Benton, LA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BENTON 5E, LA US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Benton has an annual average temperature of 64.4°F with about 54 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 93.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 34.2°F). December is typically the wettest month (5.25 in) and August the driest (3.12 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
38.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,259
Cooling need
2,034

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Climate change signal

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85 of 366 (23.2%) 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.

1990s
0
2000s
113
2010s
248
2020s
5

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 55.2°F 34.2°F 44.7°F 4.80 in
February 59.5°F 38.4°F 49.0°F 4.85 in
March 67.7°F 44.7°F 56.2°F 5.24 in
April 75.1°F 52.8°F 63.9°F 5.18 in
May 82.0°F 62.1°F 72.1°F 4.63 in
June 88.7°F 70.2°F 79.4°F 4.39 in
July 92.4°F 73.4°F 82.9°F 3.81 in
August 93.0°F 71.7°F 82.3°F 3.12 in
September 87.5°F 64.7°F 76.1°F 3.67 in
October 76.9°F 52.9°F 64.9°F 4.73 in
November 64.9°F 43.8°F 54.3°F 4.34 in
December 57.2°F 36.2°F 46.7°F 5.25 in

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