Benton climate

Benton Weather in January

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

Average highs run from 28°F on January 1 to 28°F on January 31, and lows from 12°F to 10°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.23 in over about 9 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 Benton, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
27°F
Average low
10°F
Precipitation
1.23 in
Snowfall
10.3 in
Record high
58°FJan 31, 1989
Record low
-30°FJan 30, 1951
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 08 min to 9 h 58 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
89%
Dew point
15°F
Wind
11.9 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 128°F12°F49°F 2007-16°F 197428%20%
Jan 228°F11°F47°F 1950-21°F 197928%20%
Jan 328°F11°F52°F 1998-16°F 197928%21%
Jan 427°F11°F52°F 1998-17°F 196928%21%
Jan 527°F11°F47°F 2007-24°F 199928%21%
Jan 627°F11°F45°F 2007-24°F 198828%21%
Jan 727°F10°F45°F 1949-25°F 198828%21%
Jan 827°F10°F49°F 2008-21°F 198628%21%
Jan 927°F10°F54°F 2003-19°F 197728%22%
Jan 1027°F10°F49°F 2002-27°F 198228%22%
Jan 1127°F10°F50°F 1980-25°F 197928%22%
Jan 1227°F10°F51°F 2006-23°F 197428%22%
Jan 1327°F10°F50°F 1961-16°F 196328%23%
Jan 1427°F10°F48°F 1996-17°F 195728%23%
Jan 1527°F10°F56°F 1953-28°F 196328%23%
Jan 1627°F10°F49°F 1973-25°F 197728%23%
Jan 1727°F9°F49°F 1990-25°F 198228%23%
Jan 1827°F9°F52°F 1996-27°F 199428%23%
Jan 1927°F9°F51°F 1996-27°F 199428%24%
Jan 2027°F9°F48°F 2006-28°F 198528%24%
Jan 2127°F9°F50°F 1957-26°F 197028%24%
Jan 2227°F10°F52°F 1964-16°F 200028%24%
Jan 2327°F10°F54°F 2002-27°F 196328%24%
Jan 2427°F10°F55°F 1981-17°F 195228%24%
Jan 2527°F10°F56°F 1967-17°F 200828%24%
Jan 2627°F10°F56°F 2002-19°F 198228%24%
Jan 2727°F10°F56°F 2002-17°F 195528%24%
Jan 2827°F10°F57°F 2002-18°F 196328%24%
Jan 2927°F10°F45°F 1988-25°F 196628%24%
Jan 3027°F10°F49°F 1988-30°F 195128%24%
Jan 3128°F10°F58°F 1989-25°F 199627%24%

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).

January 1
sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 4:39 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 5:14 PM

Every day of January: 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.