Benton, AR
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BENTON, AR US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Benton has an annual average temperature of 62.6°F with about 53.4 inches of precipitation per year and 1.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 92.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 30.6°F). April is typically the wettest month (5.63 in) and August the driest (3.52 in). Snow typically falls from January through March.
Best time to visit Benton
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →40 of 366 (10.9%) of Benton'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.
| 1900s | 23 | |
| 1910s | 42 | |
| 1930s | 16 | |
| 1940s | 53 | |
| 1950s | 50 | |
| 1960s | 32 | |
| 1970s | 24 | |
| 1980s | 44 | |
| 1990s | 4 | |
| 2000s | 16 | |
| 2010s | 38 | |
| 2020s | 24 |
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 | 52.5°F | 30.6°F | 41.6°F | 3.84 in | 0.6 in | 6 |
| February | 57.1°F | 34.3°F | 45.7°F | 4.20 in | 0.4 in | 6 |
| March | 65.7°F | 41.4°F | 53.6°F | 5.05 in | 0.3 in | 7 |
| April | 74.5°F | 49.9°F | 62.2°F | 5.63 in | — | 8 |
| May | 81.6°F | 59.6°F | 70.6°F | 5.22 in | — | 8 |
| June | 89.0°F | 68.6°F | 78.8°F | 3.94 in | — | 5 |
| July | 92.9°F | 72.3°F | 82.6°F | 4.16 in | — | 6 |
| August | 92.6°F | 70.8°F | 81.7°F | 3.52 in | — | 5 |
| September | 86.7°F | 62.8°F | 74.8°F | 3.80 in | — | 5 |
| October | 76.0°F | 51.0°F | 63.5°F | 4.37 in | — | 6 |
| November | 64.1°F | 40.3°F | 52.2°F | 4.77 in | — | 6 |
| December | 54.8°F | 33.2°F | 44.0°F | 4.91 in | — | 6 |
Climate twins of Benton
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