Benton, KY

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BENTON, KY US.

BWk Desert (cold) climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Benton has an annual average temperature of 56.9°F with about 0 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 89.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 23.3°F).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
42.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,059
Cooling need
1,134

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

322 of 365 (88.2%) 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.

1940s
0
1950s
0
2010s
209
2020s
156

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 45.5°F 23.3°F 34.4°F in
February 50.0°F 25.5°F 37.8°F in
March 60.7°F 33.9°F 47.3°F in
April 70.8°F 44.1°F 57.5°F in
May 78.7°F 52.6°F 65.6°F in
June 86.1°F 62.3°F 74.2°F in
July 89.6°F 64.7°F 77.1°F in
August 89.7°F 63.0°F 76.4°F in
September 83.9°F 55.0°F 69.5°F in
October 72.6°F 43.0°F 57.8°F in
November 59.9°F 33.7°F 46.8°F in
December 49.7°F 26.4°F 38.1°F in
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