 194916°F 199737%3%
Apr 1457°F36°F80°F 200620°F 195737%3%
Apr 1557°F36°F84°F 200323°F 195037%3%
Apr 1658°F36°F85°F 200215°F 194938%3%
Apr 1758°F37°F84°F 197719°F 198338%2%
Apr 1858°F37°F86°F 198517°F 198338%2%
Apr 1959°F37°F86°F 199422°F 198338%2%
Apr 2059°F38°F86°F 198720°F 195639%2%
Apr 2159°F38°F86°F 198722°F 195039%2%
Apr 2260°F38°F94°F 198026°F 198239%2%
Apr 2360°F39°F86°F 196023°F 195639%2%
Apr 2461°F39°F83°F 196017°F 195639%2%
Apr 2561°F39°F87°F 198625°F 197239%1%
Apr 2661°F40°F83°F 195427°F 197639%1%
Apr 2762°F40°F84°F 195227°F 197639%1%
Apr 2862°F40°F90°F 195228°F 195040%1%
Apr 2962°F41°F92°F 195223°F 195840%1%
Apr 3063°F41°F92°F 195225°F 195640%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Benton, 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 (CDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:44 AM, sunset 7:28 PM
April 30
sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 8:01 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00113312 (Galena), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00476646, 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.