Benson, MN
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BENSON, MN US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Benson has an annual average temperature of 43.7°F with about 28.1 inches of precipitation per year and 42.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 0.8°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.10 in) and January the driest (0.74 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Benson
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →71 of 366 (19.4%) 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.
| 1950s | 30 | |
| 1960s | 61 | |
| 1970s | 37 | |
| 1980s | 66 | |
| 1990s | 40 | |
| 2000s | 40 | |
| 2010s | 35 | |
| 2020s | 57 |
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 | 21.2°F | 0.8°F | 11.0°F | 0.74 in | 8.3 in | 7 |
| February | 26.0°F | 4.8°F | 15.4°F | 0.81 in | 8.5 in | 6 |
| March | 39.1°F | 18.4°F | 28.7°F | 1.50 in | 7.1 in | 7 |
| April | 55.7°F | 32.5°F | 44.1°F | 2.59 in | 4.2 in | 9 |
| May | 69.4°F | 45.9°F | 57.6°F | 3.34 in | 0.1 in | 11 |
| June | 79.3°F | 57.0°F | 68.1°F | 4.10 in | — | 12 |
| July | 83.3°F | 61.0°F | 72.2°F | 4.00 in | — | 10 |
| August | 80.9°F | 58.5°F | 69.7°F | 3.77 in | — | 10 |
| September | 73.8°F | 49.4°F | 61.6°F | 2.75 in | — | 9 |
| October | 58.5°F | 35.2°F | 46.8°F | 2.45 in | 0.3 in | 9 |
| November | 40.8°F | 21.5°F | 31.2°F | 1.24 in | 5.7 in | 6 |
| December | 26.5°F | 8.3°F | 17.4°F | 0.82 in | 8.4 in | 7 |
Climate twins of Benson
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).