Benson, AZ

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BENSON 6SE, AZ US.

BWk Desert (cold) climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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.

Annual swing
36°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,406
Cooling need
1,779

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Climate change signal

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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

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