Benton climate

Benton Weather in February

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

Average highs run from 28°F on February 1 to 37°F on February 28, and lows from 11°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.53 in over about 8 wet days.

February 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.-40-200204060801510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
31°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
1.53 in
Snowfall
9.0 in
Record high
66°FFeb 26, 2000
Record low
-32°FFeb 3, 1996
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 00 min to 11 h 11 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
19°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
Feb 128°F11°F51°F 1989-25°F 199627%24%
Feb 228°F11°F49°F 1987-28°F 199627%23%
Feb 328°F11°F48°F 2006-32°F 199627%23%
Feb 428°F11°F55°F 1992-16°F 198227%23%
Feb 528°F11°F53°F 1964-25°F 197927%23%
Feb 629°F11°F50°F 1946-18°F 198227%23%
Feb 729°F12°F50°F 1987-18°F 197727%23%
Feb 829°F12°F54°F 1990-21°F 197127%23%
Feb 929°F12°F51°F 1954-18°F 197127%22%
Feb 1030°F12°F49°F 1999-17°F 198227%22%
Feb 1130°F12°F55°F 1977-16°F 201127%22%
Feb 1230°F13°F60°F 1976-13°F 196727%22%
Feb 1331°F13°F56°F 1990-9°F 198627%21%
Feb 1431°F13°F56°F 1954-8°F 195127%21%
Feb 1531°F14°F57°F 2006-13°F 196327%21%
Feb 1632°F14°F59°F 1981-15°F 195827%21%
Feb 1732°F14°F61°F 1981-16°F 197327%20%
Feb 1832°F14°F60°F 1981-20°F 200627%20%
Feb 1933°F15°F57°F 1981-20°F 200627%20%
Feb 2033°F15°F59°F 1981-12°F 195927%19%
Feb 2133°F15°F54°F 1961-14°F 196327%19%
Feb 2234°F16°F62°F 1984-8°F 197827%19%
Feb 2334°F16°F57°F 1984-8°F 198927%18%
Feb 2435°F16°F57°F 2000-16°F 199327%18%
Feb 2535°F17°F60°F 2002-17°F 196727%18%
Feb 2636°F17°F66°F 2000-10°F 196327%18%
Feb 2736°F17°F61°F 2000-13°F 199427%17%
Feb 2837°F18°F55°F 1983-10°F 196227%17%
Feb 2937°F18°F56°F 2000-6°F 198027%17%

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.010203011020
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

February 1
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 5:15 PM
February 28
sunrise 6:39 AM, sunset 5:50 PM

Every day of February: 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.