Benton climate

Benton Weather in March

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

Average highs run from 37°F on March 1 to 52°F on March 31, and lows from 18°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.25 in over about 9 wet days.

March 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.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
45°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
2.25 in
Snowfall
5.1 in
Record high
85°FMar 29, 1986
Record low
-27°FMar 1, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 14 min to 12 h 42 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
28°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
Mar 137°F18°F60°F 2000-27°F 196227%17%
Mar 238°F18°F66°F 1964-8°F 195027%16%
Mar 338°F19°F69°F 1983-2°F 199627%16%
Mar 439°F19°F68°F 1983-12°F 200228%16%
Mar 539°F20°F64°F 1983-12°F 200228%15%
Mar 640°F20°F68°F 2000-9°F 196028%15%
Mar 740°F21°F71°F 1987-5°F 195528%14%
Mar 841°F21°F78°F 2000-6°F 199628%14%
Mar 941°F21°F74°F 2000-8°F 197528%14%
Mar 1042°F22°F64°F 1977-6°F 199528%13%
Mar 1142°F22°F63°F 1990-6°F 194828%13%
Mar 1243°F23°F76°F 1990-6°F 194828%13%
Mar 1343°F23°F74°F 1990-3°F 197528%12%
Mar 1444°F24°F72°F 2007-1°F 196029%12%
Mar 1544°F24°F72°F 19950°F 199729%12%
Mar 1645°F24°F72°F 19955°F 199729%11%
Mar 1745°F25°F73°F 19660°F 195929%11%
Mar 1846°F25°F74°F 20031°F 195929%11%
Mar 1946°F26°F74°F 19761°F 196530%10%
Mar 2047°F26°F69°F 1976-2°F 196530%10%
Mar 2147°F27°F75°F 1953-7°F 196530%10%
Mar 2248°F27°F67°F 19535°F 196530%9%
Mar 2348°F28°F72°F 19633°F 197431%9%
Mar 2449°F28°F71°F 1963-5°F 197431%9%
Mar 2549°F28°F73°F 19865°F 196031%8%
Mar 2649°F29°F77°F 19911°F 196032%8%
Mar 2750°F29°F79°F 20074°F 196432%8%
Mar 2850°F30°F82°F 19458°F 197032%7%
Mar 2951°F30°F85°F 198611°F 196932%7%
Mar 3051°F30°F82°F 19864°F 196933%6%
Mar 3152°F31°F78°F 19786°F 196933%6%

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).

March 1
sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 5:51 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 7:27 PM

Every day of March: 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.