Benton climate

Benton Weather in December

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

Average highs run from 38°F on December 1 to 28°F on December 31, and lows from 22°F to 12°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.82 in over about 9 wet days.

December 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.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
33°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
1.82 in
Snowfall
9.5 in
Record high
64°FDec 6, 1998
Record low
-26°FDec 19, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 17 min to 9 h 07 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
20°F
Wind
10.7 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
Dec 138°F22°F59°F 1962-1°F 197129%13%
Dec 238°F22°F63°F 1962-1°F 197629%13%
Dec 338°F22°F63°F 1951-13°F 198529%13%
Dec 437°F21°F63°F 1951-7°F 199129%14%
Dec 537°F21°F63°F 1998-8°F 199129%14%
Dec 636°F20°F64°F 1998-10°F 197729%15%
Dec 736°F20°F52°F 1951-15°F 197629%15%
Dec 835°F20°F56°F 1946-12°F 200529%15%
Dec 935°F19°F52°F 1946-15°F 195829%16%
Dec 1035°F19°F55°F 1979-16°F 197729%16%
Dec 1134°F19°F58°F 1949-15°F 197629%16%
Dec 1234°F18°F58°F 1949-11°F 196229%16%
Dec 1333°F18°F58°F 1975-17°F 195829%17%
Dec 1433°F17°F57°F 1975-20°F 198529%17%
Dec 1533°F17°F53°F 2006-17°F 198929%17%
Dec 1632°F17°F54°F 1984-14°F 196329%17%
Dec 1732°F16°F55°F 1962-13°F 197229%18%
Dec 1832°F16°F48°F 1962-20°F 198329%18%
Dec 1931°F16°F53°F 2002-26°F 198329%18%
Dec 2031°F15°F54°F 1967-18°F 196329%18%
Dec 2131°F15°F55°F 1967-22°F 198929%18%
Dec 2230°F15°F48°F 1957-19°F 196329%19%
Dec 2330°F14°F52°F 1965-20°F 198329%19%
Dec 2430°F14°F50°F 1982-25°F 198329%19%
Dec 2529°F14°F55°F 1982-21°F 200029%19%
Dec 2629°F13°F44°F 1994-21°F 196229%19%
Dec 2729°F13°F52°F 1946-24°F 195029%19%
Dec 2829°F13°F62°F 1984-15°F 196128%20%
Dec 2929°F12°F62°F 1984-11°F 196328%20%
Dec 3028°F12°F49°F 1999-16°F 196328%20%
Dec 3128°F12°F58°F 1965-19°F 197628%20%

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.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 4:29 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 4:38 PM

Every day of December: 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.