Benson, AZ
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BENSON 6SE, AZ US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Benson has an annual average temperature of 63.3°F with about 11.8 inches of precipitation per year and 0.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is June (average high 99.0°F), and the coldest is December (average low 26.9°F). August is typically the wettest month (2.79 in) and May the driest (0.17 in). Snow typically falls from January through January.
Best time to visit Benson
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →217 of 366 (59.3%) of Benson's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1990s | 41 | |
| 2000s | 56 | |
| 2010s | 130 | |
| 2020s | 139 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64.7°F | 27.1°F | 45.9°F | 0.80 in | 0.2 in | 4 |
| February | 68.0°F | 30.1°F | 49.1°F | 0.63 in | — | 4 |
| March | 74.4°F | 35.3°F | 54.8°F | 0.57 in | — | 3 |
| April | 81.4°F | 41.0°F | 61.2°F | 0.19 in | — | 2 |
| May | 89.7°F | 48.7°F | 69.2°F | 0.17 in | — | 2 |
| June | 99.0°F | 57.7°F | 78.3°F | 0.29 in | — | 2 |
| July | 97.5°F | 65.9°F | 81.7°F | 2.65 in | — | 10 |
| August | 95.2°F | 64.8°F | 80.0°F | 2.79 in | — | 11 |
| September | 92.0°F | 58.1°F | 75.1°F | 1.64 in | — | 5 |
| October | 84.2°F | 45.1°F | 64.6°F | 0.65 in | — | 3 |
| November | 73.3°F | 33.6°F | 53.5°F | 0.51 in | — | 3 |
| December | 64.4°F | 26.9°F | 45.7°F | 0.88 in | — | 4 |
Climate twins of Benson
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